About the job
Quaker Houghton is a leading multinational company present in many people’s lives by providing industrial fluid solutions to the main sectors in today’s economy such as the automotive, aerospace & metals.
The Plant Manager will oversee our two blending sites based in the Barcelona metropolitan area, a team of 50 people delivering 40000 tons annually to local and international markets. A key role in a team effort to ensure the optimal performance of the sites, always aiming to exceed customer expectations and continuously improve the operational process.
Join the team and let’s do great things together!
What’s in it For You?
- Company car + fuel expenses
- Hybrid work schedule.
- Pension scheme.
- Life insurance.
- Company laptop + mobile phone.
- 2 days annual paid leave for volunteering.
- Wellbeing, Women Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion programs.
- On the job training offered by our QH University.
What will you do?
- Ensure optimal performance of the Barberà del Vallès and Santa Perpetua de Mogoda sites that mainly serve the automotive & metals sector. Oversees the complete cycle of order fulfillment from order receipt to product delivery while contributing to the continuous improvement of the operational process.
- Lead a team of 50 people, the production, maintenance, warehouse, shipping, supply chain and lab areas aiming to achieve their motivation, development and wellbeing.
- Managing optimal use of means of operations to effect that orders are realized on time, at minimal expense and safely, meeting quantitative and qualitative requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all Safety, Health, Environment and Quality regulations and guidelines.
- Ensures compliance to SOX, ISO 9001 and ISO14001 approval and proper execution of internal and external audits.
- Work closely and aligned with the main stakeholders in the Commercial, HR, IT, Finance, EHS, Quality and R&D.
- Creates annual budget and KPI’s for each of the mission statements and regularly update the involved stakeholders.
- As part the EMEA Operations team, you will proactively work towards the region’s improvement of effectiveness and customer service.
What do we look for?
- Experience: A minimum of 5 years as Plant Manager or a similar role where operations and team management is key to success, ideally within a chemical environment. Any additional training needed will be offered upon onboarding.
- Language: Spanish and English professional level is required.
- Location: Barcelona metropolitan area.
- Soft skills:
- Customer focused.
- High safety consciousness.
- Proven leadership attributes.
- Excellent communication skills to reach all levels.
- Strong team player, passionate about delivering success.
Who are we?
We are the global leader in industrial process fluids present in 40+ countries continually improving and innovating so the world’s steel, aluminum, automotive, aircraft, machinery and industrial parts manufacturers can stay ahead in a changing world. Throughout our 100+ locations, our chemists, engineers and industry experts partner with our customers to continually improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next.
Our values:
- Live Safe
- Act with integrity
- Exceed Customer Expectations
- Drive Results
- Embrace Diversity
- Do Great Things Together
Our core values embody who we are as a company, guide our decisions and inspire us. Our commitment to these values, in words and actions, builds a safer, stronger Quaker Houghton. They are the fundamental beliefs that guide our internal conduct and our relationship with the outside world.
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