Plant Manager

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, we advance the power of chemistry, ensuring clean water and enabling a circular future. At Kemira, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work culture where we turn ideas into real-world impact. Learn more about Kemira at www.kemira.com/careers . We are now looking for a Plant Manager to join our Manufacturing organization in the Operations unit . Manufacturing organization in the Operations unit ensures safe, efficient, and sustainable production of chemical solutions that meet customer needs across industries. The unit is responsible for operational excellence, continuous improvement, and maintaining high standards in EHSQ (Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality). Manufacturing plays a key role in driving performance, innovation, and collaboration across global sites. This is an on-site position located in Cairo Montenotte (SV), Italy. In this role you will be responsible for: Lead safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective plant operations, ensuring compliance with environmental permits, health and safety legislation, Kemira requirements, and the Code of Conduct. Deliver production targets and customer requirements through effective capacity, resource, budget, and performance management. Lead, coach and develop the site operations and engineering teams, fostering an inclusive environment, supporting performance and development, and promoting safe ways of working.in a global company environment. Maintain plant equipment, facilities, and buildings, including preventive and reactive maintenance, engineering activities, and permit-to-work practices. Maintain and continuously improve quality, environmental, occupational health and safety, food safety, and energy-management systems, including relevant International Organization for Standardization standards. Drive continuous improvement, reliability, energy efficiency, cost efficiency, and effective use of production downtime for planned maintenance. Manage production, quality, maintenance, and materials-management activities and data in SAP, while collaborating with customers, suppliers, sales teams, and other stakeholders as needed. What you’ll bring to the team: Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification; relevant senior manufacturing experience in the chemical or process industry is also welcomed. Proven experience leading manufacturing operations and supporting team performance and development. Understanding of safety, environmental, quality, maintenance, and regulatory requirements in a manufacturing environment. Understanding of financial management, cost control, production planning, and site performance. Effective communication skills and fluency in English. Ability to collaborate across teams, value different perspectives, take ownership of outcomes, and focus on activities that deliver measurable value. A continuous-improvement mindset, with the ability to learn, adapt, and identify opportunities for sustainable and profitable performance. What you can expect from us: An excellent opportunity to be part of Kemira’s sustainability-driven transformation for profitable growth. A key leadership position at the Cairo Montenotte manufacturing site . A diverse, inclusive, and international work environment where different perspectives are valued. A company culture based on Kemira Principles: Focus on Growth, Deliver Value and Collaborate to Succeed. Opportunities for learning, development, and collaboration with experienced colleagues. An attractive benefits package and discretionary bonus scheme. If the position would be based in Italy, the starting base salary range for this role is between EUR 65,000 to EUR 85,000 per year. Salary ranges may vary depending on location and local market conditions. The actual starting salary will be determined by various factors, including but not limited to relevant work experience, skills and competencies, qualifications, and wider business and organizational needs. Build your career, and something bigger. Join Kemira! For more information, please contact Stefano Tapparelli by email stefano.tapparelli@kemira.com or by phone +39 3355235215 Please apply with CV no later than 30 November 2026 at kemira.com/careers. To ensure a smooth recruitment process, we kindly ask candidates to submit their applications via our recruitment system at kemira.com/careers. Applications sent by email cannot be considered. We are leading the way to sustained fair pay in the workplace. As a Fair Pay Certified company, we are taking action to enable ongoing equal pay for equal work. This certification demonstrates our commitment to using trusted and transparent methodologies to analyze pay equity. We are proud to share this achievement as part of our dedication to a fair and equitable workplace for everyone. Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water-intensive industries. We operate globally and serve a wide range of customers including municipal and industrial water treatment companies and the fiber industry. Our solutions and services help secure clean water for millions of people every day and support our customers in advancing circularity and responsible resource use throughout their value chains. In 2025, Kemira reported annual revenue of EUR 2.8 billion with a global team of 4,911 colleagues. Kemira is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. www.kemira.com #LI-ONSITE