Plant Manager

Our client is a globally operating industrial group, recognized for its strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation . The company serves a broad range of sectors including consumer goods, healthcare, and personal care , delivering advanced packaging and printed product solutions that help improve product visibility, support brand protection, and enhance supply chain performance.

With an international footprint spanning several dozen manufacturing sites and a workforce of thousands of employees worldwide , the group has established itself as a financially solid, operationally sophisticated, and forward-looking partner to many leading multinational customers.

About the Role:

For a profitable and strategically important manufacturing site in the Bolzano area , we are looking for an experienced Plant Manager to take full operational ownership of the site and strengthen performance, structure, and leadership discipline.

This is a senior on-site role for a strong operations leader who is comfortable stepping into a historically under-managed environment and bringing a more structured, data-driven, KPI-led approach to site leadership.

The business is already profitable, but the group is looking for a leader who can re-establish control, improve performance transparency, and drive stronger accountability across the plant .

The role operates in an international matrix structure , reporting into regional leadership, and requires close cross-functional collaboration across operations and commercial interfaces. Exposure to customer-facing discussions from an operational perspective is considered a plus.

Relocation support can be considered for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

• Take full operational leadership responsibility for the manufacturing site
• Re-establish structure, control, and accountability across day-to-day plant operations
• Lead the site with a data-driven management style , using KPIs, performance reviews, and operational transparency as core tools
• Oversee and coordinate all key site functions including production, maintenance, quality, planning, and supply chain
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient site operations in line with group standards
• Monitor and improve operational and financial performance, with clear focus on productivity, service, cost, and profitability
• Build and implement structured KPI dashboards, routines, and reporting discipline
• Identify inefficiencies and lead improvement initiatives across processes, output, quality, and cost
• Strengthen leadership standards and team accountability in a site that requires a more structured operational setup
• Work closely with regional and international stakeholders
• Collaborate with commercial stakeholders and support operational alignment in customer-related matters where needed
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives

Candidate Profile:

• Proven leadership experience as Plant Manager, Site Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Plant Director, or similar in a manufacturing environment
• Strong background in operations leadership , ideally in packaging, printing, converting, industrial manufacturing, or a comparable process-driven production environment
• Experience improving or stabilizing performance in a less structured or under-managed plant environment
• Strong data-driven mindset with clear comfort around KPIs, reporting, performance management, and operational decision-making based on facts
• Solid understanding of plant performance drivers across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and profitability
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to create structure, discipline, and ownership across teams
• Comfortable in a fully on-site role (5 days per week)
• Experience working in an international is an advantage
• Exposure to commercial collaboration or customer-facing operational discussions is a plus
• Fluent in Italian and English ;

What they Offer :

• Permanent full-time leadership role
• Full site ownership in a profitable manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to make a visible operational impact in a business with strong improvement potential
• International group environment with regional and cross-functional exposure
• Competitive salary package
• Performance-related bonus
• Relocation support may be available for the right candidate