Plant Director M/F/D

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Plant Director will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating processes for the Meat processing site in France. The site has around 250 people and is delivering high performance in the last years. In this role, will be accountable for standards aligned to safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance and deliver major capital projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and ensure all production and operating facilities operate safely and in compliance with regulatory and corporate safety and environmental programs standards and goals.
• Oversee the execution of consistent and quality product while driving reliability centered manufacturing operations.
• Update and execute the strategy of the site, management and compliance of capital and operating budgets and oversee the strategy of capital investment projects and spending.
• Lead and own strategic implementation results of operational efficiency programs.
• Champion a culture that builds, operates and maintains plants that are operationally sound, safe and efficient.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Develop successors and support development of resources that can support the growth of the business
• Manage industrial relations within factory and lead negotiations on pay and conditions with unions in accordance with French law and Cargill policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Operational excellence knowledge
• Budgeting and operations planning experience
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• French speaker with minimum of 6 years of experience is France

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 years of supervisory experience

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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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Client-provided location(s): Olivet, France

Job ID: Cargill_FGB-321485

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-06T18:51:19