Ingénieur(e) process et Amélioration Continue

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions, with a focus on sustainable construction, the energy transition, consumer goods, and the metals industry. The company operates in 40 countries with 12300 employees and is listed on Euronext Paris (ticker NK.PA).

Job Summary

Position: Ingénieur(e) Process et Amélioration Continue at Imerys Tableware France (ITWF) – Aixe‑sur‑Vienne. The role focuses on technical field studies, data analysis, and continuous improvement across three production sites.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical field studies (measurements, observations, data processing) to analyze equipment performance and production process settings.
• Travel to Juriol and Marcognac sites as required for project activities.
• Apply and enforce HSEQ and site rules, ensuring the safety of employees and external partners.
• Detect and report operational anomalies or dangerous situations.
• Define workshop-specific quality and safety targets with site leadership, identify nominal values, and determine causes of deviations.
• Propose and implement preventive or corrective actions (e.g., for workshop flows, energy consumption, dust emissions) and suggest process modifications.
• Document technical specifications, technical reports, and investment calculations for projects.
• Oversee testing and tuning phases, evaluate technological solutions to reduce industrial risk and secure production processes.
• Provide technical assistance and training to teams on process adjustments and improvement tools.
• Plan, animate, and follow field projects (5S, Kaizen, SMED) involving production staff.
• Lead the continuous improvement program: deploy, support, and represent the program across all services.
• Facilitate the identification of optimization opportunities and manage site-level assessment and reporting of cost savings and KPIs.
• Coordinate and deliver one or two major improvement projects annually, ensuring alignment with group standards.
• Maintain and update the site project list, evaluating their technical and economic relevance.
• Assist project leaders in monitoring project progress, identifying deviations, and producing post‑project experience reports.
• The role may involve additional missions and projects based on departmental needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Bac+5) in processes (chemistry, mechanics, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, etc.).
• Minimum of 2years of industrial field experience.
• Strong safety orientation and promotion of company values.
• Proficiency with problem‑solving tools (5 Why, Ishikawa) and fundamentals of Lean manufacturing.
• Demonstrated aptitude for change management and pedagogy with diverse audiences.
• Green Belt Lean Six Sigma certification is advantageous.
• French full knowledge; English proficiency at least at conversational level.
• Hands‑on time‑management skills and an appetite for on‑site work and optimization.
• Excellent communication, relational skills, and teamwork ability across all operational levels.
• Structured and rigorous with project‑management capabilities and a proactive, pragmatic, and autonomous mindset.

Position Type

Full time, permanent.

Equal Opportunity

IMERYS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.