Production Manager (H/F) Finishing Sector

Do you want to take responsibility for a strategic sector where quality, safety, and industrial performance are essential? Are you keenly interested in team leadership and change management?

Then join us, this position is for you!

EUROPAFI, a subsidiary of the Banque de France, the most modern fiduciary papermaker in Europe, is looking for its:

PRODUCTION MANAGER (H/F)

Finishing Sector

(Vic le Comte – 63)

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region

Reporting to the Production Director, you will be responsible for a key sector ensuring the final quality, security, and traceability of products. As a true driver of operational performance, you will organize the department's activity, ensuring the safety of people, the security of assets, and the achievement of quality, cost, deadline, and productivity objectives. You will also support your teams in a continuous improvement approach.

More specifically, you will be responsible for:

·         Ensuring the quality of products exiting the security machines and cutters, as well as mastering manufacturing parameters.

·         Ensuring the traceability of operations and compliance with the security requirements specific to the fiduciary activity.

·         Leading improvement initiatives and managing the resolution of technical and quality issues.

·         Managing, developing, and supporting teams in a demanding environment.

·         Monitoring key sector indicators (safety, security, quality, OEE, material consumption, etc.) and deploying associated improvement actions.

·         Participating in process optimization in collaboration with support departments and external partners.

As part of this mission, you will lead a team of approximately 90 employees.

With a technical engineering degree (industrial engineering, papermaking, or equivalent), you have successful experience in production management within a complex and regulated industrial environment. You are proficient in continuous improvement tools and methods, as well as problem-solving tools (QRQC, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, etc.). You also have a strong HSE culture and have previously led or supported technical or organizational transformation projects.

Beyond your expertise, you are recognized for your managerial skills. You know how to unite, engage, and develop your teams. Your management style combines high standards with a close relationship, with the ability to adapt your approach according to situations, balancing decision-making and listening. You have demonstrated your ability to manage change and lead sustainable transitions by fostering commitment and accountability from your employees. Autonomous and agile, you can manage multiple priorities simultaneously and step back. Reliable, discreet, and dedicated, you demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility.

We offer you the opportunity to join a dynamic team in a stable company that is very active in European and international markets, equipped with significant resources, and a high-performance machine park with diverse and advanced technologies, manufacturing high-tech secure papers.

Position based in Vic-le-Comte, south of Clermont Ferrand (63), halfway between Paris and the Mediterranean, in the heart of the Auvergne volcanic region.