Stack Design & Make Leader

Stack Design & Make Leader – John Cockerill Hydrogen

Are you ready to shape the future of energy? 🍃 Join John Cockerill Hydrogen as a Stack Design & Make Leader and become part of a team driving impactful change in the energy sector.

About John Cockerill 🌍

Founded in 1817, John Cockerill is a global leader in sustainable innovation, addressing modern challenges across energy, defense, industry, environment, transportation, and infrastructure. With 6,000 employees in 29 countries and a 2023 revenue of €1.2 billion, we deliver tailored technological solutions to meet global needs.

🎯 Why join us?

At John Cockerill, we offer:

• Impactful work: Contribute to innovative projects focused on sustainable technology.
• Career growth: Benefit from regular training and internal mobility options to advance your career.
• Global reach: Collaborate with diverse teams worldwide and gain international project exposure.
• Supportive environment: Enjoy a culture of flexibility, work-life balance, and autonomy.
• Agility & innovation: Work in an agile environment with expertise and decision-making on the same site, allowing for faster, more effective solutions.

🍃 Our Hydrogen expertise

John Cockerill Hydrogen has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing electrolysers and integrated hydrogen systems. We specialize in large-scale projects valued between €40 million and €100 million. With two gigafactories in France and China and a dedicated team of 300 professionals, we are accelerating our growth with multiple new projects.

⚙️ Your role: Stack Design & Make Leader

As a Stack Design & Make Leader, you will manage product development projects in the hydrogen sector and more precisely the development of alkaline stacks. You will oversee the development of the product following a NPI (New product introduction) process by ensuring projects are respecting process gates and milestones.

📋 Key responsibilities:

• Write the project charter of the new product development project with scope, targets, timing and associated budget and resources
• Lead and coordinate the NPI project by ensuring the transversal cohesion between the different stakeholders/functions involved in the project: design, quality, procurement, manufacturing, …
• Build and follow a consolidated planning based on partial plan provided by the stakeholders
• Schedule gate reviews and ensure that all parties are ready with full deliverable package
• Organize and follow a consolidated open issue list for the project
• Organize and follow a consolidated project risks file
• Consolidate and follow the budget and resources
• Provide regular status report to the management (KPI, on pager)
• Consolidate and follow the gap regarding the target cost of the product
• Manage the contractual, administrative, and financial aspects of projects, including regular budget reviews.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and consistent.
• Champion safety, quality, and environmental standards across all projects.
• Collaborate with teams to continuously improve project processes and tools.

These projects place you at the forefront of energy transition, contributing to the development of sustainable technologies. 🌱

👥 Your team

You will work in an agile, multicultural team with members from various disciplines, including product design, manufacturing and industrial, procurement and supply chain, safety, testing and validation, quality and finance. The environment is collaborative, offering the perfect balance of autonomy and support.

You’ll report to Michel Arnalsteen, Stack Product Manager. Michel is a proactive manager who is committed to the success of his team. He encourages a collaborative approach, ensuring you have the freedom to lead while receiving guidance when necessary.

🧠 Your profile

Experience, knowledge, and hard skills:

• Engineer degree or above in mechanics, chemical, energy, oil & gas, or related fields.
• Significant experience managing product development projects for the industry (automotive, energy, …).
• Proficiency in project management systems and tools.
• Strong command of English.
• Experience managing multiple projects and balancing resource conflicts.
• PM certification is a plus

Personality and behavioral skills:

• Leadership and the ability to coordinate multifunctional/multicultural teams.
• Agility and hands on.
• Process orientation to ensure efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Affinity with international environments
• Active listening skills to understand client needs and team dynamics.
• Communication, openness, and assertiveness to foster collaboration.
• Organization and rigor to maintain project excellence.

🤝 What we offer

At John Cockerill, we deeply value your contribution. Here’s what we offer:

• Attractive Salary Package with many extra-legal benefits:
  • Company car
  • Meal vouchers
  • Flat-rate expenses
  • Hospitalization/life/death/guaranteed income insurance
  • Variable remuneration
  • Profit-sharing scheme based on progress and results
• Flexible work arrangements: After training, enjoy 1-2 days of remote work per week.
• Comprehensive onboarding: A 6-month training program with plenty of learning opportunities.
• Career development: Regular reviews, a large catalogue of training, and career progression opportunities.
• International opportunities: Potential to evolve within your sector, across different sectors or businesses, and in different regions.
• 31 days off: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

💬 The recruitment process

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and be part of a team driving the future of sustainable industry. 🌱

What are the next steps?

• First interview: Meet Loubna, our recruiter, via Teams, to learn more about your expectations and the role
• Second interview: Meet Michel, your future manager, to explore your potential contribution to the team.
• Third interview: Meet Maïté, Chief Technical Officer, to gain valuable insights into the department's vision and objectives.

If it’s a match between you and John Cockerill, let the collaboration begin!

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