- Location
- Caudry Hauts-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Posted
- Nov 4, 2026
About L’Oréal Luxe
L’Oréal Luxe is the L’Oréal division responsible for luxury fragrance, makeup and skincare. It operates beauty houses including Lancôme, Kiehl’s and Aesop, and develops products under licence for fashion houses including Prada and Giorgio Armani.
L’Oréal Luxe is seeking a Production Performance Engineer for its Caudry plant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Production Unit service manager, the role coordinates performance projects, analyses KPIs and material losses, supports change management and audits, and helps drive operational excellence across the unit.
Role & Responsibilities
- Contribute to the implementation and coordination of Production Unit performance projects.
- Improve Production Unit performance by analysing KPIs.
- Conduct change management for new projects, equipment installations or modifications, and major changes to the organisation or workflows.
- Coordinate the installation of new tools and verify at commissioning that their performance meets the required quality, environmental health and safety, ergonomics and output criteria.
- Participate in Quality, EHS and/or performance audits and lead the associated actions.
- Deploy the EOS Policy within the Production Unit, including its methodologies and tools.
- Ensure all Production Unit routines are carried out effectively.
- Contribute to the unit’s budget development with the Production Unit Manager.
- Analyse material-loss results, define action plans and coordinate their progress.
- Raise operational issues during factory management routines, including Point LOG and CODIR in the Production Unit Manager’s absence.
- Cover for absent managers when necessary, including the Production Unit Manager.
- Report any irregularities, non-conformities, atypical results and early warning signs identified in daily work to management.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree (Bac+5) oriented towards production-related fields.
- A first experience in the cosmetics or pharmaceutical industry is desirable.
- Personal qualities: autonomy, organisation, rigour, dynamism, team spirit, leadership, perspective, analytical thinking, proactivity, responsiveness in emergencies, anticipation of difficulties, resilience under pressure, pragmatism and reliability.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to drive change.
Skills
Experience
A first experience in the cosmetics or pharmaceutical industry is desirable.
Education
Master’s degree (Bac+5) oriented towards production-related fields.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Caudry, Hauts-de-France, France.
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Benefits
Transport cost contribution; access to the L’Oréal Learning Platform; preferential rates through the employee sale; Friends & Family flash sale for employees’ family and friends; company restaurant; accessible campuses and facilities; two remote-working days, subject to company agreements.
Culture
Some roles serve a single house or counter. Others span several houses, from advisors who present more than one fragrance line to planners who coordinate stock across the division.
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