# Production Manager H/F

**Company:** [Alta Ares](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/dTjqj5nvsJLNhfSDY12XbG.md)
**Location:** Toulouse, France
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Manufacturing

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## Description

### **About Alta Ares**

Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, developing real-time AI solutions for defense operations (ISR, C-UAS). Our primary customers are NATO-aligned armed forces, with frequent deployments in real-world operational exercises.

Our products include:

-   Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms
-   Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover in GNSS-denied environments
-   Full-stack MLOps platform for training and deploying military-grade AI models
-   Data fusion and trajectory prediction systems  
    

### **Role & Missions  
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### **Production Operations Management**

-   Lead and manage day-to-day production operations (planning, capacity, resources)
-   Ensure efficient execution of production schedules aligned with business priorities
-   Anticipate and mitigate operational bottlenecks

### **Process Optimization & Industrialization**

-   Design, implement, and continuously improve production processes
-   Drive efficiency, scalability, and reliability across manufacturing workflows
-   Contribute to the industrialization of new products (NPI – New Product Introduction)

### **Cost, Quality & Delivery Performance**

-   Ensure production meets cost, timeline, and quality objectives
-   Implement and enforce quality standards and best practices
-   Continuously improve production performance and output reliability

### **Team Leadership & Coordination**

-   Supervise production teams and technicians
-   Foster a strong execution culture focused on accountability and performance
-   Coordinate cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, and operations teams

### **Supply Chain & Logistics Interface**

-   Manage coordination with procurement and logistics teams
-   Ensure availability of components and materials for production
-   Align production planning with supply chain constraints

### **Performance Tracking & Traceability**

-   Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for production
-   Track production metrics and drive data-informed decision making
-   Ensure full traceability of products and manufacturing operations

## Requirements

### **Candidate Profile**

You are a hands-on Production Manager with experience in fast-paced, high-performance environments. You are comfortable building and scaling production systems, optimizing processes, and leading teams under demanding operational constraints.

### **Core Skills**

-   Experience managing production or manufacturing operations (ideally in hardware, robotics, or aerospace)
-   Strong understanding of production planning, capacity management, and process optimization
-   Proven ability to deliver on cost, quality, and timelines
-   Experience leading teams of technicians or operators
-   Familiarity with supply chain, procurement, and logistics coordination
-   Experience defining and tracking KPIs and production metrics
-   Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
-   Ability to operate in dynamic, fast-moving environments

### **Nice to Have**

-   Experience in drone, robotics, or defense-related industries
-   Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and scaling production
-   Familiarity with quality standards and traceability systems
-   Background in industrial engineering or manufacturing systems
-   Experience in startup or high-growth environments