Chief Operating Officer – Industry

Ref 2583546 | Date: 7 Oct 2026

Paul Cramatte SA

On behalf of an international industrial group, we are looking for a Chief Operating Officer to take responsibility for a major industrial site located in the Swiss Jura.

The site has nearly 500 employees and operates in a technical and international industrial environment, specialized in the design and manufacture of complex industrial solutions and equipment.

Chief Operating Officer – Industry (M/F/X)

Mission:

• Lead industrial operations and guarantee deadline, quality, and cost objectives
• Sustainably improve industrial performance and OTD (On Time Delivery)
• Supervise production, industrialization, purchasing, quality, supply chain, planning, and logistics
• Optimize processes in an environment of small series, specific products, and complex manufacturing
• Manage budgets, investments, costs, stocks, and Make-or-Buy decisions
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement, digitalization, and automation
• Guarantee HSE and regulatory requirements
• Define and implement industrial strategy in collaboration with the group
• Unify and develop teams around a culture of performance and responsibility
• Collaborate with commercial functions and international interlocutors

Profile:

• 10 years or more of experience in industrial management / operations functions
• Proven experience in a technical and international industrial environment
• Production experience in small series, specific products, or Engineer-to-Order
• Ability to lead an industrial organization of several hundred employees
• Solid culture of performance, costs, quality, and deadline compliance
• Higher technical education, ideally in mechanics or engineering
• Fluent French and English; German is an asset
• Entrepreneurial, pragmatic, and results-oriented leadership

Challenge:

Taking responsibility for a major industrial site, within an international group, with a wide scope of decision-making and genuine autonomy in managing operations.

Do you wish to take on a new challenge at the head of an industrial organization of nearly 500 employees? We invite you to submit your application in complete confidentiality.

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