Eevia Health looking for a Plant manager

Eevia Health is a Finnish-Norwegian life science start-up company. Our business is human health. Our mission is to solve important health challenges with bioactive extracts from natural, organic raw materials with arctic provenance. We are not a world leading health ingredient company, yet! The market opportunity is humongous and we sell through carefully selected distributor partners to large well-recognized branding companies worldwide. We are just at the beginning of our venture and we aim to grow fast next 10 years.

To help us succeed with our mission, we are now looking for a:

Plant Manager

As a Plant Manager you will manage all tasks, activities and personnel of our extraction factory site in Kauhajoki, Finland. You are responsible for operational planning and execution of activities and use of resources. You will prepare material requirements forecast, investment proposals and coordinate with procurement responsible regarding volumes and qualities. The plant is in a development phase, and you will manage the development of new technology implementation, automation and scaling of capacities. You will report to the CEO.

We are looking for a technically competent Plant Manager with extensive knowledge of complicated manufacturing processes and quality systems. We expect you to have a relevant educational background and at least a few years´ of experience in the management of plant operations. Excellent communication skills in English are required.

You are an independent and confident person, who likes to work in collaboration with others. You think in a systemic way and your approach is structured and organized. You are able to see the big picture and bring improvements or stability where they are needed the most. You are a patient yet motivating influence, who can help the team to thrive and enhance its performance.

We will offer you a challenging and rewarding position in a rapidly growing company, as well as an attractive compensation package, which will include equity incentives. You will join us early and may have a big impact and contribution, also for planned plant expansions needed for growth.

For further information please contact Personnel´s consultant Johanna Ahola, p. 0400 739 308. To apply, submit your application and CV in English as well as your salary request by September 24th at www.personnel.fi