Kalnapilio-Tauro Group - Plant Manager

Our client - Kalnapilio-Tauro Group, is part of leading multi-beverage company Royal Unibrew, offering consumers a wide range of beverages. Strong brands Kalnapilio, Vilkmergės, Cult, Cido in local market are accompanied by well-known international brands. The Kalnapilis Brewery in Panevėžys is a key manufacturing site within the Baltic Supply Chain organisation, supplying beer and beverages to both domestic and export markets.

The company is currently looking for experienced and inspirational Plant Manager to lead the brewery and drive operational excellence, business performance, people development, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Supply Chain Director Baltics, the successful candidate will play a critical leadership role in delivering the company's strategic and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all brewery operations, including brewing, packaging, quality, maintenance, engineering, warehousing, and utilities.
• Develop and coach the leadership team, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability and engagement
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety standards.
• Deliver production, service level, quality, and cost targets while optimising efficiency and asset utilisation.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean, TPM, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Manage the brewery operating budget and ensure effective cost control, resource utilisation, and investment planning.
• Lead strategic capacity planning, asset management, and capital investment projects to support future growth.
• Build strong collaboration across Supply Chain, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, and other business functions.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure the development and retention of key talent across the organisation.

Requirements

• University degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Significant leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally in brewing, beverages, food, FMCG, or another process industry.
• Proven track record of delivering operational and financial results through effective leadership and performance management.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, quality systems, maintenance, and supply chain processes.
• Sound financial and commercial acumen, including budgeting, cost management, and investment evaluation.
• Communication, collaboration, and stakeholders’ management skills
• Experience with ERP systems and performance management tools.
• Fluency in Lithuanian and English.

Personal Profile

• Visible, hands-on leader with a strong operational mindset.
• Passionate about people development and employee engagement.
• Results-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities.
• Committed to safety, quality, sustainability, and operational excellence.

What Is Offered

• A senior leadership role within an international and growing organisation.
• The opportunity to lead one of the leading beverage production sites in the Baltics.
• A professional and collaborative leadership environment.
• Competitive remuneration package - salary up to EUR 8500 gross, a performance-based bonus scheme, a company car and company benefits.
• The opportunity to shape the future development of the brewery and contribute to the continued success of the Baltic business.

Should you feel that your skills and experience match the above we would be delighted to receive your application. To apply in the strictest confidentiality, please send your CV marked “Plant Manager” no later than 7th of September to executive search company “MPS Baltic” by email: cv@mps.lt.

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Additional information provided on ph.: +370 685 55819, Regina Laimikienė.