Plant Manager – Corrugated Packaging

Michael Page

Saudi Arabia

Ref: HP350-1265

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Reporting directly into the COO who will also be based between Riyadh and Jeddah, your main objective will be to manage the Greenfield start-up of a new factory. Once established, your role will entail manage the entire factory and ensure it is running as effective and efficient as possible.

This is a key role where you will be managing a number of different departments including (Production, Maintenance, Quality Assurance and Safety).

You will also be responsible for the following:
• Optimal allocation of all available resources including funds, machinery, labour, knowledge and time.
• Ensuring the highest quality equipment, materials and production standards at all times.
• Overseeing and maintaining manufacturing budgets.
• Working with and directing engineers and purchasing staff to manufacture quality products that meet the customer's expectations in the most cost-effective manner.
• Ensuring the implementation and adherence to both planned and preventative maintenance.
• Consistently driving process improvements across the business and operation.
• The full responsibility and upkeep of the plant's assets.
• Ensuring and safeguarding the confidential knowledge and technology of the business.
• Recommending feasible investments to upgrade the plant to enable capacity to meet demand.
• Meeting production targets by managing your staff, following up and appraising results.
• Maintaining a quality team of staff through successful recruiting, training and development of employees. This is a key role where you will be managing a number of different departments including (Production, Maintenance, Quality Assurance and Safety).

Requirements

The successful candidate must have the following:
• A Technical degree in an Engineering or Technical discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years manufacturing experience in either a CORRUGATED CARDBOARD or PRINTED FOLDED CARTONS production environment.
• Ideally experience and knowledge of use of specific machinery within either the FOLDED CARTON orCORRUGATED process.
• A proven track record in managing, leading and developing a large team of people.
• A traceable track record of continuous improvement projects and increasing efficiency and productivity in a plant.
• Excellent people manager with strong organisational, planning and communication skills.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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