Deputy Plant Manager

At Paul Marlex, we are collaborating with a major multinational company in the industrial sector, specializing in the manufacture of automotive components, which is currently immersed in a new stage of transformation and organizational development.

In this context, the company is looking to incorporate a Deputy Plant Manager for its production center located in Tarazona (Zaragoza), as part of a strategic management talent development program aimed at preparing the future heads of its industrial plants.

This is an especially attractive opportunity for professionals with experience in industrial management, team leadership, and growth potential, who wish to take the next step in their professional career towards an integral plant management position.

The selected person will initially join the Tarazona plant, where they will carry out a program of approximately 12 to 18 months, working directly with the Plant Manager and progressively assuming management responsibilities. The objective will be to prepare them to subsequently assume the management of one of the group's plants, depending on their evolution and available opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the selected person will participate actively in the operational and strategic management of the plant, acquiring a transversal vision of the industrial business and leading improvement and transformation initiatives.

· Participating in the coordination and supervision of industrial operations, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, productivity, cost, and customer service objectives.

· Leading and developing work teams, especially middle management and heads of different areas, promoting a culture of collaboration, commitment, and results orientation.

· Leading strategic industrial transformation projects, process improvement, resource optimization, and operational efficiency.

· Driving the application of Lean Manufacturing methodologies and continuous improvement tools, identifying opportunities for production process optimization.

· Collaborating transversally with the Production, Quality, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and other departments of the organization.

· Participating in the monitoring and analysis of industrial indicators, contributing to the achievement of productivity, profitability, and efficiency objectives.

· Maintaining fluid communication with clients and different teams within the organization, both at a national and international level.

· Participating in plant management routines and occasionally assuming the functions of the Plant Manager by delegation.

· Developing a real industrial transformation project, leading its implementation and presenting the results to organization managers at a European level.

· Progressively acquiring the necessary competencies to assume the integral management of an industrial plant.

During this process, they will have the support of experienced professionals in industrial management and a development program that will allow them to expand their knowledge in the different management areas of a plant.