- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Engineering, Facilities & Maintenance
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
About Hermès
This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.
Hermès is hiring a Maintenance Technician for Tanneries du Puy in Le Puy-en-Velay on a permanent, full-time contract. The role covers predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance, production-equipment reliability and improvement, site safety, quality, spare-parts management and scheduled on-call coverage.
Role & Responsibilities
- Perform predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance on machinery and equipment, ensuring that equipment operates properly and contributing to improvements in production assets.
- Comply with current HSE rules, report HSE anomalies to a supervisor, actively contribute to site safety improvements, and assess risks before interventions, taking appropriate measures to protect personal and others’ safety.
- Carry out work with manufacturing quality in mind; flag deviations in production equipment operation and propose corrective measures.
- Inspect, monitor and maintain equipment in accordance with maintenance plans.
- Diagnose equipment malfunctions, propose solutions and implement them; respond to equipment breakdowns.
- Propose measures to improve equipment safety and performance.
- Use computerised maintenance management software and analyse maintenance data.
- Keep spare-parts inventory up to date and submit purchase requests.
- Share successes and difficulties with the team and manager, and keep Production informed of work progress on equipment.
- Provide on-call coverage according to an established schedule and framework.
- Model Hermès values through exemplary conduct, promoting respect, kindness, pride in craftsmanship, quality and a drive to progress.
Qualifications
- Bac+2 qualification.
- Experience in maintenance.
- Knowledge of mechanics, electricity, pneumatics, hydraulics, variable-speed drives and automation.
- Electrical authorisation certification.
- CACES R486 and R489; working-at-height training may be completed after starting the role.
- English or Italian is an advantage.
- Autonomous, rigorous and organised, with good communication, a customer-oriented approach and team spirit.
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years, with 5 years of maintenance experience stated alongside a Bac+2 qualification.
Education
Bac+2.
Workplace
This position is based in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Explore jobs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes or in France.
Culture
The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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