Production Director

Ceva Santé Animale; Beaucouzé; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceva Animal Health is seeking a Production Director at the Beaucouzé Campus to lead the manufacturing operations for vaccines, including allergen production and autogenous vaccines, ensuring safety, quality, and cost performance within a highly regulated environment.

You will drive Lean initiatives, develop a 12–18 month roadmap, manage a team of six frontline managers and up to 60 staff, and collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, and HSE to deliver strategic site projects.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, Veterinary Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant leadership experience in manufacturing operations within a highly regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, vaccines, medical devices, or process industries.
• Strong knowledge of GMP/GxP requirements, quality systems, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Proven track record in managing large teams and leading managers within complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong business acumen with demonstrated expertise in budget management, cost control, and performance improvement.
• Ability to lead change, manage cross-functional projects, and influence multiple stakeholders toward shared objectives.
• Results-oriented leader with strong decision-making skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to thrive in a complex and demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability for manufacturing operations across the entire production scope, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Lead end-to-end Value Stream performance, define the 12–18 month roadmap, and contribute to the site's master plan and long-term operational strategy.
• Develop, consolidate, and manage production budgets, ensuring achievement of financial targets, productivity improvements, and cost optimization initiatives (OPEX and CAPEX).
• Ensure full compliance with GMP requirements and all applicable quality, regulatory, safety, and HSE standards across the manufacturing organization.
• Oversee deviation management, CAPA execution, inspections, and audits, ensuring timely closure of action plans and maintaining a strong quality compliance culture.
• Drive Operational Excellence initiatives, promote Lean Manufacturing principles, and identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance industrial performance.
• Support the definition and execution of strategic site projects, including investments, technology transfers, industrialization activities, and process optimization programs, while ensuring proper prioritization and delivery.
• Lead and develop an organization composed of 6 frontline managers and up to 60 employees, fostering employee engagement, talent development, and a positive working environment.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

GMP/GxP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Master's degree in Engineering/Pharmacy/Veterinary/Biotechnology

Job description

Production Director

The success of a company depends on the passionate people we partner with.

Together, let's share our talents.

As a global leader in animal health, Ceva Animal Health believes our success is linked to our passionate people researching, developing , producing and supplying innovative health solutions for all animals, which contributes to the future of our diverse planet.

We are committed to ensuring the highest possible level of care and well-being for farm animals (poultry, pigs, ruminants), companion animals (dogs and cats) and wildlife.

Indeed, Our “Together, Beyond Animal Health” vision emphasizes that the health and wellbeing of people, animals and our planet are totally interlinked. More than ever, Ceva is committed to a "One Health" approach.

As part of our “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” policy, Ceva Animal Heath is committed to the employment of people with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for all applicants. To request an accommodation, please contact a member of the Ceva Talent Acquisition team.

Yourmissions :

Context:

Join CEVAAnimal Health’s Beaucouzé Campus and take responsibility for a strategicmanufacturing organization dedicated to the production of veterinary vaccines.Leading both the allergen production and autogenous vaccine manufacturingunits, you will oversee the entire value stream, from manufacturing operationsthrough final product packaging. As a key industrial leader, you will ensureoperational excellence, regulatory compliance, and cost performance within ahighly regulated environment. You will also drive process transformation andcontinuous improvement initiatives in close collaboration with Quality, SupplyChain, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, and HSE teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full accountability for manufacturing operations across the entire production scope, ensuring smooth and efficient execution while meeting safety, quality, cost, anddelivery objectives.
• Lead end-to-end Value Streamperformance, define the 12–18 month roadmap, and contribute to the site'smaster plan and long-term operational strategy.
• Develop, consolidate, andmanage production budgets, ensuring achievement of financial targets,productivity improvements, and cost optimization initiatives (OPEX andCAPEX).
• Ensure full compliance with GMPrequirements and all applicable quality, regulatory, safety, and HSEstandards across the manufacturing organization.
• Oversee deviation management,CAPA execution, inspections, and audits, ensuring timely closure of actionplans and maintaining a strong quality compliance culture.
• Drive Operational Excellenceinitiatives, promote Lean Manufacturing principles, and identifycontinuous improvement opportunities to enhance industrial performance.
• Support the definition andexecution of strategic site projects, including investments, technologytransfers, industrialization activities, and process optimizationprograms, while ensuring proper prioritization and delivery.
• Lead and develop anorganization composed of 6 frontline managers and up to 60 employees,fostering employee engagement, talent development, and a positive workingenvironment.

Yourprofile :

Profile:

• Master's degree in Engineering,Pharmacy, Veterinary Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related technicaldiscipline.
• Significant leadershipexperience in manufacturing operations within a highly regulated industrysuch as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, vaccines, medical devices, orprocess industries.
• Strong knowledge of GMP/GxPrequirements, quality systems, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Proven track record in managinglarge teams and leading managers within complex manufacturingenvironments.
• Strong business acumen withdemonstrated expertise in budget management, cost control, and performanceimprovement.
• Ability to lead change, managecross-functional projects, and influence multiple stakeholders towardshared objectives.
• Results-oriented leader withstrong decision-making skills, excellent communication abilities, and thecapacity to thrive in a complex and demanding environment.