Job Description

The Site Head of operations assists the General Manager with the overall management of the manufacturing site and industrial activities. He/She helps implement the necessary conditions to ensure production activities and deliveries, involving partners as needed. He/She coordinates shared industrial services and transversal functions. He/She is responsible for supporting the performance of SQDCPI and the improvement dynamics. Additionally, he/she acts as the deputy manager of the establishment.

Supervision & Leadership
• Ensures the health and safety of employees and compliance with related standards, rules, and regulations, including environmental ones.
• Ensures the implementation of Safran group rules, procedures, and policies, including those related to CSR.
• Assists in the preparation of budgets and PMTs, and ensures adherence to them.
• Participates in the site's management committee and QRQC 3.
• Works to ensure an efficient organization of the site.
• Interacts as needed with all internal stakeholders (support and functional departments) and external stakeholders (clients during visits, authorities, partners, suppliers, etc.).
• Manages local networks, relations to administration and Safran Electronics & Defense locally
• Develops teams and skills with the management committee.
• Manages Production Units, site supply chain, security, general means, maintenance, continuous improvement, and other activities of his entity.
• In coordination with Human Resources, ensures social relations, presides over the CSE and CSSCT, and works to maintain a positive social climate.
• Engages teams by relying on Safran's leadership model. Promotes the site's image and highlights successes and achievements.

Industrialization
• Guarantees the necessary production rate increases in close collaboration with the Engineering teams.

Manufacturing
• Organizes manufacturing and ensures the achievement of production objectives and deliveries.
• Supervises specific plans required to meet customer demand.
• Escalates any blocking issues, particularly through QRQC.

Industrial Performance
• Ensures the implementation of cycle and work-in-progress improvement plans.
• Ensures the overall load/capacity adequacy of the factory and leads the necessary plans.
• Guarantees the overall performance of the site and leads the necessary action plans.
• Reports on operational results of the site during performance reviews and site reviews.

Continuous Improvement
• Is responsible for building the improvement plan, continuous improvement, and One Safran operational excellence with the aim of competitiveness.

Job Requirements

• Operational experience in production and with the main processes implemented on the site.
• Confirmed experience in managing large teams.
• Ability to handle crisis situations.
• Analytical approach and sense of priorities.
• Mastery of financial elements.
• Written and oral communication skills and aptitude for representation.
• Results-oriented.
• Strong leadership and ability to collaborate effectively.
• Strong knowledge of local culture, local relations for manufacturing activities

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.