Plant Manager, TOMS Group

Plant Manager

Are you a seasoned leader with a passion for driving operational excellence and exceeding customer expectations? Toms Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced Plant Manager to join our team. As Plant Manager for Helseholmen, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our production facility, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety.

Join the largest manufacturer of candy in Denmark

Since 1924, we have delivered sweet experiences to the Danes. As the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and optimizing day-to-day operations to surpass the expectations of our customers. You will focus on increasing production capacity and flexibility, all while keeping costs minimized and upholding the highest quality standards. Your role will entail ensuring consistent production output, maintaining product quality, and guaranteeing on-time shipping. Additionally, you will allocate resources effectively to achieve optimal results and implement strategic initiatives, providing clear direction to the team to ensure alignment with organizational goals. As well as foster and ensure a trusting and good working environment and development of staff.

Your responsibility will be:

• Plan, organize, and optimize day-to-day operations.
• Increase production capacity and flexibility while minimizing costs and maintaining quality standards.
• Ensure production output, product quality, and on-time shipping.
• Allocate resources effectively to achieve optimal results.
• Implement strategic initiatives and provide clear direction to the team.
• Monitor operations and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Analyze data to identify areas for improvement and waste reduction.
• Commit to plant safety procedures and environmental sustainability.

You will primarily be based at our Plant at Helseholmen, Hvidovre. However, you will be expected to be at Toms HQ in Ballerup a couple of days during the month, and occasionally travel to our site in Nowa Sól, Poland

Embark on an exciting journey at the heart of Toms Group production

At Toms Group, we are committed to offering a supportive work environment built on collaboration, innovation, and mutual respect. Embark on a challenging and fulfilling journey at the heart of our production operations, where every day presents new opportunities for growth and achievement.

We offer:

• An exciting role at the forefront of our production operations.
• A supportive work environment focused on collaboration and innovation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Free candy while working. In addition to a generous employee discount on a wide variety of Toms candy, in our employee shop.

About you

As a potential candidate for the position of Plant Manager, we expect you to bring:

Demonstrated work experience as a Plant Manager, highlighting your ability to effectively oversee all facets of plant operations. Your proven managerial experience underscores your capability to lead and inspire teams towards achieving the expected goals. Your adeptness in business and management principles, encompassing budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation, and human resources management, equips you to make informed decisions and drive performance. Moreover, your comprehensive understanding of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory management etc. Your ability to lead by example fosters a culture of responsibility and continuous improvement.

In addition, we expect that you have:

• A background and relevant education in food production and management.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Experience with continuous improvement and lean principles.
• Proven track record of leading change initiatives.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Effective leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Danish and English spoken and written.

Our beliefs

We believe that it is only by securing a strong foundation of skilled employees, that we can succeed with our new vision and strategy. We therefore have a great responsibility to ensure the right framework for a strong culture. Our values are Courage, Creativity, Collaboration and Commitment and we value our employees and always work to be an inclusive workplace with a focus on employee development and well-being. We make a virtue of motivating our employees to challenge the status quo, because we believe that they are the key to continued growth and development.

We believe in the value of cross functional collaboration and that we succeed best when we challenge, motivate, and inspire each other across the entire Toms Group. We also want to support our employees in having a healthy and active life.