As Operation Manager you will report to the Plant Manager. You will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling the manufacturing activities of production departments under your supervision in order to deliver the expected production volume and Quality by optimizing the utilization of people, material and equipment and achieving EHS, quality, service and cost objectives. Responsibilities: - Integrate production operations or processes over multiple shifts; - Take short term decisions related to production activities: production scheduling, procurement, production flow regulation, problem solving and equipment maintenance; - Constantly review production deliverables and evaluate the operating performances (team skills, productivity and costs), according to production planning, optimize productivity capacity (equipment and resources), reaching the most efficient organization; - Coordinate with the other departments and workshops to attain productivity and quality objectives; - Set standard deliverables and strategy of the reporting organization and cooperate, in agreement with the staff organization (such us Process Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply chain, HR, EHS ect), in order to achieve Operational Excellence; - Organize, train and motivate the production labour force in your scope to ensure consistent attainment of production schedules at optimum productivity and cost levels; - Recommend improvements in production flow or methods; - Develop and assess adequate skills and people motivation, as well as design organizational flexibility to manage complexity and satisfy business demand; - Participate and be actor in solving problem activity and or PPS; - Support the plant activities such as material recovery and reduce SSPL. Qualifications: - 5 years experience in Manufacturing sectors as Production Manager or similar role - Lean manufacturing and Continuous improvement knowledge - Fluent Italian - B2 English Benefits/Contract: Permanent contract Full time Lunch ticket Bonus Health insurance Pension fund ABOUT US: PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD The PPG Way Every single day at PPG: We partner with customers to create mutual value. We are insightful, dedicated and proactive. We have intimate knowledge of the market and our customers. We focus on practical solutions that make a difference. We are “One PPG” to the world. We are better and stronger together. We leverage our scale to reach new markets and introduce innovative technologies as we differentiate and disrupt our markets. We trust our people every day, in every way. We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable. We make it happen. We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly. We run it like we own it. We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities. We do better today than yesterday - everyday. We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses. PPG Way: Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process. LI-onsite