Senior Production Supervisor

Akkodis, is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation. With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-to-end solution offering, with four service lines - Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy - to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow.

Akkodis is part of the Adecco Group. Our Webstite :

Note: the function described below is a permanent placement opportunity.

Main tasks:

To organise, manage, optimise and monitor the activities of 5 production lines (3 gels, 2 packaging) in compliance with :

- Pharmaceutical regulations (GMP)

- Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QHSE) requirements

- Costs and deadlines

Leading and supervising a production team as part of a continuous improvement process.

Key responsibilities :

1. Operations planning

- Drawing up the short-term production plan

- Issue production orders (PO)

- Ensure availability of materials and equipment

2. Production monitoring

- Guarantee compliance with the schedule

- Manage production contingencies (early/late)

- Actively participate in production meetings

- Coordinate technical and external interventions

3. Continuous improvement

- Leading continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, etc.)

- Analyse the root causes of problems with support services

- Implement and monitor corrective action plans

4. Team management

- Integrating, training and supporting new arrivals

- Managing absenteeism, leave and conflicts

- Conducting annual interviews

- Define and monitor training plans

- Keeping the multi-skilling grid up to date

- Monitor indicators and management charts

5. Quality, safety and compliance

- Ensure compliance with safety instructions and GMP procedures

- Use equipment in accordance with manufacturers' specifications

- Work with the HSE and QA departments

- Write and update documentation (procedures, fault reports, deviations, etc.)

Profile required:

- At least 2 years' higher education (bachelor's degree) or equivalent experience

- 10+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical or industrial environment required

- Knowledge of GMP and regulatory standards

- Experience in continuous improvement (Lean, Kaizen, etc.)

- Good knowledge of packaging equipment

- Proficiency in Office Pack and ERP (ideally X3)

- Leadership, ability to bring a team together

- Initiative, autonomy and rigour

- Ability to prioritise and react quickly

- Good stress management and interpersonal skills