Future Plant Manager/Future Site Lead (m/f/d) - Industrial Leadership Accelerator Program

We are opening a unique key position at Thommen Group for future leaders. In this role, you will be specifically prepared within one year to take on a leadership position in one of our recycling plants (approx. 30 employees).

You will work directly with management, gain insight into strategic and operational corporate management, and gradually take on responsibility in our production and recycling processes.

After a structured development year, you will be qualified to take on a leadership role in the operational environment of one of our sites and gradually assume leadership responsibility.

• Supporting the CEO/Site Manager in daily business and operational decision-making processes
• Analyzing, controlling, and improving internal processes
• Interface and link between CEO/Site Manager/Regional Manager and their direct reports
• Preparation of strategic and operational decision-making bases

• Deep immersion in the production and recycling processes of the Thommen Group
• Participation in areas such as controlling & key figures, production control, material flow / substance flow / logistics, occupational safety, maintenance & plant management, etc.
• Gradual assumption of own areas of responsibility

• Taking on initial leadership tasks within the team
• Support in shift planning, resource management, and process optimization
• Participation in investment projects, plant modernizations, and efficiency improvements

• Responsibility for site employees, a site sub-area, or a line function
• Leadership, budget responsibility, production and quality control
• Implementation of the corporate strategy at the site

• Technical or business background
• e.g. mechanical engineering, metal processing, production engineering, industrial engineering
• or solid experience in the metal processing industry, waste management, logistics, recycling
• Operational understanding of production processes
• Willingness to familiarize yourself with technical processes and machines
• Leadership understanding, empathy, and decisiveness
• Analytical thinking, numerical understanding (basic controlling)
• Communication skills and enjoyment of responsibility
• Desire to take over site management within one year
• Fluent German skills in spoken and written form

• Direct sparring with the CEO / management / site manager / regional manager
• A clearly structured development program
• Deep insight into our production and recycling processes
• Fast career path into a leadership position
• Responsibility from the start
• Attractive compensation package & development opportunities
• A job where you actively contribute to environmental protection and resource conservation
• Lots of freedom, independence, and responsibility in your tasks
• Flat hierarchies and uncomplicated decision-making processes
• Thommen Academy (internal training and development opportunities for our employees)

The Thommen Group is one of the leading European recycling companies with roots in Switzerland. With our three strong brands Thommen, Metallum, and Immark, we offer complete recycling solutions for industry, trade, and municipalities. With over 30 locations in five countries, the Thommen Group is globally networked and an important link in the economic cycle. As a producer of high-quality recycled raw materials, we create and conserve resources.

Katja Hurter answers your questions about the application process.