Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

General Manager and Industrial Site Director, I take charge of struggling factories and get them back on track – quickly and concretely.

20 years of operational management in industrial SMEs (plastics, technical printing, surface treatment) in France and Tunisia. Management of teams of 80 to 150 people in environments under financial, social, and regulatory pressure.

Back in France after 18 years abroad, I am positioning myself for interim management assignments in SMEs and intermediate-sized industrial companies. Available immediately – national mobility.

What I bring:

→ Financial recovery and turnaround plans

→ Social restructuring: unions, litigation, social dialogue

→ Quality upgrade: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001

→ Site transfer, expansion, and establishment

→ Management overhaul and new middle management

Concrete results:

→ Return to financial breakeven in less than a year for a deficit site

→ +15 points of OEE over 8 years of mandate

→ IATF 16949 re-certification achieved in 6 months, zero major non-conformities

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Nancy (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Paris (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km)

SARL GRAVIC TUNITEC — Impression & découpes techniques
General Manager
September 2023 - September 2024 (1 year)
Took over in a crisis situation: heavy financial losses (< €500k), degraded social climate, ongoing litigation, and expired IATF certification. Mission: recover, restructure, bring into compliance.
– Global financial recovery: breakeven achieved in less than a year for a deficit structure of less than €500k.
– IATF 16949 re-certification obtained in 6 to 12 months with 70% new process owners – zero major non-conformities. – Complete restructuring of the workshop: new management, targeted internal promotions, strategic recruitments (< 5 key positions). – Resolution of 3 to 5 labor and criminal disputes – restoration of a stable and controlled social climate. – Full compliance of the payroll system and leave calculation. – Management of 3 major simultaneous projects: new premises, social workshops, production expansion. – Strategic reporting to the group and supervision of all operational processes.
SARL VOSGES INJECTION PLASTIQUE TUNISIE
Site Director
September 2015 - September 2023 (8 years)
Took over and developed an existing site over 8 years: improved operational performance, structured processes, managed social and institutional relations in a Tunisian environment.
– Significant improvement in OEE (+15 points on average over the mandate duration) – continuously monitored indicator.
– Full process management: Quality, Production, Logistics, Maintenance – deployment and monitoring of KPIs (OEE, quality, productivity).
SARL TACT MÉDICAL — Distribution matériel médical
Managing Partner
January 2013 - January 2015 (2 years)
Tunisia
– Creation and development of a medical equipment distribution company: commercial development, supplier selection.