🚀 Help Build One of Europe’s Most Innovative Manufacturing Environments!
Start People is recruiting an experienced Production Manager (Feeder & IS) for our client in Lommel, Belgium. This is a unique opportunity to take on a key leadership role within a state-of-the-art industrial operation, combining technical expertise, operational excellence, and people management.
Your Challenge
As Production Manager, you will be responsible for the performance and day-to-day operations of a critical production department. You will lead Team Leaders, Production Engineers, Shift Leaders, and Operators while driving safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
✅ Lead and develop a large production team
✅ Monitor productivity, quality, efficiency, and OEE performance
✅ Analyze operational results and implement improvement actions
✅ Collaborate closely with technical and operational departments
✅ Support the startup and optimization of new production lines
✅ Coach and develop managers, supervisors, and operators
✅ Foster a strong culture of safety, quality, and performance
✅ Drive process improvements, root cause analyses, and optimization projects
Your Profile
✔ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent through experience
✔ Minimum 7–10 years of experience within the container glass industry
✔ Strong knowledge of IS machines, forming processes, and hot-end production
✔ Proven leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
✔ Experience with OEE, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement methodologies
✔ Strong coaching and people management skills
✔ Hands-on, analytical, and results-driven mindset
✔ Fluent in English; Dutch is considered an asset
✔ Experience in a startup, greenfield, or commissioning environment is highly valued
What’s in It for You?
✨ Competitive salary package
🚗 Company car
🏥 Group and hospitalization insurance
🍽️ Meal vouchers
🌴 42 vacation days, including public holidays
📚 Extensive training and development opportunities
📈 Long-term career growth within an international organization
🏗️ A rare opportunity to help build and shape a brand-new manufacturing operation from the ground up
🏠 Accommodation support available for candidates who do not currently live in the Lommel region
If you are an experienced production leader looking to make a real impact in a highly innovative industrial environment, we would love to hear from you.
📩 Interested? Apply now!
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