Plant Manager Le Molay Littry (Dairy)

Job description

About the job

Le Molay Littry is a Dairy factory, located near the beautiful city of Caen, in Normandy. In Le Molay, a team of around 130 passionate Danoners produce 50KT of yoghurts per year, and the factory is mainly specialized in the organic range of Danone products, for instance the famous Lait 2 Vaches brand.

The plant manager is responsible to set the factory contribution to deliver business needs and priorities, along Danone Strategy, Operations Strategy and Danone Impact journey.  He/she delivers the results to drive factory competitiveness through superior products at the right cost and on time . He/she leads operationally and develops the team on both functional & managerial skills to create high performing teams . He owns the social relations in the factory. He/she contributes to Danone’s corporate image by establishing the right culture within the facility , relationships with the local community and unions representatives .

Be the Guardian of Plant Fundamentals
Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance
Quality and Food Safety Assurance
Infrastructure & Security
Manufacturing Excellence and Dan IWS methodology
Social dialog ownership

Be the Plant Business Leader
Plant P&L accountability
Site Masterplan leadership integrating Productivity/Capex/Opex projects
Set strategy for the factory development
Business Continuity Plans
Effective collaboration with stakeholders, local authorities & social partners
Long-term action steps with local community

Develop and Care the Organization
Design organization for success
Drive organizational development, high performing teams & organisation 
Self-Development to grow site capabilities
Participate into upskilling, reskilling
About you

Engineering Degree + manufacturing proven experience.

french proficiency mandatory

 

Functional Skills: Safety, Quality & Food Safety, Performance (IWS), Labour Relationships with employee and Union representatives (experience in france needed), People Policies and Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain Fundamentals, Customer Centricity

 

Leadership Skills: Business Impact (Drive for Success), Data-driven management & analytics (Strategic Thinking), Leading Individuals/Teams, Coaching Skills (Emotional Intelligence) Scope & level of interaction (Influential Leadership), Change Management, Crisis Management (Learning Agility)
About Danone

grow as a leader in a position where performance comes from people engagement
Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. 

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