Plant Manager Junior

Would you like to contribute to a company that has ‘’Feeding the Future’’ as its mission? Do you have a technical background and interest in the animal feed industry? Are you looking for a new challenge in an international animal nutrition company? Then Nutreco has this interesting position for you

**What are you going to do?**

Nutreco's mission is to feed the future. We develop and provide innovative feed technologies, premixes and unique software solutions and services for the animal nutrition industry. Our cutting-edge products, models and services are all designed to optimize animal nutrition and animal health through all life stages. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner.

In order to continue to fulfill our ambition as a market leader, the intrinsic demands for the growing business and customer support, the company is further investing in the area of Operations. This role will allow you to co-create and further develop our models and solutions with access to a multi-disciplinary and highly motivated team.

**What are your key accountabilities?**

Supervision and People Management:

- Organizes, plans, coordinates and supervises the activities and work of production staff to ensure that all work is carried out safely, efficiently in accordance with operating procedures and policies, so that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality requirements, including product integrity and production order documentation.

Production scheduling:

- Ensures effective production management, jointly with the Production or Plant Manager, by determining production priorities based on the established monthly/weekly production schedules; makes daily assignments in order to meet the set standards and production schedules including cleaning and other associated production activities.

Quality / HSE Compliance:

- Ensures the team follows all safety, quality standards and plant policies, taking disciplinary measures when required and trains employees for the production aspects. Ensure the team follows all housekeeping schedules to maintain the plant at Nutreco (5S) standards.

Reporting:

- Maintains the required production monitoring systems and reports, so that an adequate insight in production status is available at all times.

Continuous improvement:

- Contributes actively to continuous improvement efforts in the achievement of target objectives, leads Problem solving Groups in a structured approach.

Communication:

- Communicates with the Plant Manager, Production Manager and Supply Chaim managers / supervisors and other departments to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.

**What we offer**
- Flexible working hours
- 26 days of paid vacation
- Private health insurance (partly paid by the company)
- Subsidised meals in our canteen and fruit and coffee at your disposal
- Personal development programs, online training, and opportunities to get involved in different projects depending on your interest
- Regular company and team events

**What you need to succeed**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering
- Willingness to learn about operations and production within the feed industry
- Communication and leadership skills
- Fluent in both English/Spanish

**Our organisation**

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.