Production Unit Manager (Precision Manufacturing)

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

About The Role

Our client is an established Swiss manufacturer operating in the luxury precision-components industry, combining specialized craftsmanship with advanced industrial production methods. The company manages highly detailed manufacturing processes where consistency, visual quality, and technical precision are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the operational performance of a specialized precision-manufacturing unit
• Optimize the use of equipment, materials, and workforce to meet production and quality targets
• Coordinate production priorities according to delivery requirements
• Supervise and support a small technical production team
• Ensure strict application of manufacturing procedures and quality standards
• Contribute to the industrialization of new products and references
• Evaluate tooling and raw-material requirements for new production activities
• Establish robust manufacturing processes that ensure consistent product quality
• Provide first-level technical support for production issues and workshop anomalies
• Contribute technical expertise during the development and preparation of new product concepts

Requirements

• Technical vocational qualification or equivalent manufacturing education
• At least 5 years of professional experience in precision manufacturing or a comparable industrial environment
• Hands-on experience with specialized production or material-application processes on high-precision components, especially SuperLumiNova
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows, process control, and production quality
• Experience coordinating production priorities, resources, tooling, and materials
• Experience supervising or technically leading production employees
• Strong practical troubleshooting and process-improvement capabilities
• Fluent French

CONTRACT

Permanent

LOCATIONS

On-site, Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland

NOTES

Fluent French and English B2 is required.

We are looking for an experienced Production Unit Manager to oversee a specialized manufacturing activity, combining technical expertise, production management, process improvement, and team supervision. The role will be responsible for production performance, industrialization of new references, quality consistency, and first-level technical problem solving.