Chief Executive Officer
About the job
- At least 10 years of experience as a Director, Manager, or in a related role involving managerial experience in the food, cosmetics, or pharmaceutical industries.
- Must include requisition code BLS2026GM on the application.
- Must be willing to travel 70% of the time, including 50% domestic and 20% international travel.
- Own the organization's overall performance, strategic direction, and sustainable growth.
- Lead financial results, operational excellence, quality, risk management, and organizational effectiveness.
- Maintain and grow major accounts, develop new business opportunities, and represent the company commercially in the field.
- Oversee all commercial offers, ensuring accuracy, competitiveness, and accountability.
- Ensure high-quality service delivery, customer satisfaction, and adherence to project timelines, budgets, and margins.
- Drive technical development of the Business Unit, including new services and products, and provide expert consultancy to clients.
- Ensure workforce safety, compliance with labor laws, ISO standards, and internal procedures.
- Supervise training, skill development, and information management.
- Implement corporate quality processes and champion the Business Unit's quality policy.
- Prepare and manage the Business Unit business plan, budgets, and cost controls, and provide regular financial reporting on turnover, margins, and profit and loss.
- Monitor project and business performance, ensuring sustainable growth, cost optimization, and continuous improvement.
- Lead by example in safety, quality, and operational discipline with the goal of zero accidents.
About the company
Boccard designs, builds, and maintains industrial plants across energy and life sciences, handling engineering, fabrication, construction, and aftercare as a single package. Its work includes nuclear, oil and gas, power, steel and mining projects, plus brewery, food, cosmetics, pharma, and biotech facilities, with products like stainless steel tanks, bioreactors, mixers, and modular skids. It uses digital tools such as 3D laser scanning and its BocTrack system to manage prefab and project data, supporting lifecycle asset management and total cost of ownership (TCO). The company differentiates itself with a long family-led history since 1918, global expansion, deep sector expertise, and integrated EPC services designed to optimize cost over the plant's life and across international projects.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Villeurbanne, France
Founded
1956
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Sizewell C awarded Boccard UK a four-year PTS contract on July 20, 2026.
- Boccard’s Olsztyn bioprocess platform opens October 14, 2026, expanding biopharma sales.
- September 14, 2026 messaging targets neurological therapies, signaling stronger life-sciences demand.
What critics are saying
- Sizewell C dominates headlines; any 2026-2030 delay starves Boccard’s Deeside factory.
- Alliance procurement with Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke, and Bouygues compresses margins immediately.
- A nuclear or biopharma downturn strands specialized welders, bioreactors, and modular-skid capacity.
What makes BOCCARD unique
- Family ownership since 1918 sustains long-horizon execution and client trust.
- Boccard integrates engineering, fabrication, construction, and maintenance across plant lifecycles.
- Deeside and Olsztyn showcase digital modular fabrication for nuclear and bioprocessing.
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