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Plant Manager
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Posted:
17 July 2026 (22 days ago)
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15 October 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Black & Grey HR is hiring exclusively for a leading Food & Beverage manufacturer in Abu Dhabi UAE. Our client is looking for a Plant Director to take full charge of highvolume operations production supply chain maintenance and logistics and drive the next phase of growth.
About the Role:
This is not a maintenance role this is a momentum role. You ll be joining at a critical inflection point as the company ramps up innovation automation and expansion across its beverage and packaged food lines. The leadership team is committed to operational excellence.
What You ll Lead:
Daily plant operations across production engineering warehouse and logistics
Efficiency optimization and cost control strategies
Compliance with global quality and safety standards (HACCP ISO GMP etc.)
Collaboration with R&D Sales and Quality for new product rollouts
Crossfunctional team performance mentoring and capabilitybuilding
Budgeting KPIs and senior reporting for operational decisionmaking
About the Role:
This is not a maintenance role this is a momentum role. You ll be joining at a critical inflection point as the company ramps up innovation automation and expansion across its beverage and packaged food lines. The leadership team is committed to operational excellence.
What You ll Lead:
Daily plant operations across production engineering warehouse and logistics
Efficiency optimization and cost control strategies
Compliance with global quality and safety standards (HACCP ISO GMP etc.)
Collaboration with R&D Sales and Quality for new product rollouts
Crossfunctional team performance mentoring and capabilitybuilding
Budgeting KPIs and senior reporting for operational decisionmaking
Requirements
15 years in manufacturing with at least 5 in senior plant leadership roles
Industry exposure across Food Beverage Dairy or FMCG manufacturing
Expert in scaling operations reducing costs and driving measurable improvement
Strong leadership presence with a handson mindset
Strategic thinker with a track record of launching new product lines
Bachelors in Engineering Food Technology or related; Master s preferred
Expert in scaling operations reducing costs and driving measurable improvement
Strong leadership presence with a handson mindset
Strategic thinker with a track record of launching new product lines
Bachelors in Engineering Food Technology or related; Master s preferred
Benefits
Why Apply:
Highvisibility role with a direct impact on business growth
Significant autonomy to drive transformation and operational upgrades
Highvisibility role with a direct impact on business growth
Significant autonomy to drive transformation and operational upgrades
Opportunity to lead major product launches and regional expansion
Be part of a forwardthinking leadership team backed by solid investment
Ready to lead a highcapacity operation and shape the future of food manufacturing in the UAE Apply now!
Be part of a forwardthinking leadership team backed by solid investment
Ready to lead a highcapacity operation and shape the future of food manufacturing in the UAE Apply now!
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Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Expense Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma
- Management Experience
- Food Processing
- Operations Management
- Production Management
- Budgeting
- Plant Management
- Manufacturing
About Company
About - Black & Grey HR Consultancy FZE At Black & Grey, we connect high potential young talent and experienced game-changers to great businesses in the Middle East. We believe most human resource issues are not black-&-white; people have wonderful variables and aspirations at every ... View more
