Manufacturing Business Unit ManagerMurcia (Spain) / On-siteAre you ready to lead a manufacturing engine that feeds millions?At Hero, our Production team is the heart of our promise: delivering high‑quality, safe, and nutritious products that consumers trust. As Manufacturing Business Unit Manager, you will guide a passionate team, champion operational excellence, and transform our plant into a Lean, agile, high‑performance environment.This is your chance to shape culture, elevate capability, and steer an entire business unit toward sustainable, profitable growth.What you’ll achieve- Lead the Plant to Excellence: Steer the full operation of your manufacturing unit—driving safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance to new heights.- Drive Profitability & Strategic Impact: You will manage the unit's P&L, ensuring long‑term sustainability and making data‑driven decisions that strengthen Hero’s competitive edge.- Empower and Elevate Your Team: You will lead Process Engineering, Production Shift Leaders, and Maintenance—guiding, coaching, and aligning them toward shared strategic goals.- Champion Lean Culture: Embed Lean Manufacturing principles, spearheading continuous improvement and igniting a mindset of problem‑solving and efficiency across the plant.- Transform Ways of Working: You will lead cultural change initiatives that boost engagement, accountability, and cross‑functional collaboration at every level.- Protect What Matters Most: Assure full compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards—keeping our people safe and our products impeccable.- Turn Insight into Action: You will monitor operational and financial KPIs closely, transforming insights into targeted corrective actions and improvement plans that elevate performance across the unit.- Connect the Dots Across the Business: Partner closely with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and HR to create an agile, integrated operational ecosystem.Who You Are- Manufacturing Leader at Heart: You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Management, or similar and offer solid experience in manufacturing operations—ideally from the food industry—paired with strong people leadership and management skills.- Bilingual Operator: You are fluent in Spanish and comfortable working in English at B2–C1 level.- Lean & Continuous Improvement Champion: comfortable applying Lean principles in real operational environments and driving a culture. You know how to drive continuous improvement, eliminate waste, and shape efficient, high‑performing teams.- Analytical Navigator : You use data to guide decisions and challenge the status que and are proactive, resilient, and always aiming for better.- Strong Communicator & Influencer: builds strong relationships, facilitates collaboration, and communicates clearly across teams and levels. Creates alignment and inspires confidence even in complex operational contexts.Our Culture: How We Grow Together- ✨ Create wow: We dare to do things differently, seek to always win with consumers and customers, and endeavor to be forever relevant and vital to our world. It’s about Curiosity, Innovation and Consumer/Customer Focus.-