Deputy Plant Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Deputy Plant Manager sets up the organization and manages production 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.
Finally, he/she supports the Autonomous Production Unit Managers and develops their skills.

• Supervise the UAP (Autonomous Production Unit) manags, support function managers (HR, Quality, Finance, Logistics, 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.
• Obtain 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 Faurecia experts and managers
• Animate the Gap (TOP5, QRQC, TOP 60, HSE audit).
• Generate and implement improvement ideas.

Team Management

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Your profile and competencies to succeed

Minimum education level:

• Minimum education level: Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree (preferred) from engineering school

Professional Experience:

• Successful experience in production management and lean manufacturing
• Minimum 5 years professional experience, in a multi-site industrial environment

Skills and competencies:

• Proven experience in team management, proven leadership skills and ability to coach
• Knowledge in finance & control management
• 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
• Results oriented

Fluent (written and spoken) English + Local language

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.