Plant Manager - Konz (M/F)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Germany, Konz (Rheinland-Pfalz)
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Posted
Must have
- You hold a higher education degree in engineering, industrial production, supply chain or equivalent, and have confirmed experience as a Plant Manager, Site Director or Operations Director.
- You have worked in a demanding industrial environment, ideally in continuous processes, materials, flooring or an industry with strong safety, quality, cost and productivity challenges.
- As a field-oriented leader, you know how to unite teams, empower managers and support a site through a transformation journey.
- You have demonstrated your ability to sustainably improve industrial performance: safety, productivity, quality, costs, lead times, social climate and employee engagement.
- You have a strong culture of operational excellence: Lean, WCM, continuous improvement, KPI management, budget management and CAPEX projects.
- Comfortable in an international and matrix environment, you know how to communicate with impact and maintain constructive social dialogue.
- Fluency in German and English is required. French would be an asset.
Full description
With a history of more than 140 years, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, generating revenue of €3.3 billion in 2025.
The Group has close to 12,000 employees, 25 R&D centers, 8 recycling centers and 33 production sites. Tarkett designs and manufactures solutions for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices, stores and sports fields, serving customers in more than 100 countries.
To build “The Way to Better Floors,” the Group is committed to circular economy and sustainability, in line with its Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® approach.
As part of the development and transformation of our industrial activities within the Home & LVT BU, we are looking for a Plant Manager to take responsibility for our industrial site based in Konz, Germany.
The Konz site plays an important role in the Group’s European industrial organization. Specialized in the manufacture of residential vinyl flooring, particularly in rolls, the site operates in a demanding industrial environment focused on process efficiency, operational performance, product quality and continuous improvement.
In this context, your mission will be to manage the overall performance of the site, sustainably strengthen its industrial competitiveness and support its transformation. As a true field leader, you will unite the teams around a clear vision, a strong safety culture and a collective performance mindset.
Reporting to the VP Home & LVT BU, you will be member of the BU Home & LVT BU Leadership Team.
As this recruitment process will be conducted in English, we kindly ask to submit your CV in English. Your responsibilities
You will take overall responsibility for the Konz site and manage all activities: production, logistics, technical services, quality, HSE, human resources, controlling and purchasing.
Site leadership and transformation
- Define and deploy a clear industrial vision, in line with the priorities of the division and the Group.
- Lead the industrial, organizational and managerial transformation of the site.
- Unite the teams around a new dynamic of performance, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Lead the site management team, set priorities, monitor action plans and conduct .