Workshop manager — Audemars Piguet
- Location
- Le Locle
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
Full description
Your main mission will be to ensure the operational management of the machining workshop in order to ensure the achievement of the production objectives in terms of safety, quality, costs and time, to organise human and technical resources, to ensure compliance with the manufacturing schedule and to develop a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
Your responsibilities
Production management
- Planning and coordinating workshop activity
- Ensure compliance with production planning and customer priorities
- Optimize the load and capacity of the means of production
- Ensure availability of equipment and resources
- Follow the workshop performance indicators
- Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions
Team management
- Lead, lead and unite production teams
- Organize assignments according to skills and production needs
- Manage schedules, leave, absences and replacements
- Conduct annual interviews and performance evaluations
- Participate in the recruitment and integration of new employees
- Develop team versatility and skills
- Ensuring a positive and constructive social climate
Quality
- Ensuring the application of quality procedures in the workshop
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements and technical specifications
- Analyze non-compliances and pilot action plans
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with quality services, methods and industrialization
- Ensuring control of controls and self-control
Management of means of production
- Supervising CNC milling and electro erosion activities
- Ensuring the proper functioning of equipment
- Coordinate preventive and curative maintenance interventions
- Participate in investment choices and technical improvements
- Ensure the availability of tools, tool holders and consumables
Security and environment
- Ensuring compliance with internal security and procedures
- Identify risk situations and implement preventive actions
- Participate in accident and incident analyses
- Ensure compliance with environmental guidelines
Continuous improvement
- Lead the Lean Manufacturing and 5S approaches
- Propose and pilot productivity improvement projects
- Reduce adjustment times, scraps and machine stops
- Participate in digitization and process optimization
- Based on technical training in mechanics, micromechanical or polymechanical, you have a significant experience of at least 5 years in the management of a CNC machining workshop, ideally in the fields of milling and electro erosion. You master the problems related to the manufacture of precision parts and have a good knowledge of industrial production processes
- Rigourous and results-oriented, you know how to plan and organize the activities of the workshop in order to ensure the timeliness, the optimization of resources and the performance of the equipment. Your ease in managing priorities allows you to make decisions quickly while maintaining a high level of quality requirements
- A recognized manager, you support the development of your employees' skills, promote versatility and ensure a positive and motivating working environment. Your sense of communication and your field approach allow you to collaborate effectively with methods, quality, maintenance and logistics services
- With a spirit of analysis and continuous improvement, you are the driving force for optimizing processes, reducing non-quality costs and improving workshop productivity.
What we offer
- Health insurance (basic and supplementary)
- 5 annual weeks of leave with 2 additional weeks between Christmas and New Year thanks to the daily accumulation of additional minutes
- Contributions to your sports or cultural activities
- Possibility of working remotely from several sites (GE/VD/NE)
- An LPP with favourable rates
Would you like to express your expertise at Audemars Piguet? Don't hesitate and apply online! We look forward to discussing the opportunities that might match your next professional adventure.
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Audemars Piguet offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Le Locle is CHF 83'000 - 126'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Audemars Piguet. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Audemars Piguet offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Audemars Piguet during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Neuchâtel?
EU/EFTA citizens living in an EU/EFTA state can apply for a G permit and can work anywhere in Switzerland: border zones no longer apply to them, and they must return home at least once a week. The Swiss employer files the request with Canton Neuchâtel's migration office after the contract is signed. Processing times vary by canton, so confirm the specifics with Neuchâtel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Audemars Piguet?
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