About us
Prefere Resins is a leading European manufacturer of phenolic, specialty urea and melamine resins. We also produce high-quality derivatives of methanol-(C1)-chemistry from such as paraformaldehyde, formaldehyde, and hexamethylene tetramine. As one of the global market leaders we supply our customers with a wide range of resins, basic chemical raw materials and additives – quickly and reliably from 14 production sites worldwide.
The Prefere Resins Group employs around 600 people and generates sales of around 550 million EUR. Together with our customers and employees, we constantly invest in new products and technologies for further growth.
We are a strongly customer-oriented company that focuses on high product quality, innovation and sustainability. With our ”Mission Zero 2050”, we are already on the way to climate-neutral production. Our vision is to make our production carbon-neutral through continuous development and research together with our employees and customers and to switch to bio-based raw materials in the long term.
We are looking to support and strengthen our team in Hamina factory in Finland.
Site Manager (m/f/d)
The job location is in Hamina, but you are also responsible for our factory in Joroinen (Finland).
The Site Manager oversees all operational and administrative activities at a Prefere Resins local Site. He/she ensures that the Site operates within budget and complies with all legal obligations. In particular he/she oversees all production activities to ensure that all required HSEQ standards are fulfilled and acts as official representative for authorities in HSEQ matters. This also implies an on-call duty in case of emergencies. Furthermore he/she represents the site concerning to labor law matters which implies also being the main contact person for employees’ representatives.
About your tasks:
- Oversees Site’s day to day operations, financial and administrative activities at the Site
- Oversees Production Management in order to ensure compliance with all internal and external HSEQ standard and to ensure efficiency of production
- Responsible for developing the Site’s medium-/long-term direction
- Oversees maintenance: ensures that equipment and assets are in state-of-the-art condition especially considering compliance with legal/regulatory requirements; addresses need for major required maintenance work/investments timely in advance
- Ensures health, safety and welfare of all legal employees of the Site
- Compliance with all external and internal HSEQ requirements
- Effective employee relationships
- Well-functioning administrative processes (e.g. Finance, HR)
This makes you successful with us:
- Technical/production economics/economics/engineering education or relevant
- Any additional qualifications such as in continuous improvement (e.g. Kaizen, ISO 001) and/or project management are an advantage
- At least five years in a Site Manager (or comparable) role in manufacturing
- At least five years management/supervisory experience: managing several organizational levels
- Excellent knowledge of production processes
- Proficient knowledge of administrative/support processes at a site (e.g. Finance, HR, IT)
- Excellent leadership skills: ability to lead people with different backgrounds and from different organisational levels, ability to lead people through change
- Proficient knowledge of HSEQ standards and practices
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills in manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of the implementation of continuous improvement projects/initiatives
- Familiar with working in an international matrix organisation
- Fluent written and verbal communications skills in both Finnish and English
We offer you:
- Varied and responsible activities in a future-oriented and expanding company in an international environment
- An exciting job with your own individual scope for action
- Permanent employment contract
- Attractive and performance-related remuneration
- Pleasant working atmosphere in a highly motivated, experienced team
- Flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes
More information on position and applications:
Your contact details
If you feel the position is yours, please send your CV and application via the Apply for a position link below.
For more information about the position, please contact InHunt Group Oy’s Timo Viljakainen +358 40 503 5554 | timo.viljakainen@inhunt.fi or Jarkko Huotari +358 40 355 8677 | jarkko.huotari@inhunt.fi
You will get a versatile job description in northern Europe’s largest factory producing phenolic and amino resins, as well as formalin in the port of Hamina area. Our turnover is about 80 M€ and we employ about 75 people. Our company was founded in 1968. We are part of the international Prefere Resins Group. We mainly manufacture products for large industrial companies, mainly in different end-use areas of the construction industry, both for the Finnish and European markets. Read more www.prefere.com
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