Michelin is a global leader in tire manufacturing and sustainable mobility, operating in over 170 countries with a workforce of approximately 132,000 people. The company is renowned for producing high-quality tires for everything from passenger cars to aircraft, as well as for its iconic Michelin Guides and travel services. As a major industrial powerhouse, Michelin focuses on innovation and environmental sustainability within the manufacturing sector.

In Spain, Michelin maintains a significant industrial and commercial footprint, operating four major production plants and a specialized testing center. For international professionals, the company offers robust career paths in engineering, industrial organization, and logistics, providing a stable environment within a multicultural corporate structure that values internal mobility and long-term development.

Founded in 1889 by André and Édouard Michelin in France, the company became a pioneer in the tire industry with the invention of the removable pneumatic tire. It established its first Spanish factory in Lasarte in 1934 and has since grown into one of the country's most important industrial contributors.

For international professionals

Operates four large-scale manufacturing plants in Spain located in Valladolid, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Aranda de Duero, and Lasarte-Oria.
Home to the Michelin Almería Experience Center (CEMA), one of the most advanced tire testing facilities in the world.
One of the largest industrial employers in Spain, offering high job stability and structured professional growth programs.
Provides opportunities for international mobility and cross-border collaboration within the global Michelin Group.
Regularly recruits for specialized engineering roles and industrial management positions across its Spanish locations.

Manufacturing Area Manager in Aranda de Duero

Michelin Spain

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English.

Job Description

MANUFACTURING AREA MANAGER IN ARANDA DE DUERO

- - - - - - - - - - - -

🔎We are looking for a person to lead a manufacturing area at our plant in Aranda de Duero, playing a key role in achieving safety, quality, production, and environmental objectives, as well as in the development of the teams that make our industrial success possible.

If you are passionate about people leadership, enjoy working close to the field, and want to contribute to the development of an increasingly innovative and sustainable industry, this could be your opportunity.

✅Essential Requirements:

Degree in Engineering
Minimum of 2-3 years of experience managing manufacturing teams in an industrial environment.
B2 level of English.
Availability to work on-site in Aranda de Duero.

📚We will value:

Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and operational excellence.
Experience in industrial environments with high demands for safety, quality, and productivity.
Knowledge of French.
Experience in change management and people development.

💪Key Competencies

We are looking for a person who combines operational vision and human leadership:

Initiative and action orientation.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Responsibility and commitment.
Inspiring leadership and people development.
Excellent communication skills.
Teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
Ability to make decisions in dynamic environments.
Results orientation and continuous improvement.

🧩Main Responsibilities

Ensure the safety of people as the absolute priority on a daily basis.
Ensure the fulfillment of quality, production, and environmental objectives in your area.
Manage and optimize available human, technical, and material resources.
Analyze results and implement continuous improvement actions to increase the area's performance.
Lead, motivate, and develop a team of approximately 45 people.
Promote the acquisition of competencies, autonomy, and commitment of collaborators.
Drive a collaborative, respectful, and results-oriented work environment.
Make operational decisions to guarantee the continuity and efficiency of industrial activity.
Participate in transformation and improvement projects aligned with the industrial strategy of Michelin.

🎁What do we offer?

You will be part of an organization that:

Continuously invests in the professional development of its teams.
Promotes safety, well-being, and quality of life at work.
Drives diversity, equity, and inclusion as a driver of innovation and performance.
Develops its activity under a sustainable model that seeks to balance economic, human, and environmental progress.
Offers professional growth opportunities within a world-leading industrial group.

View original advert (Spanish)

MANAGER ÁREA DE FABRICACIÓN EN ARANDA DE DUERO

- - - - - - - - - - - -

🔎Buscamos una persona para liderar un área de fabricación en nuestra planta de Aranda de Duero, desempeñando un papel clave en la consecución de los objetivos de seguridad, calidad, producción y medio ambiente, así como en el desarrollo de los equipos que hacen posible nuestro éxito industrial.

Si te apasiona el liderazgo de personas, disfrutas trabajando cerca del terreno y quieres contribuir al desarrollo de una industria cada vez más innovadora y sostenible, esta puede ser tu oportunidad.

✅Requisitos imprescindibles:

Grado en ingeniería
Experiencia mínima de 2-3 años gestionando equipos de fabricación en un entorno industrial.
Nivel de inglés B2.
Disponibilidad para trabajar de forma presencial en Aranda de Duero.

📚Valoraremos:

Conocimiento de metodologías de mejora continua y excelencia operacional.
Experiencia en entornos industriales altamente exigentes en seguridad, calidad y productividad.
Conocimiento de francés.
Experiencia en gestión del cambio y desarrollo de personas.

💪Competencias clave

Buscamos una persona que combine visión operativa y liderazgo humano:

Iniciativa y orientación a la acción.
Capacidad de análisis y resolución de problemas.
Responsabilidad y compromiso.
Liderazgo inspirador y desarrollo de personas.
Excelente capacidad de comunicación.
Trabajo en equipo y colaboración transversal.
Capacidad para tomar decisiones en entornos dinámicos.
Orientación a resultados y mejora continua.

🧩Principales responsabilidades

Garantizar la seguridad de las personas como prioridad absoluta en el día a día.
Asegurar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de calidad, producción y medio ambiente de tu área.
Gestionar y optimizar los recursos humanos, técnicos y materiales disponibles.
Analizar resultados e implementar acciones de mejora continua para incrementar el desempeño del área.
Liderar, motivar y desarrollar un equipo de aproximadamente 45 personas.
Favorecer la adquisición de competencias, la autonomía y el compromiso de los colaboradores.
Impulsar un entorno de trabajo colaborativo, respetuoso y orientado a resultados.
Tomar decisiones operativas para garantizar la continuidad y eficiencia de la actividad industrial.
Participar en proyectos de transformación y mejora alineados con la estrategia industrial de Michelin.

🎁¿Qué ofrecemos?

Formarás parte de una organización que:

Invierte de forma continua en el desarrollo profesional de sus equipos.
Promueve la seguridad, el bienestar y la calidad de vida en el trabajo.
Impulsa la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión como motor de innovación y rendimiento.
Desarrolla su actividad bajo un modelo sostenible que busca equilibrar el progreso económico, humano y medioambiental.
Ofrece oportunidades de crecimiento profesional dentro de un grupo industrial de referencia mundial.