Jean Yves Richter
About Jean Yves Richter
Jean Yves Richter serves as the Directeur Technique at Arc, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in maintenance management across various industries, including previous roles at Lafarge, Constellium, and ArcelorMittal.
Work at Arc
Currently, Jean Yves Richter holds the position of Directeur Technique at Arc, a role he has occupied since 2020. In this capacity, he has led significant initiatives, including the centralization of maintenance operations, which involves managing a comprehensive portfolio of 7500 assets. This includes overseeing 10 glass furnaces, 55 glass production lines, and 32 decoration lines. Additionally, he has implemented a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) project aimed at ensuring the safety and integrity of operators within the organization.
Previous Experience
Jean Yves Richter has a diverse background in maintenance and technical management across various industries. He worked at Lafarge as Chef du Département Maintenance et Travaux Neufs from 2009 to 2013 in Le Havre. He also served as Responsable Maintenance Secteur Finition - Management de Transition at Constellium for five months in 2016. His tenure at Koniambo Nickel SAS involved a role as Directeur Maintenance Usine Métallurgique from 2014 to 2015. Prior to these roles, he worked at ArcelorMittal in various capacities, including Ingénieur Etudes Fiabilité Mécanique and Responsable Maintenance Mécanique Hauts-Fourneaux.
Education and Expertise
Jean Yves Richter earned his Diplôme d'Ingénieur in Mécanique et Productique from Ecole nationale d'Ingénieurs de Metz, where he studied from 1993 to 1996. He also holds a Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie in Génie Mécanique et Productique from Institut Universitaire de Technologie, obtained between 1991 and 1993. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in maintenance management and technical operations.
Achievements in Asset Management
Richter advocates for the integration of asset management as a strategic investment, emphasizing its role in adapting to volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He has developed a skills management and training project (GPEC) at Arc to ensure the sustainability of expertise and knowledge within the organization. His experience includes adapting technical and maintenance services in response to global production plan redistributions, as exemplified during his time at Saint Gobain's SEPR factory.