Directeur de Site (H/F)

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in a company at the forefront of manufacturing and innovation and committed to sustainability? Join us!

About us

DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and papermaking operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast moving consumer goods and industrials. Through our purpose of ‘Redefining Packaging for a Changing World’ and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society – replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions.

About the role

Reporting to the Cluster Managing Director, the Site Manager role will have responsibility for the safe and efficient operations of a sheet plant within a cluster structure, following industry and the Company’s standards to deliver required customer service levels.

A core part of the role will be to promote the necessary cross-site and cross-function collaboration to achieve exceptional cluster performance.

Your remit will include but not limited to:

• P&L local responsibility (contributing to the Cluster’s performance)

• Deployment and adaptation of the Cluster strategic plan according to local context

• Health and Safety

• Operational efficiency

• Employee Engagement and working culture

• Effective Team leadership and development through coaching and talent management

• Adoption and compliance with internal and external standards

• Quality Assurance

• Continuous improvement

• Participation in Supply Chain optimisation activity within the cluster

• Ensure implementation of all applicable Company’s Standards

• Ambassador and senior representative of the Company within the local community

• Customer management: developing trustful relationship with key customers, delivering the best services according to their needs and ensuring the best customer experience

• Takes general legal responsibility for the site based on local regulatory requirements

About you

Minimum qualifications:

• Higher degree in production engineering + significant experience

Desirable profile:

• Strong general management skills and maturity to be the recognised as a leader of both direct employees and co-located departments

• A solid technical career background and experience managing shop floor manufacturing operations, quality standards and asset maintenance, complemented by commercial sensitivity

• Ability to drive vision and strategy

• External outlook -Ability to interpret and work with the wider strategic agenda, within the division and Cluster

• Maturity to recognise and operate comfortably within a matrix environment and sometimes competing priorities while remaining focused on core KPIs

Technical profile:

• Technical competence in Machine Operations, production planning, maintenance Quality, Logistics and Continuous Improvement in a production environment

• Ability to interpret KPI trends, initiate and support any necessary analysis to determine improvement opportunities and drive performance

• English: read, written and spoken

What we offer?

• Competitive salary package

• Outstanding career development opportunities

• Fast paced stimulating international environment

• Teamwork

• Work-life balance

• Sustainability- focused working environment

Location: Eloyes (88) (on-site)

DS Smith is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, political affiliation, religion, nationality, gender, physical or mental health status, disability or age.