Plant Manager

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment full of innovative challenges? Are you ready for a leadership role that focuses on results while driving positive change for your site and for society at large? Join us at the heart of the circular economy, at one of Europe’s leading e-waste recycling facilities.

Plant Manager

Dordrecht

Fulltime

As the Plant Manager, you will lead our site in Dordrecht, which is the leading specialist in the recycling of a broad range of e-waste, including household and professional refrigerators, freezers, and large white goods. We give new life to e-waste by recovering valuable materials such as metals and plastics. These high-quality materials are utilized throughout Europe for sustainable and innovative production. Each year, we process more than 65,000 tons of e-waste, contributing significantly to the circular economy.

Your mission:

• Strategic Leadership: Shape our strategic direction and foster a collaborative, growth-oriented team environment
• Site Operations: Manage all site activities, from incoming materials to outgoing shipments, optimizing operational costs while maintaining highest quality product output
• Production Excellence: Ensure an optimal production process, including inspections, quality sampling and continuous improvement analysis
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the main point of contact for customers, suppliers, regulatory authorities, and local communities
• Reporting: Streamline decision making, e.g. by preparing required reports including KPIs, financial updates, permits, and safety notifications
• Continuous Improvement: Drive improvements in quality, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure the site meets and continuously improves all SHEQ goals (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality).

Your Team:

Your direct reports include two Supervisors (Production and Maintenance) and a Coordinator Logistics. Your management team also includes leaders from Finance, HR, Engineering and SHEQ. The total site has approximately 130 employees working in a three shift system. Additionally, you’ll collaborate closely with supporting functions, including e.g. Business Development & Innovation, Sales and Procurement.

What do you Bring?

• A positive mindset and strong ambition.
• A relevant technical Bachelor’s degree with management experience in manufacturing or the processing industry.
• Knowledge of production processes….and how to improve them (e.g. Continuous Improvement experience is a big plus).
• Enthusiasm that inspires and motivates your team.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.

Additional Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Ability to work in a close-knit, agile team within a larger corporate structure.
• Risk awareness, stress resilience, and priority-setting skills.
• Analytical thinking with financial insight to ensure site profitability (you have site P&L responsibility).

What makes this job the best job in the world?

• Working for a company known for producing the highest quality of recycled plastics.
• Having a concrete contribution to solving one of the world’s most prominent sustainability challenges.
• Leading a team and running a business like it is your own.
• Freedom to operate the site as you see best.
• Growth/career opportunities within the larger Renewi organisation.
• As personal growth is very important to us, we would like to support you in fulfilling your full potential.

What we offer you?

This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to make a real impact in a future-focused industry. We offer:

• Competitive salary up to € 8.000/month, plus a bonus of 15%, excellent pension benefits, a laptop, phone, a company car or mobility budget and 25 holidaydays. and 13 ADV (working time reduction) days
• A diverse role with significant responsibilities in a forward-thinking, informal organization.
• Access to over 1,001 online training courses, from Agile Management to Business English.
• A supportive team of colleagues contributing to a more sustainable world every day.

Ready to help lead us into the future of recycling? Apply and make your mark on a greener future!

Apply before March 3rd. Do you need any further information? Don't hesitate to get in touch with Christel Jongh, Senior Recruiter via: christel.jongh@renewi.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Is this job not the one for you but you know someone who would fit perfectly in this profile? Please feel free to send them this vacancy.

Our procedure:

• CV selection and first screening calls: in the week of March 3rd and March 10th.
• First interviews, via Teams or on site in Dordrecht: week of March 17th.
• You will be requested to take an online assessment before the second interviews.
• Second interviews on site in Dordrecht with a selection of senior management in the week of March 24th You’ll have the opportunity to visit the site on this day.
• Offer before the end of March so you can join us a.s.a.p.

About Us

Coolrec, part of Renewi, is a leading European player in the circular economy, specialized in processing e-waste into high value secondary materials. From our international network of locations across the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, we produce secondary raw materials such as (non-ferrous) metals and plastics. For more information, visit www.coolrec.com.