Industrial Engineer Manager – Trim

About the role

The Engineering Manager leads all technical and manufacturing engineering activities across production sites, ensuring operational excellence, process optimisation and product feasibility. The role provides strategic direction, drives continuous improvement and aligns production, technical teams and leadership to meet cost, quality and safety objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise technical manufacturing activities across production sites and assess product feasibility.
• Lead and coordinate technical manufacturing, logistics and production management activities in collaboration with Production Directors or Managers.
• Hold daily meetings with production managers, engineers and maintenance teams to identify issues and confirm objectives.
• Evaluate daily operational needs, adjust production capacity and establish cost estimates for new products or modifications.
• Ensure compliance with EH&S policies and industry certifications such as IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in automotive manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in trim or textile production is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional, matrix‑style teams.
• Strong organisational, planning and project‑monitoring skills.
• Fluent communication in both French and English.

Required skills

• Technical manufacturing expertise in automotive trim production.
• Knowledge of process optimisation and modernisation of production tools.
• Familiarity with industry standards IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.