Manufacturing manager

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Life tastes better with ice cream With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall's, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world's biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.
What truly sets us apart is how we work.
We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.
We're curious and ready for what's next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.
The role Process Manufacturing Manager drives the day-to-day performance of the factory, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable execution of the production plan while continuously improving manufacturing performance ensuring high-quality standard. Working closely with production teams and cross-functional partners, the role helps identify and eliminate operational losses, improve productivity and waste, strengthen manufacturing standards and develop a strong continuous improvement culture on the shopfloor. The role combines operational leadership, data-driven performance management and improvement projects, providing broad exposure to E2E external stakeholders.
What you'll be responsible for Manufacturing Performance . Manage production team in efficient way to execute production plan, monitoring performance through KPIs. Promote SHE (safety health environment)



and quality program and develop proactively SHE and quality culture, driving initiatives in the shop. Analyse loss and gap identifying clear priorities and improvement actions. Actively work for production losses and waste reduction. Identify capacity constraints to identify improvement opportunities.
Operational Excellence. Drive teams to approach losses through a structured problem solving and continuous improvement activities promoting multifunctional teamwork. Support the implementation and sustainability of manufacturing standards and basic conditions. Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve productivity and optimise the use of manpower and factory resources.
People & Shopfloor Leadership . Work closely with Shift Supervisors and shopfloor teams to strengthen daily performance management and execution discipline. Spend significant time on the shopfloor understanding issues at source and supporting teams in resolving operational problems. Contribute to building manufacturing capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing and structured improvement activities.
Cross-functional Leadership. Work closely with other Operation, Planning, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Safety and other factory functions to ensure effective execution of manufacturing priorities. Coordinate or contribute to cross-functional improvement projects affecting production performance. External stakeholder management.



Networking with other functions and factories throughout The Magnum Ice cream Company network.
Data & Digital . Use manufacturing data and digital tools to identify trends, understand losses and support fact-based decision making. Support automation and digital manufacturing initiatives that improve visibility, productivity and operational control.
We're looking for someone who Has a Master's degree in Engineering
Has 5-10 years of experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Continuous Improvement or Supply Chain, ideally within FMCG or a high-volume manufacturing environment
Brings strong skills in manufacturing performance management, Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement, root cause and loss analysis, data analysis and digital tools, and project management
Has strong analytical skills and is comfortable turning data into operational actions
Enjoys spending time on the shopfloor and working directly with production teams
Shows leadership potential and the ability to influence people without relying on hierarchy
Is pragmatic, hands‑on and comfortable making decisions in a fast-moving manufacturing environment
Thinks end‑to‑end and takes ownership for results
Communicates effectively across different levels and functions of the organisation
Is fluent in Italian and in English
What you'll get Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes
Market-competitive pay (Range € 50082,00 - € 64000,00) depending on experience and qualifications, plus performance-related rewards
Flexible ways of working
Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
Time off to rest and recharge
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
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