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Plant Manager

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Job ID 316237 Date posted 10/17/2025 Location : Deventer, Netherlands Category  BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS) Job Status  Salaried Full Time

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. 

This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. 

Job Purpose and Impact

The Plant Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating processes for a strategical plant in Deventer. In this role, you will be accountable for standards aligned to safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

In this role you will show excellent entrepreneurship to build a winning and dynamic team in this key site for our cocoa and chocolate business. As Plant manager you will be connecting people, processes and opportunities to ensure the growth of our business. 

Key Accountabilities

  • Lead and ensure all production and operating facilities operate safely and in compliance with regulatory and corporate safety and environmental programs standards and goals.
  • Oversee the execution of consistent and quality product while driving reliability centered manufacturing operations.
  • Responsible for strategy execution, management and compliance of capital and operating budgets and oversee the strategy of capital investment projects and spending.
  • Lead and own strategic implementation results of operational efficiency programs.
  • Champion a culture that builds, operates and maintains plants that are operationally sound, safe and efficient.
  • Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Operational excellence knowledge
  • Budgeting and operations planning experience
  • Fluent in Dutch and English is a must. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three years of supervisory experience in a complex matrix organization. 
  • Strong technical knowledge
  • Expertise in production plant

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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.


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