Plant Manager - Monterrey
**Location**:Escobedo, Reciente Leon, MX, 66050
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
**About the role**:
- Barry Callebaut is a global organization poised for growth; a company which has embraced the vision to delight its customers, while out-performing its competitors, a business which is committed to sustainability, has innovation in its DNA, is a leader in complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions and is focused on being a best-in-class employer. Barry Callebaut seeks diverse and passionate people who thrive in a dynamic environment, focused on continuous learning, living BC’s Values and of course loving chocolate.
The Plant Manager at Barry Callebaut holds a pivotal position in managing the manufacturing facility's daily operations and planning long-term developments. Responsibilities encompass leading plant safety and environmental performance, optimizing production processes, ensuring quality standards, managing budgets, and promoting operational excellence.



By aligning efforts with Barry Callebaut's strategic objectives, they strategically address plant-specific challenges, implement sustainable practices, cultivate supplier and support customer relationships, and lead initiatives for continuous improvement to enhance overall plant performance and maximize company success.
**Key responsibilities include**:
- Leadership: Translate business strategy into digestible messaging and lead the team proactively to motivate to deliver exceptional results.
- Vision: Collaborate with the Production Department to define strategies for best-in-class manufacturing practices. Drive initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety standards in line with company goals.
- Budget: Define and manage the plant's budget objectives, ensuring alignment with company guidelines. Take accountability for budget adherence and performance, optimizing resource usage, and controlling costs effectively (P&L; ownership, Financials and Performance Indicators)
- Production: Ensure adherence to production plans, optimizing factors to minimize costs and meet targets. Manage third-party manufacturing relationships to align with production plans effectively.
- Human Resources/Team Management: Develop and empower the plant's workforce, fostering a culture of motivation and competence development. Recruit, manage, and develop team members, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.




- Maintenance: Oversee maintenance activities to ensure optimal performance of plant assets. Collaborate with Engineering to drive technical improvements, aligning with operational objectives.
- Quality: Uphold defined quality standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and certifications. Take accountability for product quality and safety within production operations.
- Technological Process: Execute production processes according to technical standards, optimizing efficiency and quality. Drive alignment with new technologies to enhance competitiveness within the plant.
- Continuous Improvement: Facilitate improvement proposals and project development to enhance production cycle organization. Drive the development of the plant's industrial system through continuous improvement initiatives.
- Safety and Environment: Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and food regulations, implementing necessary measures to uphold standards. Prioritize safety initiatives and mitigate environmental risks effectively to ensure human health and safety within the plant. Accountable for ensuring safe, environmentally compliant operations and fostering a strong safety and sustainability culture across the plant.
**About you**:
- You’re a proven Plant Manager or senior manufacturing leader with 10+ years of experience in food manufacturing or the CPG industry, leading high‑volume, high‑complexity operations with strong safety, quality, and compliance requirements.
- You hold a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification is a strong plus.
- You have a proven track record of driving operational excellence, improving efficiency, cost, quality, and safety through

📌 Plant Manager - Monterrey (Michoacán)
🏢 Barry Callebaut
📍 Michoacán