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Confidential opportunity · Manufacturing industry · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Deputy plant director(M/F) the right hand, with the top job in sight

The right hand of the director of a plant that builds to order and by hand: production, methods and maintenance, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Jobs

  • No. 2

    of the plant

  • 0

    series

  • < 10

    direct reports

  • 80-95k€

    Annual gross · Permanent contract managerial grade

Volta Executive · role fileThe company name is given if your profile is selected

The role in 30 seconds

The essentials,before the detail

Who you report to

Site director.

What you need to know

Today the director carries almost everything alone.

Before you read on

Minimum required, to be ticked in full

  • At least 10 years in industrial production, having run or co-run a site, even of about fifty people
  • Project-based production: to order, made to order or special machines; mass production alone is not enough
  • Managers already led: workshop heads, methods, maintenance
  • Professional English, engineering degree or equivalent
  • Able to relocate near the site, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Ideal, what puts you ahead

  • Une expérience dans les équipements électriques fabriqués sur mesure
  • Manual production, assembly or wiring, rather than automated lines

Far from the minimum? An open application will serve you better.

The criteria that count: At least 10 years in industrial production, having run or co-run a site, even of about fifty people · Project-based production: to order, made to order or special machines; mass production alone is not enough · Managers already led: workshop heads, methods, maintenance.

01 · The company

Confidential assignment

Who is hiring,without its name

Un groupe industriel français, présent sur plusieurs sites. Son nom vous est donné si votre profil est retenu. Volta Executive runs the search end to end.

The type of site · Illustration photo

  • No. 2

    of the plant

    The director's right hand, able to take over the site

  • 0

    series

    Each order is a project, assembled by hand

  • < 10

    direct reports

    Workshop heads, methods manager, maintenance manager

  • 80-95k€

    fixed

    Plus a manager bonus of up to 15%, not guaranteed

02 · The role

Deputy plant director · permanent executive contract

What you do,in practice

The context

The role,unfiltered

The context, what draws a strong profile and the real challenges, written as they are.

On the ground · Illustration photo

🏭 Adjoint au directeur d'usine · fabrication à l'affaire · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

🔎 Le contexte, sans filtre

Un industriel français cherche le bras droit du directeur de l'une de ses usines. On y fabrique des équipements électriques sur mesure pour l'énergie et l'industrie. Rien n'y est produit en série : chaque commande est une affaire, avec son cahier des charges, son planning et son montage à la main.

L'atelier n'a presque pas de machines : plusieurs dizaines d'opérateurs font avancer chaque équipement d'un poste à l'autre, au rythme de son état. Diriger cette production, c'est diriger des femmes et des hommes, pas des lignes. Le carnet de commandes est rempli pour plusieurs années.

Le directeur porte aujourd'hui presque tout seul. Il veut à ses côtés un adjoint capable de tenir l'usine, de prendre le relais sur la finance et la direction industrielle, et de reprendre le site s'il le fallait.

🎯 Vos missions

  • La production : les chefs d'atelier en direct, plusieurs dizaines de personnes en assemblage ; sécurité, qualité, délais clients, coût de revient
  • Les méthodes et la maintenance : leurs deux responsables en direct, au service d'une fabrication à l'affaire
  • La performance : conduire des chantiers de transformation et d'amélioration continue avec le terrain
  • La stratégie : construire avec le directeur les choix industriels du site, prendre le relais sur les sujets financiers et de direction
  • Le travail en commun : bureau d'études, chefs de projet, achats, qualité, sécurité, RH et contrôle de gestion

💡 Pourquoi un bon responsable de production viendrait ici

  • Un vrai rôle de numéro deux, avec le relais de la direction
  • Un périmètre large : production, méthodes et maintenance, moins d'une dizaine de managers en direct
  • Une évolution annoncée dès le départ : la direction d'un site, dans les deux ans environ
  • Une activité assurée : un carnet de commandes rempli pour plusieurs années
  • Des process à construire : votre méthode laisse une trace

⚠️ Les vrais challenges

  • Un directeur passionné et très présent : on apprend vite à ses côtés, à condition d'aimer le terrain
  • Des outils et des process à structurer : il faut aimer bâtir
  • Des approvisionnements tendus : des priorités arbitrées chaque semaine, des pièces parfois en retard
  • Des avantages modestes : la rémunération tient dans le fixe, les primes ne tombent pas chaque année
  • Un poste sur site, le télétravail reste ponctuel

03 · The trade

The trade's value chain

Every order is a projectand the part that falls to you

The trade · Illustration photo
  1. Customer order
  2. Scheduling
  3. Preparation
  4. Manufacturing
  5. Customer delivery

Each order has its own specification, schedule and hand assembly, from workshop to workshop. With the director, you run the shop floor: safety, customer lead times and cost price.

Volta Executive · outline diagram, taken from the role brief

04 · The organisation

Your place

A clear place,at the right level

Hand in hand with the design office, project managers, purchasing and support functions.

We tell you frankly

Today the director carries almost everything alone. He is passionate and very hands-on: you learn fast at his side, provided you like the shop floor. Tools and processes need structuring. Supply is tight and priorities are reshuffled every week. Benefits are modest: the pay is in the fixed salary. And the job is on site, remote work stays occasional.

05 · You, and the framework

What matters

The must-haves,non-negotiable

  • At least 10 years in industrial production, having run or co-run a site, even of about fifty people
  • Project-based production: to order, made to order or special machines; mass production alone is not enough
  • Managers already led: workshop heads, methods, maintenance
  • Professional English, engineering degree or equivalent
  • Able to relocate near the site, in Burgundy-Franche-Comté

What makes the difference

  • A plus

    Une expérience dans les équipements électriques fabriqués sur mesure

  • A plus

    Manual production, assembly or wiring, rather than automated lines

  • Won't work

    A background solely in large-series production

  • Won't work

    A whole career in a heavily process-driven setting, with no taste for building

  • Won't work

    No experience managing managers

  • Won't work

    Unable to relocate near the site

The salary, plainly

80 to 95k€

gross per year

  • €80,000 to €95,000 fixed salary, depending on profile
  • A fixed salary that can absorb your current bonuses, within the range
  • Manager bonus of up to 15%, not guaranteed
  • Annual day-count basis
  • Permanent managerial contract on an annual day-count basis (forfait jours)
  • On site in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, occasional remote work
  • Workshop heads, methods and maintenance reporting to you
  • Running a site, within about two years

What happens next, in two steps

  1. You send your CVon this page, in two minutes
  2. If your profile matches, we will get in touchFlorian Beurtey, who leads the assignment

This role isn't quite right for you? Do not apply to this role: your CV would be read against its criteria, not yours. Send an open application instead, I read it for my other assignments, most of which are never published.

Do you tick the required minimum? Apply here, you will get a straight answer.

Open application

06 · Your application

Send your CV

Deputy plant director (M/F), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

  • No account needed.
  • Every CV is read against the requirements of the role.
  • If your profile matches, we will get in touch.

Your CV stays confidential.

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Frequently asked questions

What candidatesask first

What is the role and where is it based?

Deputy plant director, permanent executive contract, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The right hand of the director of a plant that builds to order and by hand: production, methods and maintenance, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

What is the pay?

€80k to €95k gross per year, depending on profile and experience.

What are the essential criteria (must-haves)?

At least 10 years in industrial production, having run or co-run a site, even of about fifty people; Project-based production: to order, made to order or special machines; mass production alone is not enough; Managers already led: workshop heads, methods, maintenance; Professional English, engineering degree or equivalent; Able to settle near the site, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Which profiles are not a fit?

A background only in mass production; A whole career in a heavily process-driven setting, with no taste for building; No experience leading managers; Unable to settle near the site. An application outside the criteria gets no reply.

How to apply?

You send your CV on the job page. If your profile matches, Volta Executive will contact you. The client's name is shared if your profile is selected.

Who is hiring?

Volta Executive, a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and energy, founded by Florian Beurtey, an engineer who graduated from the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech. The assignment is confidential.

Who is hiring

Volta Executive,an engineer who hires engineers

Volta Executive is a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and the energy transition, in France and internationally: energy-from-waste (EfW, SRF), biomass and cogeneration, district heating, anaerobic digestion, energy efficiency, energy storage, electrical engineering. Florian Beurtey, an engineer from Mines Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech, who has worked at EDF, Safran and INRAE, leads every assignment and meets every candidate before presenting them.

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