Head of Plant Milwaukee

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We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Join us as …. Head of Plant Milwaukee (Bio-Ag production operations)

Welcome to…. overall responsibility for Production for Bio Ag, fermentation and formulation, at Novonesis Plant Milwaukee. This position contributes to the development of the America’s Microbes Production strategy and sets direction for the Milwaukee Plant strategy deployment. You will coach and develop department managers/supervisors and specialists while communicating production site goals, KPI’s and objectives. You will oversee timely follow-up on the performance of the departments. This role develops attractive career opportunities for  employees and supports succession planning for Regional Production while ensuring a cross-functional focus and broad stakeholder management across the business and region.
 

In this role you’ll make an impact by:

• Ensuring the production sites’ safety strategy complies with Regional and Global policies, OSHA, and relevant government regulations.
• Ensure continuous improvement of safety culture and procedures while delivering product on-time, on-specification, and at the right quantity.
• Ensure that the production areas and processes comply with all relevant standards such as GMP, feed/food, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
• Drive continuous improvement of product quality, including reducing complaints and addressing internal and external audit findings.
• Advocating and using Lean/Go4Excellence tools ensuring continuous improvement.
• Ensure the production site has mid- and long-term investment plans, and it invests diligently to address gaps in capacity, compliance, and capability.
• Responsible for overall economy of the production site, through control and oversight of budgets.
• Responsible for supporting and ensuring business processes (such as SAP) are run effectively.
• Responsible for up to 9 direct reports and their development, live and exemplify culture commitments and motivate to drive a sustainable high-performance culture.
• Oversee performance management cycle including mid-year and annual reviews, business targets, Individual Development Plans, 1-on-1 meetings, continuous feedback, and organizational reviews.
• Ensure successful collaboration across departments, Regional support functions, and production sites

To succeed you must hold:

• B.S. in Engineering or related field
• 6+ years of manufacturing/production experience
• 2+ years of people management with experience demonstrated in supervision, management, and leadership.
• Excellent organizational skills with effective written and oral communication
• Must possess visual acuity and physical abilities to support all functions of position.

Location: Site (On-Site, Milwaukee, WI)

Application deadline: February 6, 2026

Expected salary range: $150,000-175,000

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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