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Confidential opportunity · Energy production · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Operations Process Engineer(M/F) the director's technical right hand

The director's technical right hand on a classified energy production site, with a management team that wants to lastingly raise the standard.

Jobs

  • 3

    disciplines in one role

  • 3years

    minimum in production

  • 0

    non-conformity targeted

  • 45-60k€

    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

Roll out the safety organisation · Guarantee compliance with the operating authorisation · Run the integrated management system.

Who you report to

Site director, technical right hand.

What you need to know

You take over a scope the teams already know, and you have to earn your place.

Before you read on

Minimum required, to be ticked in full

  • Engineering degree or Bac+5 (master's level) with a grounding in processes or production: process engineering, energy engineering, industrial engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering
  • At least 3 years in production or processes on a real industrial site, including operations
  • You can describe a process you know and the indicators that drive it
  • You have already got a safety or technical requirement adopted by an experienced team, and you can tell how
  • Mobility to the region: a move or relocation planned, with a clear reason

Ideal, what puts you ahead

  • An ICPE-classified site (energy, thermal, SRF, chemicals, heavy industry) and a working relationship with the authorities
  • A certification audit led or heavily prepared
  • Biomass, SRF or other solid fuels: a plus, never a prerequisite
  • A spell in the navy or the army: the rigour and availability you learn there

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

The criteria that matter: Engineering degree or Bac+5 (master's level) with a grounding in processes or production: process engineering, energy engineering, industrial engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering · At least 3 years in production or processes on a real industrial site, including operations · You can describe a process you know and the indicators that drive it.

01 · The company

Confidential assignment

Who is hiring,without its name

An energy player. 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

  • 3

    disciplines in one role

    Safety, environment and operations held in the same hand

  • 3years

    minimum in production

    In production or processes, on a real industrial site

  • 0

    non-conformity targeted

    Quality, environment, safety and energy (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001)

  • 45-60k€

    gross annual

    Depending on profile, company car in addition

02 · The role

Operations Process Engineer · permanent contract, managerial status

What you do,in practice

  1. Roll out the safety organisation

    Clarify who does what on regulatory inspections, bring out an individual and collective safety culture, debrief practical exercises and run lessons-learned sessions. The expectation is that the rules hold without you.

  2. Guarantee compliance with the operating authorisation

    You uphold compliance with the order alongside the director and you are the authorities' direct contact. The site is closely monitored: a deviation shows.

  3. Run the integrated management system

    Quality, environment, safety and energy certifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001), with a target of zero non-conformities and an action plan in case of deviation. Audits are expected to be prepared, not endured.

  4. Monitor the processes

    Yield and energy-efficiency indicators, deviation analysis using Pareto and root causes. You are expected to challenge the figures with the operations teams.

  5. Support operations

    Make production more reliable alongside the operations manager, oversee the CMMS, document management and regulatory watch, manage the maintenance and inspection budgets.

  6. Be the site's interface

    Daily work with operations, maintenance, contractors and the site's customers. You represent the site during audits and inspections, and you win the trust of teams that need clear reference points.

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

🔥 Ingénieur Procédés et Performance · énergie · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

🧭 Le contexte, sans filtre

Le poste est ouvert dès que possible. La direction du site veut relever durablement le niveau d'exigence sur la sécurité, la conformité réglementaire et la performance des procédés, et elle investit dans un ingénieur à part entière pour le porter. Vous êtes rattaché au directeur du site.

L'installation tourne en continu : quand elle s'arrête, cela se voit tout de suite sur la production et chez les clients du site. Les équipes ont besoin de repères clairs et de décisions tenues, et la confiance se gagne. Le management attend de la rigueur, de la loyauté et quelqu'un qui sait dire non.

💡 Pourquoi ce poste vaut le détour

  • Un poste transverse tôt dans une carrière : sécurité, environnement, certifications, procédés et exploitation passent par vous
  • L'oreille du directeur : vous lui êtes rattaché et vous portez avec lui la relation avec l'administration
  • Voiture de fonction, package social complet et accompagnement au déménagement

⚠️ Les vrais challenges

  • Vous reprenez un périmètre déjà connu des équipes et il faut prendre votre place
  • Faire passer des exigences à des équipes expérimentées qui n'en veulent pas toujours, sans les braquer
  • Un site suivi de près : l'administration, les audits de certification et la direction regardent les résultats
  • Un poste de terrain, sans télétravail, et une installation en continu qui ne pardonne pas les arrêts non programmés

03 · The trade

The trade's value chain

The trade in one lineand the part that falls to you

The trade · Illustration photo
  1. Fuel received
  2. Combustion
  3. Steam and heat
  4. Treated flue gas
  5. Energy delivered

You support operations across the whole production chain, with a process perspective.

Volta Executive · outline diagram, taken from the role brief

04 · The organisation

Your place

A clear place,at the right level

A cross-functional role: operations, maintenance, contractors and QHSE all meet with you.

We tell you frankly

You take over a scope the teams already know, and you have to earn your place. You get requirements adopted by experienced teams who do not always want them, without putting their backs up. Management wants to raise the level of requirement for the long term: the site is closely watched by the authorities, the audits and management. The installation runs continuously, it does not forgive unplanned shutdowns, and this is a field role, with no remote working.

05 · You, and the framework

What matters

The must-haves,non-negotiable

  • Engineering degree or Bac+5 (master's level) with a grounding in processes or production: process engineering, energy engineering, industrial engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering
  • At least 3 years in production or processes on a real industrial site, including operations
  • You can describe a process you know and the indicators that drive it
  • You have already got a safety or technical requirement adopted by an experienced team, and you can tell how
  • Mobility to the region: a move or relocation planned, with a clear reason

What makes the difference

  • A plus

    An ICPE-classified site (energy, thermal, SRF, chemicals, heavy industry) and a working relationship with the authorities

  • A plus

    A certification audit led or heavily prepared

  • A plus

    Biomass, SRF or other solid fuels: a plus, never a prerequisite

  • A plus

    A spell in the navy or the army: the rigour and availability you learn there

  • Won't work

    A pure quality or HSE profile, with no industrial field experience or process background

  • Won't work

    No production or operations experience

  • Won't work

    A move to the region that is not a real option

The salary, plainly

45 to 60k€

gross per year

  • Annual gross, depending on profile
  • Company car
  • Full benefits package
  • Relocation support if you are coming from another region
  • Permanent contract, managerial status, start as soon as possible
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, field role, no remote working
  • Relocation support if moving within the country

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

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Operations Process Engineer (M/F), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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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?

Operations Process Engineer on a permanent contract, managerial status, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The director's technical right hand at a classified energy production site, with a management team that wants to raise the level of requirement for the long term.

What is the pay?

€45-60k gross per year, depending on profile and experience.

What are the essential criteria (must-haves)?

Engineering degree or Bac+5 (master's level) with a grounding in processes or production: process engineering, energy engineering, industrial engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering; At least 3 years in production or processes on a real industrial site, including operations; You can describe a process you know and the indicators that drive it; You have already got a safety or technical requirement adopted by an experienced team, and you can tell how; Mobility to the region: a relocation or move envisaged, with a clear reason.

Which profiles are not a fit?

A pure quality or HSE profile, with no industrial field experience or process background; No production or operations experience; A move to the region that is not a real option. 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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