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At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence.

Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa.

Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion.

Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey?

Barilla France is currently seeking a:
Technical Aera Manager (M/F)
Position based at our Plaine de l’Ain plant (Saint-Vulbas, 01)

Reporting to the Plant Director and as a member of the Plant Management Committee, you will lead all technical department activities, including production equipment maintenance, capital projects, and general services, as well as new investment projects. You will be responsible for all maintenance operations and equipment performance to ensure the achievement of the plant’s industrial objectives.

In this context, your main responsibilities will include:

Implementing and monitoring preventive and corrective maintenance plans, defining maintenance policies for all facilities and subcontracting activities.

Ensuring the safety of installations in line with regulatory inspections, as well as the safety of internal and external interventions, in collaboration with the HSEE Manager.

Managing service contracts for utilities, monitoring performance reviews and related indicators, with objectives to reduce energy consumption.

Defining the maintenance improvement plan (maintenance methods, cost reduction) and deploying continuous improvement tools.

Supervising interventions to meet defined targets (budgets, deadlines, and quality), while balancing the technical workload plan.

Managing both the operating and capital expenditure budgets for the technical department.

Proposing, costing, and monitoring the plant’s investment projects.

Ensuring communication, information sharing, and coordination among technical teams (maintenance, capital projects, and general services) in collaboration with Barilla’s central teams in France and Italy.

Conducting technological watch and proposing technical improvements.

Preparing and monitoring performance dashboards (KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, specific indicators, and maintenance-related budgets).

You will act as a driving force for continuous improvement and performance excellence while managing a team of 25 people.

You hold an engineering degree and have proven experience managing a maintenance team in an industrial production environment.

For this role, in an international context, fluency in English is required. Your ability to lead and motivate teams, your hands-on approach, and your pragmatism will be key to your success.

You possess strong communication skills, enabling you to interact effectively with various internal stakeholders and external service providers.

At Barilla, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where diversity in all its forms is valued and embraced. Our employment policies and practices are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of age, race, color, citizenship, faith, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or characteristics of expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our commitment to equal employment stems from our unwavering belief that it is not only the right thing to do, but it is also a fundamental driver of innovation and business success.