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Confidential opportunity · Manufacturing industry · Occitanie

Industrial site director(M/F) the whole plant, working directly with the company head

First site director of an industrial SME with a continuous process, working directly with the company head, in Occitanie.

Jobs

  • 1st

    the company's site director

  • 2

    lines with opposing logics

  • 2wk

    of workload ahead of one machine

  • 60-90k€

    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

What you hold

Restore productivity · Structure the processes · Steer with indicators.

Who you report to

Executive, new role created.

What you need to know

The company head knows the plant inside out and has long controlled everything.

Before you read on

Minimum required, to be ticked in full

  • 5 years minimum in management or supervision of industrial production, including management of managers
  • Has already managed several dozen people on a site, with line operators and logistics
  • Comes from continuous material processing: formats and tolerances, machine settings, product changeovers
  • Has built and tracked OEE, machine availability, schedules and changeovers
  • Has already imposed a method in the face of a company head or an established culture
  • Able to relocate to Occitanie, full on-site presence

Ideal, what puts you ahead

  • Has already created a role or structured an industrial function
  • A background in SMEs, and custom small-series work run with a design office
  • A degree (Bac+3 to Bac+5) in industrial engineering or production, or equivalent field experience
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001

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

The criteria that matter: 5 years minimum in management or supervision of industrial production, including management of managers · Has already managed several dozen people on a site, with line operators and logistics · Comes from continuous material processing: formats and tolerances, machine settings, product changeovers.

01 · The company

Confidential assignment

Who is hiring,without its name

A family-owned industrial SME in Occitanie, solid and human-sized. Its name is given to you if your profile is selected. Volta Executive runs the search end to end.

The type of site · Illustration photo

  • 1st

    the company's site director

    new role: no files to take over, everything is to be built with the company head

  • 2

    lines with opposing logics

    one at pace and volume, one custom-built in small series with the design office

  • 2wk

    of workload ahead of one machine

    a few days ahead of another: rebalancing is the first job

  • 60-90k€

    annual gross, open range

    depending on profile and experience, relocation support possible

02 · The role

Industrial site director · permanent contract, managerial grade

What you do,in practice

  1. Restore productivity

    The workload is poorly distributed: more than two weeks of work ahead of one machine, a few days ahead of another. Margins are squeezed between rising raw materials and selling prices pushed down. Every point of OEE counts. You are expected to deliver a rebalanced schedule and bottlenecks dealt with.

  2. Structure the processes

    The procedures exist, but not all of them are followed. You do not have to write new ones one after another. You enforce the standards, you frame the schedules and you put in place production tracking that the team really uses.

  3. Steer with indicators

    Today, the company head knows the plant by heart. You build the figures that let it be run without him: OEE, machine availability, changeovers, schedule adherence, on the pace line as on the custom work.

  4. Raise engagement

    Some veterans have twenty years or more with the company, and some have lost the spark. You upskill the line operators, you create pairs and multi-skilling on key posts. Recognition will work better than constraint.

  5. Lead change

    The company has always worked the old way. Your methods will land with solid cases and arguments, not with the title. You move forward with quality, maintenance, the design office and sales administration, without over-formalisation.

  6. Prepare tomorrow's plant

    Automation and team reorganisation options are to be built and defended. You decide on investments with the company head, backed by figures.

  7. Be the company head's relay

    He wants to refocus on sales and finance. You report the reality of the shop floor to him, including what is going wrong. A problem gets escalated, it is not bypassed.

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

🏭 Directeur de site industriel · création de poste · Occitanie

🔎 Le contexte, sans filtre

Une PME industrielle familiale transforme de la matière en continu, sur plusieurs lignes. Le dirigeant, actionnaire, pilote l'exploitation lui-même depuis toujours. Il veut se recentrer sur le commercial et la finance, et confier toute l'usine à quelqu'un du métier. Personne n'a occupé ce poste avant vous : périmètre, méthodes et indicateurs sont à construire avec lui.

L'usine tourne sur deux logiques qui n'ont rien à voir. D'un côté, une ligne à cadence et à volume, qui prend des renforts au moment des pics d'activité. De l'autre, une ligne sur mesure en petites séries : le bureau d'études conçoit le produit sur le cahier des charges du client, et les réglages changent à chaque commande. C'est cette seconde ligne qui fait le poste.

Aujourd'hui, les procédures existent mais ne sont pas toutes respectées. La charge est mal répartie : plus de deux semaines de travail devant une machine, quelques jours devant une autre. Les marges sont prises entre des matières premières en hausse et des prix de vente tirés vers le bas. Chaque point de TRS se lit dans le résultat.

💡 Pourquoi un bon directeur de production viendrait ici

  • Tout l'industriel : vous ne gérez pas un atelier, vous tenez l'usine entière, de la matière reçue à l'expédition
  • N-1 du dirigeant : pas de matrice, pas de siège, les décisions se prennent vite
  • Un impact visible : ce que vous gagnez en charge machine et en TRS se voit dans la marge, et le dirigeant le voit aussi

⚠️ Les vrais challenges

  • Un dirigeant très présent : il connaît l'usine sur le bout des doigts et il a tout contrôlé ; il veut déléguer et il le fera, mais il testera d'abord votre solidité technique
  • Un poste à structurer : personne n'a tracé le chemin avant vous, il n'y a ni méthode à reprendre ni équipe rapprochée déjà constituée
  • Des équipes installées : des anciens qui ont vingt ans de maison et plus, une partie qui a perdu la flamme ; la reconnaissance marchera mieux que la contrainte
  • Une PME qui fonctionne à l'ancienne : vos méthodes passeront avec des dossiers solides et des arguments, pas avec le titre
  • Une charge irrégulière : des pics marqués une partie de l'année, avec des renforts à intégrer vite

03 · The trade

The trade's value chain

The trade in one lineand the part that falls to you

The trade · Illustration photo
  1. Material receipt
  2. Processing
  3. Inspection
  4. Packaging
  5. Dispatch

Each machine has its speciality and, on custom work, the settings change with every order. You steer the whole chain, from material received to shipping.

Volta Executive · outline diagram, taken from the role brief

04 · The organisation

Your place

A clear place,at the right level

Several dozen people in total, and more people on the pace line at peak times.

We tell you frankly

The company head knows the plant inside out and has long controlled everything. He wants to delegate, and he will, but he will first test your technical solidity. You are the first in this role: no method to take over, no close team. Some veterans have twenty years with the company, some have lost the spark, and the workload rises sharply for part of the year. If you are looking for a comfortable setting, this is not the place.

05 · You, and the framework

What matters

The must-haves,non-negotiable

  • 5 years minimum in management or supervision of industrial production, including management of managers
  • Has already managed several dozen people on a site, with line operators and logistics
  • Comes from continuous material processing: formats and tolerances, machine settings, product changeovers
  • Has built and tracked OEE, machine availability, schedules and changeovers
  • Has already imposed a method in the face of a company head or an established culture
  • Able to relocate to Occitanie, full on-site presence

What makes the difference

  • A plus

    Has already created a role or structured an industrial function

  • A plus

    A background in SMEs, and custom small-series work run with a design office

  • A plus

    A degree (Bac+3 to Bac+5) in industrial engineering or production, or equivalent field experience

  • A plus

    Knowledge of ISO 9001

  • Won't work

    You have never led a team with managers reporting directly to you

  • Won't work

    You come from an industry without continuous material processing

  • Won't work

    You are looking for a well-staffed organisation and heavy processes

  • Won't work

    You cannot relocate near the site

  • Won't work

    You come from a very large site and no longer want the shop floor

The salary, plainly

60 to 90k€

gross per year

  • Fixed pay depending on profile and experience, open range
  • Relocation support possible
  • Benefits detailed if your profile is selected
  • Permanent contract, managerial grade, new role, reporting to the company head
  • Occitanie, full on-site presence, no remote work
  • Monday to Friday days, two-shift working on some lines
  • Relocation support possible
  • Follow-up of your onboarding at 1, 3 and 6 months after signing

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.

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06 · Your application

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Industrial site director (M/F), Occitanie

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  • Every CV is read against the requirements of the role.
  • If your profile matches, we will get in touch.

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Frequently asked questions

What candidatesask first

What is the role and where is it based?

Industrial site director on a permanent contract, managerial grade, in Occitanie. First site director of an industrial SME with a continuous process, working directly with the company head, in Occitanie.

What is the pay?

€60-90k gross per year, depending on profile and experience.

What are the essential criteria (must-haves)?

5 years minimum in management or supervision of industrial production, including management of managers; Has already managed several dozen people on a site, with line operators and logistics; Comes from continuous material processing: formats and tolerances, machine settings, product changeovers; Has built and tracked OEE, machine availability, schedules and changeovers; Has already imposed a method in the face of a company head or an established culture; Able to relocate to Occitanie, full on-site presence.

Which profiles are not a fit?

You have never led a team with managers reporting directly to you; You come from an industry without continuous material processing; You are looking for a well-staffed organisation and heavy processes; You cannot relocate near the site; You come from a very large site and no longer want the shop floor. An application outside the criteria receives 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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