CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Provide hands-on leadership by mentoring, coaching, and guiding employees, addressing employee relations issues, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
- Lead and enhance safety performance on shift, promoting a proactive safety culture through training, accident prevention, and rehabilitation programs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Manage shift maintenance activities, resolving equipment breakdowns in coordination with the maintenance team to maintain uninterrupted plant operations.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives on shift, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across end to end operations.
- Monitor and manage the plant's operational costs and yield, working closely with the Plant Manager to optimize performance and contribute to the overall plant objectives.
- Address performance and attendance matters in collaboration with HR, ensuring that all plant staff meet operational expectations.
- Ensure full compliance with CHEP procedures and work instructions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and in line with company standards and operational goals.
Your mission
Ready to take the lead in a high-impact manufacturing environment? As Operations Lead in our Tiel plant, you'll manage a team of up to 85 colleagues, drive safety, performance, and continuous improvement, and act as the right hand of the Plant Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine people leadership with operational excellence and make a visible impact on plant success.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree of equivalent in experience
- NEBOSH Qualification or equivalent
- Certifications or training programs in areas such as production management, safety, quality control, and lean manufacturing are desirable
Skills and Experience
- 3+ years of experience within a fast-paced production & distribution operation/ factory or related industry, including experience in a supervisory or management role
- Experience of leading Zero Harm including learning teams and investigations, assessing risk and developing risk assessments
- Experience of delivering a high performance team in a blue collar environment.
- A strong understanding of the production process, quality control, safety regulations, and other relevant industry standards
- Technical skills – The ability to understand the operation process and the ways to improve it
- Communication Skills – Strong written and verbal communication skills, a need to communicate with team members, upper management, and other stakeholders
- Problem solving Skills – Must be able to identify problems in the production process and implement solutions quickly and effectively
- Strong English language skills are essential for this role; Dutch, German or any other Eastern European language are a plus
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- NEBOSH qualification or equivalent
- 3+ years in fast-paced production, distribution operation, factory or related industry with supervisory/management experience
- Experience leading Zero Harm, risk assessments and incident investigations
- Proven ability to deliver a high-performance team in a blue-collar environment
- Strong understanding of production processes, quality control and safety regulations
- Technical skills to analyse and improve operational processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Problem-solving skills to identify and implement production solutions quickly
- Strong English language skills
- Dutch, German or other Eastern European languages
- Certifications/training in production management, safety, quality control, or lean manufacturing
- Ability to work on-site, manage shift operations and coordinate with maintenance
CHEP Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CHEP and has not been reviewed or approved by CHEP.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) employer match is portrayed as competitive and supportive of long‑term savings. Retirement programs are frequently positioned as a strong part of the total rewards package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The Brambles MyShare plan offers company‑matched share purchases after a holding period, enhancing long‑term wealth potential. This structure can be particularly valuable for those planning to stay through the match cycle.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are consistently highlighted as strengths, with PTO often increasing with tenure. Time‑off programs are described as solid compared with typical offerings.
CHEP Insights
What We Do
CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage. CHEP’s 7,500-plus employees and 300 million pallets and containers offer unbeatable coverage and exceptional value, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points in 49 countries. Our customer portfolio includes global companies and brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestlé, Ford and GM. CHEP is part of Brambles Limited. For more information, visit www.chep.com. Reliability. Flexibility. The success of your business depends on both. With CHEP, you can be confident that you’ll get the equipment you need, when and where you need it. Our scale is unmatched, with more than 110 million pallets and over 530 service centers across North America. So you no longer need to worry about seasonal peaks or unexpectedly high demand. With our broad array of solutions and our pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves know-how, we give our consumer goods customers the platforms, the quality, the supply and the support they need to make more money on every unit load. Because everything just works better.
