Plant Manager

As Plant Manager for our Liquibox manufacturing site in Madrid you will lead the safe efficient and sustainable operation of the plant. You will connect production supply chain quality maintenance finance commercial and people priorities to ensure that the plant delivers the right products at the right time with the required levels of quality service and cost will set the plants direction develop its people improve processes manage operational risks and ensure that the site supports the broader business strategy.

This role requires a leader who can balance daily operational execution with longer-term improvements in capacity capability profitability and customer service. The Plant Manager will also act as a key link between the plant and the wider business strengthening collaboration with commercial portfolio and supply chain teams and helping the organization respond effectively to changing customer and market requirements.

• Use your strategic thinking business judgment and prioritization skills to translate company and Liquibox objectives into clear plant priorities operating plans and measurable performance goals.
• Use your organizational skills to establish effective management routines performance reviews escalation processes and follow-up actions.
• Use your analytical and decision-making skills to identify performance gaps understand root causes and ensure that corrective actions are implemented.
• Use your manufacturing expertise and operational discipline to ensure that production plans are delivered safely efficiently and in accordance with customer requirements.
• Apply your problem-solving and decision-making skills to resolve operational constraints quickly and prevent recurring issues.
• Use your visibility and communication skills to stay connected to the plant floor and ensure that issues are identified and addressed early.
• Use your planning analytical and organizational skills to establish clear and reliable visibility of stocks inventory levels material availability and production requirements.
• Work closely with the supply planner materials control team production teams and relevant business stakeholders to improve replenishment stock accuracy and material flow.
• Use your Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma root-cause analysis and process-improvement skills to identify and deliver sustainable improvements in productivity quality cost service and lead time.
• Challenge existing processes constructively and look for better ways of working without compromising safety or quality.
• Use your financial understanding and commercial awareness to contribute to the plant budget forecasts cost plans and longer-term business priorities.
• Monitor the key drivers of plant cost and profitability including labor materials waste energy maintenance productivity and inventory.
• Use your leadership coaching and communication skills to create a positive collaborative and accountable working environment.
• Build a culture based on safety respect quality ownership continuous learning and operational discipline.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Operations Business Administration or a related field.
• Proven experience in manufacturing plant operations production or site leadership as senior strategic or cross-functional operational leadership role.
• Proven experience managing or improving manufacturing performance across safety quality service cost productivity and delivery.
• Experience leading continuous improvement operational excellence change-management or transformation initiatives.
• Experience with budgeting forecasting cost control capital investment and financial performance analysis.
• Native Spanish and professional English proficiency.
• Experience in packaging converting flexible packaging food packaging liquid packaging or a similar manufacturing environment is desirable.
• Experience with automation digital transformation advanced manufacturing technologies ERP systems and operational data analytics.
• Experience working in an international matrix or multi-site organization.
• Work environment: This role is based at the Liquibox manufacturing plant in Madrid and requires regular presence across office production warehouse and plant-floor environments.