Senior Plant manager Emmen
Are you an experienced and decisive leader with an eye for people as well as a strong strategic and technical compass?
For our largest production site in Emmen, we are looking for an experienced and inspiring:
Senior Plant Manager (MT member)
In this strategic key role, you will have full responsibility for leading a complex, highly advanced technological production environment with approximately 450 employees. You will be part of the local management team (MT) and report directly to the Site Manager. You will play a pivotal role in realizing the site’s long-term strategy, operational excellence, and organizational development.
Your responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for achieving the plant’s production, quality, cost, and safety objectives.
- Shaping and safeguarding a strong safety culture and a stable, performance-driven organization.
- Translating the site-wide strategy into multi-year plans, annual plans, budgets, and KPI structures.
- Initiating, steering, and embedding improvement and change programs in the areas of process control, logistics, cost control, capacity, maintenance, and QHSE.
- Responsible for further professionalizing the organization, structure, and governance within the plant, including systems, procedures, maintenance strategy, and investment projects.
- Acting as a sparring partner to the Site Manager and actively contributing to site-wide policy, strategic choices, and long-term development as a member of the MT.
- Developing management and leadership capabilities within your organization and building a future-proof talent pipeline.
Salary
We offer a highly competitive salary.
Personal Budget
For every employee, there is a Personal Flex Budget available with an option of more days off per year.
Development
Our employees each receive a green and personal development budget of €1500.
Inclusion
We promote an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome to achieve their ambitions.
About the location and role
In Emmen, approximately 650 colleagues work at the largest aramid fiber factory in the world. The polymer produced in Delfzijl is processed here into Twaron® yarn through an advanced spinning process. Part of this production is further processed in our factory in Emmen.
As Senior Plant Manager, you are ultimately responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient achievement of the plant’s production, quality, and organizational objectives. You lead a multidisciplinary management team (approximately 8 direct reports) and work closely with your MT colleagues to continuously improve performance, culture, and structure.
You combine in-depth technical and business expertise with strong, people-oriented leadership. You manage at a strategic level, are visible and approachable on the shop floor, and are able to provide clear direction in an environment with high demands on safety, quality, and continuity. You ensure effective decision-making, prioritization, and ownership, and guide the organization through further professionalization and change.
Your profile
- Strong senior leadership capabilities: strategic, connecting, decisive, people-oriented, and results-driven.
- Extensive, proven experience in the integrated management of large-scale and complex production organizations, preferably within the process industry.
- Broad and in-depth knowledge of production, engineering, maintenance, QHSE, and relevant laws and regulations.
- Completed technical education at a minimum of bachelor’s or master’s level.
- Highly communicative, organizationally sensitive, and able to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders at various levels.
- Focused on continuous improvement, organizational development, and sustainable performance, with attention to both results and people.
Our offer
This is also why you want to work with us
At Teijin Aramid, exciting and complex challenges await you. In addition to our leading international working environment, we also offer you:
- An individual employment conditions package in line with senior/executive level. The gross monthly salary is determined based on experience and education.
- Eligibility for an annual bonus of up to 30% of the base salary, based on company performance and individual objectives.
- Participation in Teijin Aramid’s comprehensive pension plan, including partner pension and additional coverage above the maximum pensionable salary.
- A company lease car or an extensive travel allowance.
- 30 vacation days per year (full-time).
- Opportunity to participate in the collective health insurance plan for you and your family, including supplementary coverage.
- Extensive coverage in the event of illness or disability, including a supplement to statutory benefits of up to 100% of income, depending on situation and duration.
Information and application
For more information about the role, please contact Tymen Tiemersma (Site Manager Emmen) via +31 6 57871318. For questions regarding the application process, you may contact Gerwin Noij, Recruiter, via +31 6 47103629.
If we see a good match, we will be happy to invite you for an interview at short notice.
We kindly ask you to submit your application, including your CV and a short motivation letter, via the “apply” button.
An assessment and the submission of a valid Certificate of Conduct (VOG) are part of the selection procedure.
Recruitment agencies are kindly requested to refrain from contacting us. Recruitment and selection are conducted by Teijin Aramid directly.
Hiring process
Ontdek hoe ons wervingsproces verloopt
We streven naar een soepel en transparant wervingsproces. Tijdens de procedure volgen we een aantal stappen die je hieronder kunt vinden.
Stap 1: Solliciteer
Leuk dat je bij ons wilt werken. Via de solliciteer hier button kun je je sollicitatie versturen.
Stap 2: Kennismaking
We ontmoeten je graag om de vacature te bespreken en elkaar beter te leren kennen.
Stap 3: Match?
Als je kwalificaties aansluiten bij wat we zoeken, vindt er een tweede sollicitatiegesprek en mogelijk nog een online assessment plaats.
Stap 4: Aanbod
Wanneer alle gesprekken naar tevredenheid zijn doorlopen, volgt ons aanbod. De recruiter stelt het contract op en stuurt deze digitaal naar je toe.
Stap 5: Welkom
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