Plant General Manager

Role Overview

• Champion a zero‑harm culture and ensure full compliance with company standards and Italian regulations
• Lead risk identification, prevention programs, and corrective actions
• Act as the senior decision‑maker in safety or emergency situations
• Drive strong environmental performance across energy, waste, water, and pellet loss prevention
• Lead end‑to‑end manufacturing across injection molding, assembly, decoration, and cleanrooms
• Deliver key KPIs across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity
• Embed strong daily management routines and visible shopfloor leadership
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean tools (5S, Kaizen, RCA, TPM, SMED)
• Ensure full compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FDA and other regulatory frameworks
• Maintain audit readiness and ensure robust corrective and preventive actions
• Foster a culture of quality ownership across all functions
• Deliver site financial objectives including EBITDA, cost control, and cash generation
• Own key P&L levers such as labor efficiency, scrap, energy, and conversion costs
• Lead CAPEX planning, execution, and ROI delivery
• Use data and insight to support disciplined, fact‑based decision making
• Support the industrialization of custom medical and inhalation devices , including connected solutions
• Partner closely with R&D, Sales, and Quality to ensure manufacturability and scalability
• Lead major transformation initiatives (automation, digitalization, layout changes, MES rollouts)
• Lead and develop a high‑performing site leadership team
• Build strong engagement, accountability, and succession capability
• Lead constructive social dialogue with unions and employee representatives
• Ensure full compliance with Italian labor law and collective agreements

Requirements

• Proven Plant Manager or senior operations leadership experience in complex, regulated manufacturing
• Strong exposure to plastics, medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging, or similar industries
• Demonstrated success delivering financial results and leading transformation initiatives
• Master’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Plastics/Polymer, Chemical, or similar)
• Bachelor’s degree considered with significant relevant experience
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, automation, and maintenance
• Deep knowledge of safety, quality systems, and regulatory environments
• Solid Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement expertise
• Comfortable working with ERP, MES, and digital production systems
• Visible, credible, and hands‑on leader
• Able to balance safety, quality, service, cost, and sustainability
• Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder and social‑relations skills
• Resilient, data‑driven, and effective in complex, high‑pressure environments

Tech Stack

• Assembly
• ERP

Benefits

• Health, Safety & Environment (Top Priority)
• Champion a zero‑harm culture and ensure full compliance with company standards and Italian regulations
• Lead risk identification, prevention programs, and corrective actions
• Act as the senior decision‑maker in safety or emergency situations
• Drive strong environmental performance across energy, waste, water, and pellet loss prevention
• Operational Excellence
• Lead end‑to‑end manufacturing across injection molding, assembly, decoration, and cleanrooms
• Deliver key KPIs across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity
• Embed strong daily management routines and visible shopfloor leadership
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean tools (5S, Kaizen, RCA, TPM, SMED)
• Quality, Compliance & Regulation
• Ensure full compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FDA and other regulatory frameworks
• Maintain audit readiness and ensure robust corrective and preventive actions
• Foster a culture of quality ownership across all functions
• Financial & Business Leadership
• Deliver site financial objectives including EBITDA, cost control, and cash generation
• Own key P&L levers such as labor efficiency, scrap, energy, and conversion costs
• Lead CAPEX planning, execution, and ROI delivery
• Use data and insight to support disciplined, fact‑based decision making
• Innovation & Strategic Projects
• Support the industrialization of custom medical and inhalation devices , including connected solutions
• Partner closely with R&D, Sales, and Quality to ensure manufacturability and scalability
• Lead major transformation initiatives (automation, digitalization, layout changes, MES rollouts)
• People Leadership & Employee Relations
• Lead and develop a high‑performing site leadership team
• Build strong engagement, accountability, and succession capability
• Lead constructive social dialogue with unions and employee representatives
• Ensure full compliance with Italian labor law and collective agreements