Head of Production & Integration

As the Head of Production & Integration, you will be responsible for optimizing production and integration processes. You will play a key role in implementing industrial strategies, continuously improving production performance, and supporting teams to ensure industrial project success while meeting cost, time, and quality constraints.

Support for development teams:

• Collaborate closely with development teams to optimize designs to reduce production and integration costs
• Ensure smooth communication between development, production and integration teams to guarantee that designs meet industrial requirements.

Make or Buy studies:

• Conduct in-depth studies to determine the best options between in-house manufacturing (Make) and external purchasing (Buy).
• Prepare detailed reports to present to the Executive Committee (COMEX) to inform decisions on internalization or outsourcing

Team Leadership for P&I department:

• Recruit, lead, organize and coordinate the P&I team to ensure the availibility of means, infrastructure and resources necessary for production activities on main and remote sites (spaceports).
• Ensure an optimal and secure working environment for all      industrial operations.

Production strategy definition:

• Develop and justify an effective production strategy, taking into account factors such as Tact time, lot size, stock management, quality targets, etc.
• Implement the necessary processes and means to support large-scale production while insuring ramp up.
• Ensure seamless series production startups without customer disruptions.
• Anticipate needs related to modifications and obsolescence.

Ramp-up and industrialization preparation:

• Prepare for production ramp-up and industrialization by defining needs in terms of human resources, infrastructure, and equipment.
• Implement the necessary processes and means to support large-scale production while insuring ramp up.
• Ensure seamless series production startups without customer disruptions.
• Anticipate needs related to modifications and obsolescence.

Skills development and in-house manufacturing

• Develop internal skills for the manufacturing of critical parts by setting up training programs and knowledge transfer processes.
• Oversee in-house manufacturing to ensure the quality and conformity of the produced parts (QCD).

Monitoring and in-house manufacturing:

• Establish performance indicators to track production efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes, reduce costs, increase quality, and manage feedback.

Coordination of production at launch sites:

• Participate in the selection and synchronization of launch sites, considering logistical, technical, and strategic constraints.
• Ensure, in collaboration with stakeholders, that the selected      sites meet production and integration needs.

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• Significant experience in industrial production management, ideally in the aerospace, space, defense sectors or manufacturing sectors.
• Proven skills in project management and production management, with  the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams (100+ people).
• In-depth knowledge of industrialization processes, series     production startup, Make or Buy analysis, and Lean Manufacturing methods.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels, including executive levels.
• Ability to anticipate challenges and implement innovative solutions to meet the company's needs.
• Hands on ability
• Proficiency in French and English is essential.

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Après avoir soumis votre CV ainsi que votre lettre de motivation à l’adresse : careers@latitude.eu, vous intégrez le processus de recrutement :

1.       Nous examinerons attentivement votre candidature et vous proposerons un premier entretien si cette dernière est retenue.

2.     Mise en situation et étude de cas qui nous permettra d’en apprendre davantage sur vous et vos compétences.

3.     Echange informel avec notre PDG, puis nous vous donnerons une réponse définitive, avant d’échanger plus en détails sur vos attentes et vos futures missions.

4.     Vous rejoignez notre siège à Reims et nous vous accompagnerons tout au long de votre intégration. Nous sommes notamment en partenariat avec une agence immobilière ainsi qu’une agence de recrutement – dans le cas où votre partenaire de vie souhaiterait se réorienter professionnellement sur le bassin rémois. 

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Chez Latitude, notre succès est propulsé par nos équipes, puis par la technologie. La collaboration et la confiance sont la clé. C’est pourquoi nous aspirons à proposer un espace de travail inclusif, accessible à tous et supervisé par un comité pro-actif.

Nous proposons :

- Politique de télétravail flexible.

- Mutuelle Kenko

- Congés payés : 5 semaines + RTT

- Tickets restaurant

- Aides financières aux moyens de transports éco-responsables

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