Chief Operating Officer

The aim of this position is to define and manage the global plant industrial strategy and negotiate and set-up main partnership. The Chief Operating Officer will ensure compliance with defined objectives, especially considering allocated buget, planning, requirements and quality.

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Responsibilities: 

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• Facilitate and ensure the local supervision of all employees dedicated to operations.
• Ensure compliance with plant rules in term of working hours (maximum hours, holidays management, absenteeism, etc.).
• Ensure the teams planning, ensure a regular check of their skills and authorizations.
• Ensure the coordination of actions between each services/teams.
• Define the main axes of the production policy and support services in line with the overall strategy of the company.
• Optimize production resources in close collaboration with team.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, legislation, processes and operating methods.
• Close monitor market trends: sales, technological innovations.
• Develop company strategy: study customer needs in close relationship with sales direction.
• Guarantee the machining processes: technical reliability, performance and change.
• Manage suppliers/subcontractors and being part of RFQ process.
• Monitor and support new industrializations, industrial transfers, management of HELIOS technical data, and SAP deployment.
• Manage cost: cutting tools, transportation, consumables.
• Support problem resolution action plans (scrap, repair).
• Organize the project in terms of planning and tasks allocation and manage project reviews and associated milestones.
• Centralize all deliverables, projects expected by the customer.
• Ensure the budget follow up (allocated vs real).
• Take into account quality requirements (Internal/Customers).
• Coordinate the internal multi-skills team.
• Initiate and ensure risk analysis follow-up for Industrial projects.
• Ensure effective and regular reporting to its hierarchy and its customers (internal & external).
• Establish and update project monitoring KPI (Project Planning, S-Curve, etc.).
• Synthesize relevant information and transfer their responsibility at the end of the project.
• Represent the company and the central in the internal/external relationship.
• Business travel will also be part of the perimeter (Customers, International plants).

Requirements:

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• Training school of general engineers or specialized in the field of activity of the company ( aeronautics or automotive).
• Experience of at least ten years, ideally in technical functions or in production, (Aeronautics or Automotive).
• Good knowledge of English and French (speaking and reading).
• Good knowledge of the operation of the company and the relationships between different services in the context of the management of industrial activity.
• Knowledge in mechanical and material.
• Experience of management in production mechanic (50 - 100 people).
• Knowledge how to organize team and do planning, meeting, reporting and ability to manage substantive topics simultaneously.
• Read a drawing, knowledge in machining and planning management.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Having strong logistics & production skills: flow, planification, needs expression, products and machines specificities.
• Knowledge of project management methods.
• Knowledge of risk analysis methods.

Our Partner offers:

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• Possibility to work in an acknowledged international company.
• Attractive remuneration.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• Promotion opportunities.