Technical Office Manager (m/f)

As Technical Office Manager, you oversee the methods and industrialisation activities to ensure the performance, reliability and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes. You lead a technical team, support the industrialisation of new products and contribute to the overall optimisation of industrial operations.

Our client is a recognised industrial player operating in a high-precision production environment. In a context of development and continuous improvement, the company is looking for a manager capable of structuring, optimising and evolving manufacturing methods while supporting operational teams.

Responsibilities

You will be in charge of a small team and have the following responsibilities:

• Manage and develop Methods and Industrialisation activities.
• Define, optimise and standardise manufacturing processes to improve robustness, quality and process performance.
• Supervise the industrialisation of new products, from process design to production validation.
• Ensure the management and reliability of technical data, manufacturing documentation and production parameters.
• Coordinate tests, qualifications and validations of industrial processes.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement actions related to productivity, quality and costs.
• Analyse technical issues, lead corrective and preventive actions and provide support to production teams.
• Manage and develop the technical office team, lead projects and monitor performance indicators.

Candidate Profile

You meet the following profile:

• Higher education in engineering in microtechnology or similar.
• Proven experience in the watchmaking sector.
• Experience in managing industrialisation projects, process optimisation and continuous improvement approaches.
• Strong experience in managing technical teams.
• Good command of ERP tools and production tracking systems.
• Excellent understanding of industrial processes and manufacturing methods.
• Leadership, organisational skills, analytical mindset and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Results-oriented, rigorous, responsive and strong culture of continuous improvement.

Conditions and Benefits

• Operational managerial role with managerial and technical responsibilities.
• Key role in industrial performance and industrialisation of new products.
• Innovative industrial environment focused on continuous improvement.
• Strong cross-functionality with various company departments.
• Opportunity to actively contribute to the structuring and evolution of industrial processes.