Head of Operations

Rotzinger Transver is a leading organization headquartered in Kaiseraugst and Altendorf, Switzerland. As a key player in product flow control, buffering, distribution, and conveying solutions, we specialize in the food, confectionery, and packaging industries.
Our business portfolio encompasses a wide range of innovative systems designed to ensure reliable product handling, stable line performance, and efficient connection between processing and packaging operations. With modular, scalable, and hygienic solutions, we help customers reduce product losses, minimize downtime, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
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Rotzinger Transver is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia operates in 34 countries with 21 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of 2026.
Head of Operations (m/w/d)
About the Role
The Head of Operations is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and continuous improvement of two manufacturing sites in Switzerland, Altendorf and Kaiseraugst, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable operations that meet customer, financial, and quality objectives.
This role oversees all operational areas including Production, Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Assembly, Test/FAT, Quality, Logistics, Installation & Commissioning, Health and Safety and related support functions, driving operational consistency, cross-site collaboration and execution discipline across both plants while ensuring a balanced and visible on-site presence at each location.
The Head of Operations ensures that both facilities operate in full alignment with Coesia standards, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
In this role, you will report directly to the General Manager of the company.
Main Responsibilities
Operations Leadership
Lead all day?to?day operations for two manufacturing sites, ensuring safe, efficient, and high?quality execution.
Deliver operational KPIs including productivity, OTD, lead time, cost, quality, and inventory performance.
Ensure strong coordination across Production, Assembly, FAT, Supply Chain, Planning, Procurement, Logistics, and Aftermarket execution teams.
Manufacturing Performance & Execution
Drive operational execution from internal order release through manufacturing, assembly, testing, delivery, installation, and commissioning.
Ensure production plans, capacity, and resource allocation support customer and business demand.
Guarantee adherence to production schedules, cost targets, and quality standards.
Supply Chain & Planning Management
Oversee Supply Chain, including Procurement, Planning, Material Management, and Warehouse operations.
Ensure supplier performance, material availability, and cost control to support efficient production flow.
Optimize inventory levels across both sites.
Quality & Compliance and HSE
Ensure products comply with internal quality standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
Strengthen quality systems, drive root?cause investigations, and lead corrective/preventive actions (CAPA). Responsibility for existing ISO 9001 certification
Promote a zero?defect operational culture across all teams.
HSE responsibility for the two sites, including future specific ISO certifications coordination / responsibility
Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
Lead Lean/Kaizen programs to improve productivity, reduce waste, and optimize processes.
Drive systematic performance reviews, KPI dashboards, and accountability routines.
Embed standard work, best practices, and Coesia Operations Excellence (COE) methodologies across both sites.
Resource, Capacity & Performance Management
Drive workforce planning, capability development, and performance management across the operations organization.
Ensure teams are trained, empowered, and structured efficiently to support business growth.
Optimize equipment, factory layout, and resources to maximize throughput and efficiency.
Risk Management & Issue Resolution
Identify operational risks and implement proactive mitigation plans.
Lead rapid response and escalation processes for critical delays, quality issues, or supply disruptions.
Ensure robust processes for schedule adherence and production stability.
Customer Focus & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with Project Management, Sales, Service, and Finance to ensure seamless customer delivery.
Support FAT, customer visits, and escalations, guaranteeing transparency and professional communication.
Align site operations with Coesia Group standards, initiatives, and strategic direction.
Strategic Site Leadership
Contribute to the long?term strategy for the two sites, including footprint optimization and future capabilities.
Ensure reporting and alignment with broader Coesia industrial strategy and operational transformation roadmap
What You Need to Be Successful
Proven experience as a senior operations leader (Head of Operations, Plant Manager or similar) in industrial, machinery or engineering?to?order environments
Degree in Operations, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Fluent German (Swiss German strongly preferred) and English are essential
Experience leading multi?site manufacturing operations (preferred) or a large, complex single site
Strong understanding of end?to?end operations, including supply chain, planning, production, assembly, testing, quality and customer delivery or installation
Background in food, packaging, conveying, product handling or process / packaging automation is a strong advantage
Experience working in matrixed and international organizations, ideally within machinery or automation companies
Results?driven mindset with a clear focus on delivery performance, cost efficiency and quality
Structured and analytical approach to problem solving, performance management and continuous improvement
Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with a hands?on, pragmatic style and regular presence on the shopfloor
Availability and willingness to work regularly on site in both Altendorf and Kaiseraugst, and internationally as required
Our Offer
A key leadership role in a company at an exciting stage of integration and development
The opportunity to shape operations across two established production sites with complementary capabilities
A dynamic international industrial environment as part of the Coesia group
Join the Team!
If you are an operations leader who enjoys combining strategic direction with hands-on execution, and you are motivated by the challenge of leading across two sites in a growing and evolving organization, we would love to hear from you.

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Dajana Smyrek at Write an email .
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