Workshop Manager F/H

The company

Founded in 2013, Cailabs designs, manufactures, and develops innovative photonic solutions for the space, industry, telecommunications, and defense sectors. A global specialist in laser shaping, the company has accelerated its growth in the space field with turnkey optical ground stations that integrate atmospheric turbulence compensation technology. This makes it one of the first companies to harness very high data rates enabled by optics in a commercial ground station.

Cailabs currently has 150 employees, including 35 PhDs. With 29 patent families filed, the company is one of the most innovative companies in France. It is headquartered in Rennes, with offices in Paris and Washington (USA).

Post description

As Workshop Manager, your role will be to oversee the production workshop for a segment of Cailabs’ product ranges, ensuring efficient management of activities to guarantee smooth operations.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading and managing the team (creating and maintaining a positive environment that fosters motivation and trust, developing both individual and collective skills, promoting a culture of continuous improvement), and anticipating resource needs.

• Managing the workshop to ensure efficiency, productivity, quality, traceability, safety, and adherence to commitments (deadlines).

• Leading and participating in continuous improvement initiatives related to assembly processes, product quality, and traceability, and proposing corrective solutions.

• Handling tasks related to work order management (creation and monitoring of manufacturing orders).

• Contributing to improvements in assembly procedures and non-technical processes to enhance and strengthen organizational reliability.

• Managing and developing performance indicators and the necessary reporting to drive activity and performance improvements, and preparing associated documentation.

• Ensuring proper functioning of equipment, including maintenance scheduling and asset management (inventory, procurement, etc.).

• Ensuring safety in manufacturing areas.

• Analyzing and reporting workshop activity to the Head of Workshops.

Profile required

With a BTS-level qualification (advanced technician diploma), you have at least 3 years of significant experience in a similar role within a technical environment, where you have demonstrated strong managerial skills.

You are particularly recognized for:

• Your experience in managing and leading technician teams;
• Your strong sense of teamwork;
• Your active involvement in continuous improvement initiatives;
• Your ability to structure information effectively;
• Your agility and ability to quickly adapt to an evolving environment;
• Your responsiveness and excellent interpersonal skills.

Assets:

• Knowledge in optics and/or electronics;
• Strong command of continuous improvement tools and methodologies.

By joining Cailabs, you will benefit from:

• A dynamic team of engineers and PhDs who share your enthusiasm for applying their skills to stimulating technical challenges;
• A stimulating collective environment and strong intellectual engagement;
• A company at the forefront of technology, working on activities ranging from prototype development to industrialization phases.

Additional perks include:

• Shared moments and team-building activities (annual seminars, group meals, collective games, sports activities, etc.);
• 100% company-funded health insurance;
• A bonus system rewarding both collective and individual performance.

Joining Cailabs also means you can be assured that every effort will be made to help you perform at your best, improve continuously, and rise to new challenges.

For more information, visit www.cailabs.com.

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