Pilot Plant & Facilities Manager

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

This is a leadership role for the Pilot Plant & facilities team at the global chocolate R & D site in Bournville , UK. The team is responsible for the management, operation, and continuous development of the chocolate and cocoa pilot plant facilities, with a clear ambition to build and sustain a world‑class pilot plant that supports current and future R&D and business needs.

The role provides strategic, technical, and people leadership across pilot plant operations, capital investment, maintenance, facilities, and site safety, while ensuring full compliance with health, safety, food safety, quality, and environmental standards.

• Pilot Plant production – develop and motivate a multi‑disciplined team to manage, plan & control the day‑to‑day global pilot plant operation, supporting the ever challenging needs of the global & regional R & D chocolate teams.
• Capital project management – investing in Pilot Plant equipment and infrastructure to enable R & D to develop chocolate products and processes to meet business needs and aim towards turning our facility into a world‑class pilot plant facility.
• Pilot Plant maintenance & continual development – lead the team that maintains the Pilot Plant assets in an operational state, modifying, adapting and improving existing processes.
• Facility & safety management – manage the health & safety of the Pilot Plant, operate a safe system of work for all employees and external contractors, ensuring delivery of day‑to‑day operational objectives and always providing fully functioning facilities and ensuring adherence and compliance with systems, procedures and legislation.

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career, supported by the following experience and capabilities:

Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline.

• Extensive experience with food process technologies within R & D and/or manufacturing environments.
• Strong background in pilot plant and facility management, including maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Proven leadership of large, multi‑disciplinary teams with a focus on performance, coaching, and capability development.
• Solid expertise in process engineering, food safety, product and process design, and commercialization.
• Broad technical understanding of food processes, ingredients, technologies, and formulations.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to integrate R & D, manufacturing, and commercial strategies.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and managing complex internal and external partnerships.
• Clear and effective communication skills, enabling collaboration across functions and geographies.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, food safety, environmental, legal, and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast‑paced, complex, and evolving environment while managing multiple priorities.

Work schedule:

Hybrid. No Relocation support available.

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high‑quality snacks that nourish life’s moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreos, belVita and LU biscuits;
Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate;
Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen—and happen fast.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Regular Product development Science & Engineering