PRODUCTION MANAGER HERENT

Missions essentielles

As
Production Manager, you lead the production operations teams and ensure
consistent application of processes across the department.

Your focus is to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality malt production
(First Time Right) in line with the agreed production plan. You continuously
optimize performance while ensuring full compliance with HACCP, GMP and quality
standards, and you actively promote a strong SHE culture on site.

Your
main responsibilities:

Planning & Organisation

You drive operational performance by combining structure, analysis and

continuous improvement:

• Oversee and

  optimize all production stages to ensure efficiency, safety and quality

• Monitor and

  report on KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, cost, energy and waste) and

  translate insights into clear improvement actions

• Own the

  production plan: set priorities, track progress, adjust schedules and

  resolve issues to ensure OTIF delivery

• Identify and

  implement continuous improvements across processes, quality and

  performance

• Ensure compliant

  and efficient production, from raw material selection to final product

  (lean, zero waste mindset)

• Lead root cause

  analysis of deviations and implement sustainable corrective and preventive

  actions

• Drive Operational

  Excellence by using data (OPI), KPI development and CI methodologies in

  daily operations

• Build strong

  customer relationships to align production with technical specifications

  and service expectations

• Ensure full

  compliance with SHE, food safety and environmental standards, in line with

  CSR and sustainability ambitions

• Develop deep

  process knowledge to continuously improve malt quality and unlock raw

  material potential

Team Management &
Development

You build a high-performing and engaged team:

• Lead and coach

  your team through regular 1-2-1s, clear feedback and development plans

• Develop and

  mentor team members to achieve both business and personal goals

• Foster a

  collaborative culture with strong communication around values, priorities

  and expectations

• Support

  investigations and take the lead in disciplinary processes when needed

Master recherché

We

are looking for someone passionate about bio-engineering and food production

processes, with a strong drive for improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree

  (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Bio-chemical Engineering,

  Agronomy or related field

• Minimum 3 years’

  experience in a supervisory role within a food/production environment

• Solid

  understanding of production processes in the food industry

• Strong mindset

  for continuous improvement and challenging the status quo

• Fluent Dutch

  (spoken and written)

• Confident with MS

  Office (especially Excel)

• Flexible for

  on-call duty (evenings/weekends when required)

Trésor des Masters of Malt

We offer an attractive

salary and benefits package, with international career opportunities as part of

a global organization.

At Boortmalt, we aim to be a great employer, valuing flexibility, inclusion,

collaboration, and wellbeing.

Our values guide us every day

Strive

– we challenge ourselves to be the best

Care

– we respect people, partners and planet

Inspire

– we drive sustainable performance through innovation

Explore

– we embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo

L'entreprise

Présentation

BOORTMALT is a global malting company with a 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers, distillers, and food industries, who rely on the supply of top-quality barley malts.

The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high-quality barley year-round.