Plant Manager (m/f/d)

Principal responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the operational management of the production site in Tunisia.
• Ensuring productivity, quality, cost control, and delivery reliability.
• Establishing and developing the production organization (cutting, assembly, packaging) to ensure the highest production standards.
• Leading and developing the production, technical, quality and logistics teams
• Implementing productivity and quality methods (Lean Manufacturing, SMV/IE, Kaizen, 5S).
• Introducing and monitoring quality standards (AQL, guidelines, work instructions)
• Responsibility for personnel planning, management, and development (including training programs).
• Budget and investment planning, as well as continuous cost and performance optimization.
• Cooperating with the German head office regarding planning, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring compliance with legal requirements in occupational safety, environmental protection, and labor law.
• Motivating employees in line with the company’s corporate mission.
• Representing the company to local authorities, partners and trade unions.

Qualifications and Required Skills:

• Degree in clothing technology, production engineering, industrial engineering or a related field.
• Several years of management experience (5–10 years) in industrial clothing production (knitted fabrics), ideally in North Africa, either managing a production facility or working as a travelling technician for international production sites.
• In-depth knowledge of sewing processes, line organization, industrial engineering (SMV) and quality management.
• Experience in the implementation and management of Lean/CIP methods.
• Strong problem-solving and implementation skills with a proactive approach to improvement, high resilience, and assertiveness.
• Leadership skills with intercultural sensitivity and the ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Structured, solution-oriented approach to work with a focus on continuous process optimization.
• Management experience in Europe.
• Business-fluent language skills in French and/or Arabic, fluent in English; German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel between Tunisia and the German headquarters.

Key Benefits and Expectations:

• A key role in the establishment and growth phase of an international production facility.
• A high degree of creative freedom in organization, processes, and team development.
• Short decision-making processes and the agility of a rapidly growing, future-oriented, owner-managed, mid-sized company.
• Direct reporting line to the Managing Director of Production.
• Attractive remuneration package and expat support if required.

If you are looking for a new professional challenge and opportunities for development, please send your application documents in English (CV, certificates, and degrees in one single PDF) by e-mail, stating the reference « Plant Manager » in the mail subject to: recrutement@ahktunis.org