Sr Manager, Manufacturing, Mazères-sur-Salat

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Plant Manager – This is a senior operations leader responsible for driving performance, scalability, and operational excellence in the Filtration & Separation Division. We offer filters for use in the manufacturing of

biopharmaceutical and medical technologies, microelectronics and food

and beverage products.

This role serves as the Site Lead for Mazeres, with full accountability for site performance, culture, safety, compliance, and financial results.

The Manager will lead end-to-end operations, including manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and continuous improvement, ensuring world-class performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost while enabling commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as leader for the Mazeres, France manufacturing facility.

Own full site P&L performance and operating plan delivery.

Lead the site leadership team and foster a strong culture of accountability and engagement.

Champion a strong safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all regulatory and quality requirements.

Drive standardization, best practice sharing, and continuous improvement across locations.

Ensure consistent performance against safety, quality, service, and cost targets.

Act as senior representative to customers and corporate leadership.

Operational Excellence

Lead deployment of Thermo Fisher’s PPI business system.

Drive productivity, OEE improvement, cost reduction, and working capital performance.

Implement Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to improve efficiency and scalability.

Financial & Strategic Leadership

Develop and manage annual operating plans and capital budgets.

Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Support strategic initiatives including capacity expansion and footprint optimization.

Talent Development

Build and develop high-performing leadership teams.

Drive succession planning and organizational capability development.

Promote Thermo Fisher’s 4i Values and a culture of safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience in regulated manufacturing, including plant manager experience

Experience leading manufacturing operations

Demonstrated P&L ownership and financial management expertise

Experience leading through growth, transformation, or operational turnarounds

Lean/Six Sigma or advanced continuous improvement training

Strong leadership, communication, and change management capabilities

French and English fluent is required