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The Interim Head of Production ensures production volumes, deadlines, quality, and workshop performance. They intervene to improve organisation, support growth, or restore operational efficiency of a site.

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Missions

The missions of an Interim Head of Production

The Interim Production Director ensures production volumes, deadlines, quality, and workshop performance. They intervene to improve organisation, support growth, or restore operational efficiency of a site.

Production planning and organisation

The Interim Head of Production organises and plans activities in line with company objectives, implements industrial performance indicators, manages teams, and oversees resource management to optimise costs and comply with quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Team and resource management

They provide daily supervision of teams, anticipate skill requirements, monitor deadlines, and optimise production costs to ensure high-performing organisation at all levels.

Production schedule development

The Interim Production Director develops the production schedule, taking into account customer orders, deadline constraints, and available resources. They arbitrate priorities and adjust schedules in real-time based on unforeseen events to ensure production continuity.

Supervision of Human and Material Resources

He oversees unit managers, ensures team skill development, and manages material resources, including equipment maintenance, raw material availability, and supply chain reliability.

Quality Assurance and Standards Compliance

Responsible for product quality, the Interim Head of Production implements control procedures throughout the manufacturing process and drives continuous improvement to enhance the efficiency and reliability of industrial operations.

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In-depth analysis of your industrial challenges, quick matching, and personalised follow-up throughout the assignment to ensure production objectives are met.

Top-Tier Industry Expertise

Our sector-specific practices ensure the selection of the most suitable Interim Production Directors for your needs, and assignment supervision by experts with in-depth knowledge of your sector.

Local and International Presence

Our offices in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain ensure responsiveness and on-the-ground presence.

Delville Manager Profile

Industry professionals who have managed production units or industrial sites, often in demanding contexts regarding quality, costs, safety, and deadlines.

The Interim Production Director stands out for their ability to structure high-performing production organisations, optimise industrial processes, and sustainably improve key performance indicators.

Upon taking up their role, they implement rigorous oversight, re-establish operational control, and ensure production continuity.

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Information Technology / IT

Our IT interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to manage your IT crises, lead your digital transformations, and ensure the performance of your information systems.

Insurance

Our interim insurance managers are deployed within 72 hours to lead your transformation projects, ensure your regulatory compliance, and guarantee the performance of your operations.

Aerospace

Our aerospace, space, and defense interim managers are available within 72 hours to secure your industrial operations, manage your complex projects, and accelerate your production ramp-up.

Medical-Social Services

Our Medical-Social interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to ensure service continuity, steer your strategic projects, and support the transformation of your organisations.

Energy and Resources

Our energy interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your industrial projects, secure your operations, and accelerate your energy transition.

Construction

Our interim managers specialising in Construction are deployed within 72 hours to secure your construction sites, manage your projects, and restructure your construction operations.

Transportation and Logistics

Our interim transport and logistics managers are deployed within 72 hours to optimise your flows, drive your transformations, and secure your organisation's performance.

Public Sector and NGOs

Our public sector and NGO interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your reforms, modernise your organisations, and ensure the continuity of your public interest missions.

Luxury

Our luxury interim managers are available within 72 hours to lead your strategic projects, strengthen your operational excellence, and support the transformations of your brands.

Banks

Our interim banking managers are deployed within 72 hours to lead your digital transformations, secure your regulatory compliance, and ensure the continuity of your banking operations.

Agri-Food

Our agri-food interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your operations, lead your transformation projects, and ensure your regulatory compliance.

Technology and Media

Our tech and media interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to drive your digital transformations, manage your crises, and accelerate your operational performance.

Healthcare

Our healthcare interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to ensure operational continuity, lead your critical projects, and drive transformations within your healthcare facilities.

Finance and Consulting

Our finance interim managers can be deployed within 72 hours to lead your transformation projects, secure your processes, and enhance the performance of your financial functions.

Supply chain

Our interim supply chain managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your supply flows, drive your logistics transformations, and restore your supply chain's performance.

Retail and Distribution

Our retail interim managers are deployed within 72 hours to secure your operations, drive your omnichannel transformations, and strengthen your competitiveness.

Reaching excellence with Delville Management

François Denis
GENERAL MANAGER - GEOTAB

Delville is an excellent interim management firm. The team is highly professional and excels at accurately understanding the precise needs of its client companies.

Pierre Magro
CEO - BABYMOOV GROUP

Professional, high-quality, and efficient team, even under pressure.

Nicolas Péjout
CEO - EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL

The benefit of the mission was immediate. Sylvie, the interim manager, successfully laid the foundation for a smooth, human-centric, and rigorous transition.

Matthieu Lambeaux
CEO - AGRIBIOTHERS

A highly professional team capable of finding the right candidates who match the expressed needs.

Jérôme Delanoë
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - SFERIS

Interim management seemed like a good solution, and it proved to be.

Eric Gauthier
HEAD OF OPERATIONS EUROPE - WINDROSE

I needed people who had already worked with Chinese people or in China, because that helps culturally. [...] We were lucky to have two managers from Delville Management, who did an excellent job and helped us.

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