Description

WHYNESS DVLP-RH-Services Sàrl, is a recruitment agency active in French-speaking Switzerland. We support companies in recruiting and selecting executives and specialists, while offering candidates personalised support in their career development and transitions. Our approach is distinguished by a high level of demand, a trusting human relationship, and absolute confidentiality, both for companies and the talents we assist. Our interventions are mainly in the sectors of watchmaking, industry, and services, for key and/or responsible roles.

In this context, we are currently looking for a:

Production Manager (M/F) (100%)

Permanent position | Watchmaking | La Chaux-de-Fonds

Your mission

Reporting to the Production Director, you take responsibility for a strategic sector composed of around 50 employees working in a demanding environment where quality, industrial performance, and aesthetic excellence are at the heart of priorities.

A true hands-on manager, you oversee all production activities in your sector and actively contribute to achieving the company’s industrial objectives.

Your responsibilities

Team management and development

• Supervise, support, and develop the skills of production teams working in 3-shift schedules
• Unite employees around a culture of performance, commitment, and accountability
• Support coordinators and key personnel in their daily tasks
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented work environment

Industrial performance management

• Ensure achievement of safety, quality, cost, and deadline objectives
• Manage performance indicators and implement necessary actions for their improvement
• Ensure adherence to the production plan and contribute to improving service rates
• Identify, structure, and lead action plans to optimise operational performance of the sector

Cross-functional coordination and continuous improvement

• Work closely with Methods, Industrialisation, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning departments
• Actively participate in the introduction of new products and their ramp-up
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and industrial transformations within the department
• Ensure application of manufacturing standards and quality requirements

Operational excellence

• Ensure control of production activities in an environment with a high diversity of products and processes
• Support teams in resolving complex technical and organisational issues
• Ensure compliance with the highest standards of quality and product excellence

Your profile

• Advanced technical education (HES Engineer, EPF or equivalent)
• Significant experience managing production teams in a demanding industrial environment
• Experience ideally gained in watchmaking, jewellery, microtechnology, medical, or precision mechanics
• Strong understanding of CNC machining processes and complex manufacturing environments
• Recognised leadership and strong hands-on orientation
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination skills
• Developed sense of continuous improvement and industrial performance
• Ability to make decisions and support change

Beyond your background, we seek a personality capable of inspiring, uniting, and developing teams while maintaining a high level of operational demand.

Our client offers you

• A key position within a very high-level industrial environment
• The opportunity to manage a strategic sector and directly contribute to its performance
• A modern, innovative, and excellence-oriented environment
• Attractive working conditions and top-tier social benefits
• Career development prospects within a company recognised for the quality of its achievements and processes

Do you wish to take on a challenge combining leadership, industrial performance, and technical excellence?

We look forward to receiving your application in complete confidentiality.