Deputy Plant Manager

For 75 years, Antolin has been a trusted partner to the world's leading automotive manufacturers. As a global leader in interior design and advanced manufacturing, we develop innovative solutions across instrument panels, door panels, cockpits, headliners, lighting and smart interior systems. Our products enhance almost 700 vehicle models currently on the road.

With more than 136 plants and offices across North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and with a team of 20,000 colleagues we combine global scale with local expertise to deliver outstanding value, quality, and innovation for our customers.

The Deputy Plant Manager is a developmental assignment within Manufacturing Plants, created to accelerate critical transformation projects while preparing high potential talent for future Plant Manager positions. Working in close partnership with the Plant Manager, the role drives cross functional initiatives, supports operational excellence, and delivers strategic business improvements without direct hierarchical responsibility for other managers.

Through this assignment, the individual is expected to broaden their business and leadership capabilities by gaining exposure to key disciplines such as finance, communication, project management, negotiation, creativity, the Antolin Industrial System (AIS), digitalisation, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and other critical areas of plant management.

• Lead critical plant transformation projects, including digital transformation, AIS breakthroughs, plant transfers, technology migrations, launches, greenfield and brownfield operations.
• Coordinate cross functional teams to deliver project objectives related to people, operations, finance, quality, supply chain, and engineering.
• Drive project execution, ensuring delivery against agreed timelines, budgets, and performance targets.
• Ensure full compliance with Antolin standards, policies, systems, and the Antolin Industrial System (AIS).
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance.
• Influence and align stakeholders across all levels of the organisation without direct hierarchical authority.
• Build strong internal networks and provide regular communication on project progress and business impact.
• Support change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Develop organisational capability through coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in manufacturing operations, production management, or plant leadership roles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and people management skills.
• Solid understanding of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience managing budgets, KPIs, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, international manufacturing environment.
• Ability to relocate across the USA.

At Antolin, we are more than a company - we are a community with a proud heritage. As a family owned business, we have grown over 75 years while staying true to our values:
Family Spirit, Responsibility and Sustainability, Evolution and Innovation, Talent and Commitment.

Here, you won't just support projects - you will help shape the future of mobility. Your role will influence how millions of people experience their vehicles, supporting world class OEMs and driving the development of smarter, more sustainable interiors.

• Invests in people for the long term, offering stability and genuine career progression
• Values relationships with colleagues, customers, and the communities we serve
• Encourages every voice to be heard, and every contribution to make a difference
• Combines the agility of a family company with the scale of a global leader