Director of Planning and Production Facades

• 04 July 2026 • 100% • Indeterminate duration • Rue de l'Industrie 30, 1630 Bulle • Log in to see the salary estimate on jobup.ch Leader in the market for high-tech facades and metal construction in Switzerland with more than 550 employees, Sottas SA is a reliable family business, at the forefront of technology, placing human beings at the center. We are recognized for our expertise and our respect for high-level commitments in terms of quality, deadlines, safety, and sustainable development. Director of Planning and Production Facades Description of the position ## To ensure the planning and management of our Facades production, we are looking for our future director who will work closely with the executive directors and shared services, whose main responsibilities will be: • Direct management of site managers (Bulle and Denges), who are in charge of the complete operational management of the workshops, and their coordination • Planning of the macro load of the department, in collaboration with the rest of the management (commercial, execution, and services) • Management of subcontracting (decision, budget, organization, compliance) • Commercial development of production, in particular offers of services according to our available capacity and optimization of infrastructure exploitation • Active participation in improvement and innovation projects • Strategic management of production: definition and monitoring of objectives, contributing to the general interests of the company, resource decisions, collaboration on investments ## Qualifications ## To meet this challenge, you are recognized for your pragmatic organizational skills. You are able to consider the aspects specific to project production ranging from unique pieces to prototyped series, while ensuring the requirements of all manufacturing in terms of safety, quality, and deadlines. In this function at the center of the company's value chain, you live and preach collaboration with other sectors. Resolutely future-oriented, you are always looking to improve production, whether in terms of skills, tools, technology, or resource utilization (human, energy, material). Your relevant and correct analysis of the elements at play allows you to make decisions in the interest of the company and react and adapt to expected or unexpected situations. To do this, you demonstrate anticipation and consideration of all departments, and communicate clearly and transparently with the people and sectors involved. Thanks to your teams, you are able to satisfy your internal clients in order to carry out Sottas projects and satisfy our external clients. To ensure the technical role of the position, you possess the following characteristics: • You are an expert in production environments, with a very good understanding of the supply chain, and experience in continuous improvement in a production context (such as lean management) • You hold a degree in production engineering or equivalent training • You master common computer tools and are experienced in operating an ERP and/or MES ## Additional information ## Do you want to flourish professionally, take on technical challenges, and participate in large-scale projects? We look forward to receiving your application (with diplomas and work certificates). *A response will only be sent to people matching the profile.*