We search for the leaders who run plants and operations: chief operating officers, operations directors, plant and site heads, manufacturing and maintenance heads, and mill and estate managers.
Most of these roles are at the site rather than the head office, in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, China and Africa, for manufacturing companies, process plants, plantations and mills.
Clients usually want a leader who has run a site of comparable size and technology, improved output, cost and safety, and led a large team. For a new plant, they want someone who has started one up before.
What clients usually look for
- Running a plant or operation of comparable size and technology
- A record on output, cost, quality and safety
- Maintenance, reliability and turnarounds
- Starting up a new plant or line
- Leading a large workforce
Current searches
Manufacturing operations leader, textiles, Indonesia
Quality leader, manufacturing, Malaysia
Quality leader, construction, Saudi Arabia
Maintenance leader, fertiliser and chemical plants, India
Questions clients and candidates ask
What kinds of operations roles does Maxima search for?
Chief operating officers, operations directors, plant and site heads, manufacturing, maintenance and quality heads, and mill and estate managers.
Where are these roles based?
Mostly at the site, in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, China and Africa.
We assess every candidate on experience and ability alone. We follow Singapore’s Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices and the Fair Consideration Framework, and we already work to the standard of the Workplace Fairness Act 2025. We never charge candidates a fee. How we hire fairly