Head of Design Office (M/F)

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JACIR – a COFINAIR Group company with 5 production sites in France, Germany, and Italy, 300 employees, and a turnover of €75 million – is now positioned as the leading European partner, offering innovative and environmentally friendly evaporative cooling technologies: design, manufacturing, marketing, and dedicated services for cooling towers and adiabatic coolers for industry and the service sector. Due to its expansion, JACIR is recruiting for its Martin-Eglise site:

Head of Design Office (M/F) – Permanent Contract

General Missions:

Within the Technical department, your main responsibilities will be:

• To provide supervision and organization of the Design Office to guarantee the quality of studies and adherence to deadlines.
• To be the main point of contact for the various internal departments (BE/BM/Production/QHSE / Commerce / DT).
• Participate in contract reviews before order launch
• Manage and monitor the activity schedule within the engineering department in relation to the production schedule.
• Ensuring the relevance of technical choices, you supervise mechanical design projects on SolidWorks and provide support on complex issues.
• Manage the Standards library and design tools
• Prepare internal and client documentation
• Supervise specific projects until completion.
• Provide intra- and inter-departmental technical support.
• Validate the files after the design phase
• Manage site measurements and design points.

What we offer:

• A training program on our products and services and awareness of our QSE procedures will be put in place.
• The following conditions and social benefits apply: Health insurance/supplementary benefits covered 70% by the employer
• Profit-sharing based on collective results
• Additional days off

Your strengths that make the difference:

You are known for your organizational skills, initiative, team spirit, and strong interpersonal skills. You are able to communicate effectively with a variety of people and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail.

Your background:

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree (Bac+3) in Management and/or a technical field, with over 10 years of experience in a similar role, or a Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Mechanical Engineering with 5 years of experience.Proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly VBA in Excel) and SolidWorks skills are essential.Fluency in English would be a significant asset.Travel will be required (twice a month).