Industrial Scale Up Project Manager

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

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Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica

Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

Your role

We are looking for a motivated and detail‑oriented professional to join our Sun Lenses Engineering team. In this role, you will coordinate, plan, and execute industrial mass‑production projects, leading cross‑functional teams to ensure the successful development and implementation of all resources, equipment, and processes needed to enable Sun Lens production at scale.

Reporting directly to the Industrialization Manager, you will collaborate closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including manufacturing engineering, supply chain, sourcing, legal, logistics, operations, finance, EHS, equipment suppliers, utilities providers, and local authorities.

Main Responsibilities

• Project Management Manage the entire lifecycle of projects, from planning and budgeting to execution and delivery, ensuring they align with cost, quality, and timeline targets.
• Manufacturing Standards Development and execution of new product and process introduction according to manufacturing standards, technological guidelines, production needs and in line with strategical business.
• Strategic Planning In relation to supply chain guidelines, implement process and technologies for expanding manufacturing, distribution, or service footprints to meet corporate growth objectives.
• Monitoring Define and track key performance indicators to measure the success and efficiency of projects
• Cross-Functional Coordination Collaborate with various internal and external teams to achieve projects goals.
  
  

Main Requirements

• A bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, such as mechanical, material, chemical or a related technical field is required.
• English and Italian proficiency
• At least 5-10 years of experience in Industrialization, Technical role
• Experience in project management, and working within relevant industrial stakeholders is beneficial.
• Technical know-how in sun lens mass production is a further beneficial.
• Good in CAD or related software
• Good communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills
  
  

What’s In It For You

In EssilorLuxottica, you are not defined just by your job title. Each career adventure is unique, but have a glimpse of the benefits and perks you can have by choosing us.

• Access to our cutting-edge learning platform, Leonardo, and personalized development programs to help you grow professionally and personally.
• Enjoy flexible work conditions with up to 50% flexibility, depending on role and function.
• Join the Corporate Shareholding Program “BOOST”, an opportunity to share in the company’s success and directly benefit from EssilorLuxottica’s growth.
• Access special offers for employees on a vast range of eyewear, eyecare products, and fashion apparel, so you can enjoy our world-class brands firsthand.
• Benefit from comprehensive health insurance coverage, ensuring you and your family’s well-being.
  
  

Recruiting process

Our recruitment process may vary; If you are selected, you will be contacted by our recruiters to guide you through the specific steps for your application.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.

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