Area Director Operations P&M and GI

vor 10 Stunden

Vaihingen a d Enz BadenWürttemberg Germany Sherwin-Williams Vollzeit 80.000 € - 120.000 € pro Jahr
Description
We're looking for an experienced manufacturing leader to oversee multiple facilities and drive operational excellence. In this role, you'll lead teams, optimize resources, and ensure we deliver high-quality coatings products that meet customer expectations—all while fostering a safe, rewarding, and inclusive environment for employees and the community. This position is remote with a preference to be based from either Germany (around Vaihingen / Mannheim) or in the UK (around Manchester) with 50%-60% time spent travelling within the countries and EMEA.   Why Join Us?
This is a high-impact role where you'll shape the future of our operations and make a real difference for our customers and employees. If you're passionate about leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

  • Lead and Inspire: Provide clear direction and strong leadership to plant teams, building capability and engagement.
  • Drive Performance: Manage people, materials, and assets to meet production plans and customer requirements.
  • Shape Strategy: Develop and execute the manufacturing strategy for your business unit, aligning with long-term goals.
  • Ensure Compliance & Safety: Maintain regulatory compliance, protect plant assets, and champion a culture of safety and sustainability.
  • Continuous Improvement: Simplify processes, reduce costs, and enhance productivity through innovation and collaboration.

Your Focus Areas

  • Safety: Advance safety programs and achieve "Five Zeroes" performance.
  • Quality: Deliver top-quality products and maintain readiness for customer audits.
  • Service: Meet service level and lead time objectives with a customer-first mindset.
  • Cost & Productivity: Improve efficiency, manage budgets, and execute capital projects.
  • People: Develop your team, strengthen engagement, and build future leaders.


Qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (required)
  • Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or MBA (preferred)

Experience:

  • Current Plant Manager or Regional Director, or previous Plant Manager experience with a proven track record in the Five Focus Areas (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost/Productivity, People)
  • Leadership experience managing multiple plants
  • Significant European operations experience
  • Broad knowledge across operations, including Process Safety Management (PSM), supply chain, manufacturing, order management, engineering, and procurement
  • Demonstrated success delivering large-scale, high-profile strategic business and technology projects
  • Strong project management expertise, including tools, methodologies, and techniques that drive measurable business improvements
  • Experience with process mapping and implementation
  • Proven ability to support complex, multi-functional and multi-divisional projects
  • Experience with large business integrations, acquisitions, or site rationalizations
  • Hands-on experience with Process Safety Management (PSM)

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

  • Protective Coating or General Industrial Coating experience
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Our offer to you…

  • Work-life balance that supports your wellbeing
  • Competitive compensation programme
  • Company bonus plan
  • Private medical insurance
  • Company car
  • Company contributed pension
  • Career growth opportunities in a truly international environment
  • Be part of innovation leaders in the protective coatings industry
  • Access to Sherwin Academy for continuous training at all levels
  • Wellbeing, mental health, women & inclusion networks and support, and ID&E programmes that make a difference

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