Plant Manager

Sonoco Products
Germany
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Social skills","Analytical thinking","Strategic thinking","Resilience"]

Lead and manage the Lübeck plant in a goal- and results-oriented manner, ensuring plant KPIs are met across production, technical services, warehouse/shipping, and quality assurance. Drive occupational safety and accident prevention, budget compliance and cost reduction, productivity improvements, and quality compliance. Manage hiring, performance reviews, and development of direct reports, coordinate with other plants and supply chain to meet customer requirements, and support innovation and change management.

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Sonoco Products
Sonoco Products
4 months ago

Plant Manager

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Job Summary

Lead and manage the Lübeck plant in a goal- and results-oriented manner, ensuring plant KPIs are met across production, technical services, warehouse/shipping, and quality assurance. Drive occupational safety and accident prevention, budget compliance and cost reduction, productivity improvements, and quality compliance. Manage hiring, performance reviews, and development of direct reports, coordinate with other plants and supply chain to meet customer requirements, and support innovation and change management.
Location: Germany
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage the plant to ensure KPIs are achieved in production, technical services, warehouse/shipping, and quality assurance.
  • •Prepare, comply with, and manage the plant budget, including defining the investment plan and executing investment calculations.
  • •Define and monitor production KPIs (e.g., performance, efficiency, equipment utilization) and take corrective measures as needed.
  • •Ensure compliance with occupational safety, accident prevention regulations, and legal/insurance requirements, working with the Health & Safety Officer.
  • •Manage people activities including hiring/termination, handling disciplinary matters, documenting training and development, and conducting annual performance and development reviews with direct reports.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or comparable qualification (University of Applied Sciences / Technical University), or technical vocational training with 3–5 years of experience as a Production Manager or comparable managerial role in manufacturing.
  • •Experience in serial or mass production, preferably in the packaging or packaging materials industry.
  • •Sound knowledge of business administration.
  • •Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
  • •MS Office and general IT skills.
Experience:ManufacturingPackagingMass production
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipSocial skillsAnalytical thinkingStrategic thinkingResilience
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MS Office

Company Brief

Sonoco Products
Produces industrial and consumer packaging solutions, including paper, rigid paper containers, plastics, and protective packaging. Sonoco serves a wide range of global customers across food, beverage, healthcare, and industrial markets.
Industry: Printing & Packaging
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hartsville, United States
Founded: 1899
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