Production Manager

**About the job**

As the Production Manager at RHI Magnesita’s plant in Valenciennes, you will lead nearly 50 staff members across production lines to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operations. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping the future direction of the plant by driving process improvements and enhancing productivity. Your responsibilities will include optimizing and supervising production processes to ensure they run efficiently and meet required standards. This includes compliance with safety, environmental, quality, cost, and time requirements, as well as aligning production schedules with workflow and supply demands. Additionally, you will consolidate and analyze production data to identify deviations, implement corrective actions, and support continuous improvement in products and processes.

**In addition, your tasks will include**
- Ensuring continuity of operations and availability of necessary resources
- Overseeing production planning in line with workflow, deadlines, and supply needs
- Defining and enforcing operational guidelines and procedures within your team
- Proposing and implementing actions to improve site productivity and meet client requirements

**About You**

You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita.

**What we expect from you in terms of**

**Education & Skills**
- Higher education degree in Process, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, Ceramics, or a related field
- Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems is advantageous
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

**Languages**
- English - Proficient/Fluent
- French - Proficient/Fluent
- German would be considered an asset

**Work Experience**
- Extensive relevant professional experience in a similar role

**Why you should work for RHI Magnesita**

You will perform in a customer focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider local common practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to support its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

**We offer**
- Attractive compensation, including a bonus program
- Stimulating and varied activities in a multicultural and passionate work environment

**Sounds like you?**

**About RHI Magnesita**

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

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**Responsable de Production** (tous sexes confondus)**

**Temps plein**

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**Le poste est basé sur Valenciennes, France**

**À propos du poste**

En tant que Responsable de Production à l’usine RHI Magnesita de Valenciennes, vous serez chargé/e de diriger une équipe d’environ 50 collaborateurs afin d’assurer des opérations fluides, efficaces et sécurisées. Rattaché/e directement au Directeur d’usine, vous jouerez un rôle stratégique dans l’optimisation de la productivité et l’amélioration continue des processus. Votre mission consistera à superviser et optimiser les processus de production, tout en veillant au respect des normes en matière de sécurité, d’environnement, de qualité, de coûts et de délais. Vous ajusterez également les plannings pour répondre efficacement aux besoins opérationnels. Enfin, vous analyserez les données de production, identifierez les écarts, mettrez en œuvre des actions correctives et soutiendrez l’amélioration continue des produits et des processus.

**Vos tâches comprendront en outre**
- Assurer la continuité des opérations et la disponibilité des ressources nécessaires
- Superviser la planifi