Head of Plant Berlin

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We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We are looking for a Head of Plant in New Berlin, WI. This role includes overall responsibility for the Production Plant and contributes to the development of the America’s Microbes Production strategy while setting direction for the New Berlin Plant strategy deployment.

• Ensuring the production sites’ safety strategy complies with Regional and Global policies, OSHA, and relevant government regulations.
• Continuously improving the safety culture and procedures while delivering products on‑time, on‑specification, and at the right quantity.
• Ensuring that the production areas and processes comply with all relevant standards such as GMP, feed/food, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
• Driving continuous improvement of product quality, including reducing complaints and addressing internal and external audit findings.
• Advocating and using Lean/Go4
  
  Excellence tools to ensure continuous improvement.
• Maintaining mid‑ and long‑term investment plans to address gaps in capacity, compliance, and capability.
• Managing the overall economy of the production site through budget control and oversight.
• Supporting and ensuring business processes (such as SAP) are run effectively.
• Leading up to nine direct reports, developing their careers, and exemplifying culture commitments to motivate a high‑performance culture.
• Overseeing performance management cycles including mid‑year and annual reviews, business targets, Individual Development Plans, 1‑on‑1 meetings, continuous feedback, and organizational reviews.
• Ensuring successful collaboration across departments, regional support functions, and production sites.

• B.S. in Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years of manufacturing/production experience.
• 2+ years of people management experience demonstrated through supervision, management, and leadership.
• Excellent organizational skills and effective written and oral communication.
• Physical abilities to support all functions of the position.

Final date to receive applications:
February 6, 2026

Expected salary range: $150,000‑175,000

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