Deputy Plant Manager

The Deputy Plant Manager sets up the organization and manages operations in accordance with cost, quality, and deadline constraints. He/she defines the manufacturing strategy for the product lines and ensures the overall performance of production, logistics, and quality. Finally, he/she supports the Autonomous Production, Logistics, and Quality Unit Managers and develops their skills. The main mission of the role: • Supervise the Production (UAP), Logistics, and Quality managers, while supporting function managers (HSE, HR, Finance, Purchasing, etc.) and ensure the proper flow of information. • Ensure customer satisfaction. • Drive the plant's performance in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD), develop and respect the plant's budget. • Delivers improvement in the QCD results of the products and processes, optimize the plant layout and the use of equipment. • Ensure the proper anticipation, at all levels of the plant, of the production launches of new products. • Drive supplier performance improvement. • Define a deployment plan for the Faurecia Excellence System and implement it. • Involve everyone in the continuous improvement process. • Ensure employee health, environmental protection, and plant safety. • Ensure the recruitment, integration, training, and development of the plant's employees. • Manage with the Plant Manager the social climate and labor relations. • Develop future Forvia experts and managers. • Animate the Gap (TOP5, QRQC, TOP 60, HSE audit). • Generate and implement improvement ideas. Your profile and competencies to succeed Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management Professional Experience: • Successful experience in production management utilizing lean manufacturing systems. • Minimum 8 years of progressive leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Preferably in the automotive industry. Skills and competencies: • Strong leadership skills and ability to coach. • Experience in creating and managing department budgets with a focus on cost reduction. • High degree of autonomy in day-to-day management and decision making. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. • Ability to unite teams • Drives Results • Fluent (written and spoken) English #FORVIA2026