Technical Manager (H/F) | Meknès (Morocco)

Company culture :

Centrale Danone is characterized by an innovation-driven culture, where creativity, agility and experimentation are central to the organization’s dynamics. This is complemented by a strong collaborative dimension, fostering team engagement, quality relationships and talent development. The company also maintains a performance-oriented mindset, supported by a focus on results, while relying on structured processes to ensure efficiency and reliability. Overall, it reflects a balance between innovation, teamwork and operational discipline.

Job :

Centrale Danone is looking for its new Plant Technical Manager based at the Meknès Plant.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Defining the annual investment needs with the Plant management for the preparation of the plant budget;
• Managing the annual maintenance budget;
• Actively participating in the plant's master plan;
• Developing and planning, in consultation with the various departments, the preventive maintenance of the plant's equipment and facilities, ensuring minimal machine downtime;
• Participating in the design of new installations, monitoring, execution, and control of contractual performance, and ensuring the integration of new equipment into the maintenance plan;
• Contributing to the successful completion of programmed projects through coordination with relevant entities and by respecting deadlines and recommended performance levels;
• Contributing to the development and modernization of facilities by integrating quality and productivity objectives;
• Managing the interface with service providers by developing specifications for tenders, planning and monitoring execution work for programmed projects;
• Monitoring improvement projects for the process within the plant, broken down into collective actions;
• Training and leading your team around predefined quality objectives;
• Ensuring customer satisfaction within your process to increase their satisfaction with your requirements and in line with predefined performance;
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and their environment;
• Managing the spare parts warehouse section;
• Participating in internal audits to constantly strive for improved equipment safety;
• Formally reporting any deviations related to food safety;
• Ensuring the monitoring and control of food safety aspects (CCP, PRPO monitoring, etc.);
• Planning and managing the implementation of the Maintenance, PTN, and Metrology Process for the plant;
• Leading and participating in the updating of the HACCP System / PRP Plan;
• Participating in the analysis of verification activity results;
• Being responsible for the safety of your employees and individuals working in your area;

Required profile :

Experienced Engineer, Bac + 5 (Master's degree level) with a minimum of 10 years of experience --> (Strong skills in: Production/ Maintenance).

Technical Skills:

• Project management;
• Ensuring safety of interventions;
• Applying and enforcing technical specifications (standards and regulations);
• Analyzing failures to propose improvements;
• Directing and monitoring maintenance and repair work.

Managerial / Behavioral Skills:

• Leadership
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Achievement
• Conceptualization