Site Director - Holstebro

Location: Holstebro, DK

Are you passionate about making a real impact and influencing both people and business? Are you an experienced senior leader with ability to coach and develop your organization to the next level? Do you have experience in food manufacturing and share our belief that safety and quality come before everything else?

Then this opportunity to become our next Site Director at one of our most complex production sites, HOCO, might be a match for you.

HOCO has been in operation for more than 75 years, and over the past many years, production of Caseinates has been the primary product category, steadily increasing in volumes to approximately 24,000 tons/year. Apart from Caseinates as the primary product category, HOCO also supplies Cream, Permeate, and WPC for processing at other dairies in Arla Foods and AFI. Milk minerals in the form of Capolac are also an important product produced at HOCO, and new exciting projects are in scope to further utilize the healthy and nutritious components of milk going forward.

How you will make an impact:

As our new Site Director, you will be fully responsible for the production at HOCO with the main objective to run, but also develop and improve, the dairy performance to secure an efficient operation while fulfilling customers’ expectations - always putting health and safety first.

You will be responsible for driving the people agenda as top priorities, while never losing sight of the need to have an outstanding product quality, an efficient operational setup, and being able to provide excellent service to our customers.

Reporting to the Vice President of DK Export Production in Supply Chain, you will assume a key role on both a strategic and tactical level, and together with your colleagues in the leadership team, you will drive relevant cross-functional projects and make sure that the Business plans for HOCO are being rollout successfully.

The Site Director has the overall responsibility for the production site HOCO.

This includes:

• Champion Safety and Quality: Proactively promote and enforce safety standards and practices; drive visual felt leadership to create a culture where safety is at the heart of every decision and action.

• Drive High Performance Collaboration: Cultivate ambition and excellence, setting high standards and focusing on strategic priorities to achieve outstanding results for the Site and team.

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute strategic business plans that align with the overall vision and mission of the Supply Chain.

• Continuous Improvement and Change Leadership: Prioritize health & safety, ensure cost competitiveness, and lead structured change programs to continuously improve and align with Arla Foods' standards and culture.

What will make you successful:

Transform your extensive leadership and production expertise into a visionary role as Site Director at HOCO.

Here's what sets you apart:

• With your extensive leadership experience, you'll craft a future-focused vision for HOCO, steering the Site towards new horizons with your influential leadership and substantial presence.

• As an inspiring leader, your strategic mindset inspires action. You're the partner we need to synchronize functions and deliver exceptional results.

• You excel in building robust relationships at all levels, leveraging your personal impact, strategic insights, and superior communication to foster cooperation.

• Your interpersonal ability shines in coaching and evolving our talented teams, positioning HOCO as a leader in the industry.

• Your ability of leading a team of skilled employees and establish a wide network within Arla Foods Supply Chain and Arla Foods and have a close cooperation with both commercial and supply chain functions.

This role requires fluent English and Danish communication skills.

What do we offer?

You will enter an agile and global company, work across countries and functions in Arla and continuously experience opportunities to grow and develop your strengths. We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world. Also, In order to foster Diversity & Inclusion in Arla, we have developed initiatives that drive our commitment to creating a culture of understanding, respect, and empowerment.

Would you like to join us?

If you would like to contribute to our culture, then seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found. For additional information, please contact Vice President Niels Lange Jørgensen at +45 89381266.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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