Émile-Zola Street, Méru (Oise). The contrast is striking. On the one hand of the street, banners “no to 110 job cuts” were deployed in front of Forvia, an automotive supplier. Opposite, at Safran, specializing in aeronautics, it is difficult to recruit. “”It is the talent war“, Breathes Guillaume Baroth, director of the Méru site and director of human resources (DRH) of Safran Power CMC.
Friday, April 4, the company rightly organized an open day for press and students. Well targeted, they were able to discover the factory from top to bottom, its operation and, above all, its needs. Before, why not, drop a CV.
Specialized in the manufacture of electrical products
Safran Power CMC has three antennas: in Chatou (Yvelines) where the products are designed and tested, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) where small electric motors are made for in particular wing shutters or for solar panels on satellite, and finally in Méru where we make the products designed in Chatou. “”We specialize in the manufacture of electrical productsexplains Nayan Surti, managing director of Safran Power CMC. For example, we do energy generators. It is a very technical job.This is where the alternators of the Rafale and Mirage 2000 are notably built. Or missile components.
The number of employees has almost doubled in two years
In total, around 600 people work on the Méru site. But the needs are constant. “”Since the covid, civil aviation takes off, and more recently military aviationNayan Surti analysis. The market is significantly growing because people want to travel more and more. Whether it’s business planes, helicopters … everything is growing.“” “Since 2023, the recovery has been much stronger than expectedcomplete Guillaume Baroth. Global demand is exponential.»»
Who says more production, says more employees. At the end of 2023, the Méru site employed 350 people. Almost half less than today. Positions that the company wishes to perpetuate. “”We have a hundred temporary workers, but the share will drop, we will integrate a lot on permanent contracts“Announces Guillaume Baroth. In addition, around forty work -study students work there continuously. For the next school year, twenty-six posts are open. And talent finders are already on the lookout to recruit the best in their branches. “”Because the whole aeronautics sector is affected by this lack of labor“, Specifies the HRD.
Training within the company
And the positions are so technical that the company itself trains its employees. Especially in the winding. “”There is no winding school, it is however one of the fundamental trades hereexplains Guillaume Baroth. So we created our own training. We do not ask for a diploma, just an ability to skill and an interest in the gesture. ” Count about six months to be operational. Other positions are also lacking in labor, especially at machining where fraisers are sought.
Demand continues to increase. And it’s not about to stop. “”When you project yourself into the future, it continues. There are still more and more requests. And the more new aircraft there are, the more we have to produce. By 2028, production will have tripled compared to the front COVID“Confides Nayan Surti. Recruitments should therefore not stop so early.
Who are Safran’s customers?
If civil aviation remains the number one customers of Safran, 75%, military aviation is not to be overlooked. Even more currently, even if the CEO assures that the many current conflicts have not yet repercussions on the business. 250 missile components must still be manufactured this year, and 400 will have to be next year. “”We have orders up to 2028“Confides a workshop chief. When the civil aviation market is global, that of military aviation remains mostly local. “”In France, a little in Europe, but not in the United States“, Assist the directors.
In civil aviation, Safran has customers all over the world: Airbus, Boeing or Chinese Comac.
