Production Manager, Hengelo

Are you an experienced, inspiring leader who knows how to combine safety, continuity, and top performance? Do you thrive in complex production environments, enjoy developing teams, and are you driven to continuously improve processes? Do you want to work for a dynamic, forward-looking company that has the ambition to be one of the most sustainable chemical companies in Europe? Then this is your opportunity to make a real impact as a Production Manager.

In this role, you are responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling all production activities within the salt production and utilities plant. The role ensures that salt is produced safely, efficiently, cost effectively, and in compliance with quality, food/feed, environmental, and safety standards, while meeting production targets and customer requirements.

Your Responsibilities

Production Management: Plan, organize, and oversee daily and long-term salt production to meet volume targets, quality specifications, and delivery schedules.

People Management: Lead, coach, and develop production teams, ensuring proper staffing, shift planning, competency levels, and a strong culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Quality, Food Safety&HSE: Ensure full compliance with quality, food safety, health, safety, and environmental standards (e.g. GMP, ISO), including risk assessments, deviation investigations, and corrective actions.

Maintenance&Asset Management: Collaborate closely with maintenance to ensure high plant availability and reliability, supporting preventive and corrective maintenance activities.

Cost, Performance&Reporting: Monitor production KPIs, control production costs, drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, OEE, Six Sigma), and provide transparent reporting and cross-functional coordination.

The Production Manager will report to the Operations Manager.

Benefits When you join us, you will be part of our fascinating and ambitious international environment with highly skilled and motivated colleagues. A company that develops, produces and sells products that are essential for everyday life. Where employees aim high, take ownership and do it right. Our employment package comprises:

Permanent contract with 2-month probation period.

Annual salary of EUR 68,600 - EUR 103,400 (incl. holiday allowance), depending on experience.

Opportunities for personal development and technical training.

Qualifications&Requirements Is this a challenge that matches your skills and ambitions? You enjoy solving complex challenges, and are not afraid to take initiative? To succeed in this role, you bring:

Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering, Production, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent.

5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, preferably in salt, minerals, food, or bulk commodities.

Proven leadership experience in a production or operations management role.

Strong knowledge of production processes, continuous improvement, and HSE standards.

Fluent in Dutch and English, both verbal and written.

Equal Opportunity Employer Within Nobian, we are committed to cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued, respected, and supported as it is crucial for the success of Nobian to build a sustainable future. We therefore welcome all applicants and recruit regardless of sexual orientation, gender, identity, national, ethnic and social origin, religion, disability or age.

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