Operations Manager
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Job Summary
Pala Petfoods is a fast-growing Estonian company dedicated to producing high-quality dog food for the European market. Our passionate team of 25 develops and manufactures premium pet nutrition.
As demand surges and new product lines launch we are entering an exciting new phase of growth. To drive this expansion we are seeking a hands-on Operations Manager to lead our day-to-day activities and ensure our production logistics and internal processes run flawlessly.
In this critical role you will partner closely with the CEO and leadership team. You will serve as the primary operational leader on-site empowering and supporting our teams across production logistics and administration.
Tasks
- Operational leadership: Lead the day-to-day operations of the company ensuring stable efficient and scalable production.
- Production oversight: Help Production Manager with supply chain logistics quality assurance and facilities to ensure smooth operations.
- Team leadership: Build coach and develop the operations team while setting clear KPIs and performance expectations.
- Quality and compliance: Ensure consistent product quality regulatory compliance and continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.
- Supply chain management: Oversee suppliers inventory planning forecasting and procurement to support business growth.
- Commercial coordination: Work closely with sales and marketing teams to align production capacity with demand and product launches.
- Financial oversight: Manage operational budgets drive cost optimisation initiatives and maintain clear operational reporting.
- Operational problem-solving: Identify and resolve operational challenges including production workflow machinery and process issues.
- Process improvement: Implement improvements in systems processes and operational structures to support scaling.
- Culture building: Foster a collaborative accountable and customer-focused culture across operations.
Requirements
- Operations leadership experience: You have previous experience leading operations production or manufacturing teams and delivering measurable results.
- Relevant industry exposure: Experience in food production FMCG or similar industries is a strong advantage.
- Commercial understanding: You are comfortable working cross-functionally with sales or commercial teams and understand how operations supports growth.
- Analytical mindset: You have strong problem-solving skills and experience working with KPIs forecasting and operational metrics.
- Systems knowledge: You have experience working with ERP systems production planning tools or quality management systems.
- Change leadership: You are able to lead operational improvements in a fast-growing scale-up environment while maintaining stability.
- Hands-on approach: You are comfortable working on-site in a production environment and actively solving operational challenges.
- Language skills: You are fluent or highly proficient in English. Additional languages (e.g. Estonian German Russian French) are a strong advantage.
Benefits
Why Pala Petfoods This is a rare opportunity to shape operations during a pivotal growth stage. You will have a direct impact on product quality scale our manufacturing capabilities and collaborate with the CEO to chart the companys future across Europe.
If you are a decisive people-focused leader who thrives on building efficient systems solving complex problems and guiding teams to success we want to hear from you.
How to apply:
If you feel this role matches your experience and ambitions please send your CV and a cover letter describing your most relevant achievements and why you want to join Pala Petfoods via the application link.
We review applications on a rolling basis and may invite candidates to interviews before the application deadline.
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
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