Site manager

Site Manager

Location: Poland
Company: Vandemoortele Polska

About the role

At Vandemoortele, we are committed to delivering high-quality food products while maintaining the highest standards of safety, sustainability, and operational excellence. In a moment of our organisation grow we are looking for an experienced and inspiring Sites Manager to lead our 2 manufacturing sites in Kutno & Lodz.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall performance of the manufacturing site, ensuring the achievement of objectives, standards & culture related to H&S, food safety, quality, service, cost, and productivity in compliance with labor legislation, company policies & standards.
• Drive operational excellence through effective performance management, KPI monitoring, promoting a culture of innovation, continuous improvement
• Develop and execute site strategy, translating business priorities into clear operational goals and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, coach, motivate, and develop sites’ leadership teams, promoting accountability, collaboration, and employee engagement.
• Ensure effective workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
• Create & manage site budgets, resources, and investments to support sustainable growth, within given timelines and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain strong relationships within internal & external stakeholders, support cross functional cooperation locally & on international level
• Collaborate with regional and global teams to implement business strategies, best practices, and operational improvements.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior manufacturing leadership role, ideally as Plant Manager, Site Manager, or Operations Director
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality Management, Investments and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional teams in a complex production environment, success record of delivering operational, financial, and people-related objectives.
• Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and leadership skills.
• Experience managing budgets, investments, and capital projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication (Fluent English, Polish native), and people management skills.
• University degree is a must - Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field is preferred.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead a key manufacturing sites within a growing international food production company, with a strong historical background in Poland.
• A strategic leadership role with significant impact on business performance and growth.
• Professional development opportunities within a global organization.
• Competitive compensation, and benefits package.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment, great team focused on goals, and innovation.