Line Manager

Job description

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES


The Workshop Manager position represents the first level of


management within the organization. The Workshop Manager has


the following roles and responsibilities:

• manage your team with the aim of meeting objectives for safety,

quality, costs and delivery, in line with customer requirements

• help improve performance within your expanded scope of

responsibiliy

• ensure that multidisciplinary teams capitalize on experience and

move up the skills chain. Develop versatility, autonomy,


cross-functional applicability and innovation, in line with the


Safran leadership model




MAIN DUTIES


MANAGERIAL:


Health, Safety and Environment (HSE):

• demonstrate HSE leadership and exemplarity, ensure the

health and safety of your team members, and help improve


the site's HSE initiatives

• oversee HSE performance and reduce risks and their

impact: identify and address non-conformities, analyze


risks, establish and oversee risk prevention and


management plans, and integrate HSE aspects into all


activities, industrial projects and organizational change

• protect your teams and make them accountable for HSE

performance: train team members, ensure that skills and


accreditations are maintained at the requisite level, provide


the appropriate HSE resources (protective equipment,


approved tools and resources, etc.), ensure that HSE rules


and instructions are adhered to, oversee event analysis,


corrective actions and associated communications


Sector organization:

• organize teams in accordance with operational objectives
• oversee the allocation of work, with a constant focus on

optimizing machine-time

• handle administrative matters for your teams: approve leave,

business travel, allocations, etc


Team skills development:

• assess your teams' individual and collective skills against

short and medium-term needs

• ensure that skills are available and developed based on

versatility, training, mobility and recruitment

• conduct individual interviews with each team member and

contribute to career development and compensation


proposals


Team leadership:

• delegate and provide the support needed to empower team

members

• oversee communications within teams
• give meaning to “real-time” information to unite teams

around goals and priorities and jointly identify areas and


actions for improvement.

• effectively integrate and quickly adapt to changes in

activities and the work environment under optimal safety


conditions.

• ensure team unity and help maintain positive employee

relations in liaison with the relevant support functions

Complementary description

OPERATIONAL:


Performance:

• define and implement actions to meet the safety, quality, cost,

delivery, people, improvement (SQCDPI) objectives set for


the year:

• ensure workload/capacity alignment and efficient

production planning and scheduling in line with the Master


Production Schedule (MPS)

• establish priorities and implement “catch up” plans if necessary
• analyze the root causes of failures and implement

immediate measures to sustainably resolve issues

• oversee problem-solving in conjunction with the

appropriate support functions

• formally define actions that cannot be handled locally and

raise them to the next SQCDPI level

• play an active part in production engineering; contribute to

achieving milestones

• ensure lifecycle support for production equipment:
• ensure that Level 1 maintenance is performed, and

production equipment is used correctly

• contribute to preventive maintenance planning

Oversight:

• help define industrial strategy and objectives for the sector
• oversee the sector using dashboards and indicators in order to:
• anticipate and define any corrective actions that may be

required

• measure and assess outcomes
• communicate on your team's performance

IMPROVEMENT/INNOVATION ASPECTS


Innovation:

• promote change on a daily basis
• inspire and encourage your team to think out-of-the-box
• support the transformation of innovative ideas into concrete

actions (employee-driven innovation)


Processes:

• effective

Job Requirements

Operational aspects

• Performance management (quality, costs, delivery)
• Production Management
• Risk management
• Problem-solving
• Managing time and prioritizing tasks
• Technical knowledge
• Ability to process information
• Performance management (quality, costs, delivery)
• Production management
• Risk management
• Problem-solving

Managerial aspects

• HSE requirements
• Team leadership
• Labor relations management
• Skills development
• Ability to manage a cross-functional and intercultural team

Improvement/innovation aspects

• Continuous improvement & change management

Specificity of the job

Minimal Travel

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defence and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 83,000 employees and sales of 19 billion euros in 2022 and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap.




Safran ranks among Forbes magazine's Top 30 best employers in the world.





Safran Aerosystems is a world leader in evacuation slides and oxygen systems. It is also a major supplier of safety systems, as well as fluid systems for airplanes and helicopters.