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BUSlNESS human ressources

Figure 2. Key Figures for the Grand Ouest coastal region

Figure 3. Key Figures for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Tab. 1: Estimating the recruitment needs in both regions

Grand Ouest

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

11% increase in recruitments planned between 2020
and 2022, with respect to the current workforce

11% increase in recruitments planned between 2020
and 2022, with respect to the current workforce

792 open positions each year on average
Between 2018 and 2019, 12% of positions remained
unfilled, and 38% of positions were not filled in companies with less than 150 employees

A rich, specialised network
of technical centres and
research centres
The region is distinctive,
in that it benefits from numerous structures providing
technical, business development and industrialisation
support and assistance. Such
a presence is an asset for
companies in the sector, as it
enables them to develop new
solutions for their clients,
all while taking advantage of
access to shared cutting-edge
facilities.
Composite materials
players in the AuvergneRhône-Alpes region
Influential materials
manufacturers are
well-represented
The ecosystem of the com-

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549 open positions each year on average, and 120
open positions each year on average for reinforcement
producers alone

posite materials players in
this region can be characterised by an over-representation of companies producing
raw materials and semi-finished goods, in comparison
to the Grand Ouest.
On account of the industrial
traditions in some employment areas, the region is
host to both manufacturers
of reinforcements, as a result
of the many chemical companies near Lyons (Arkema,
etc.), and matrices, due to
weavers producing fibres for
composite materials (Hexcel, Porcher Industrie, Serge
Ferrari, and so on).
Composite materials parts
manufacturers concentrate
on a handful of sectors
Though the ecosystem of

composite materials parts
manufacturers in the Grand
Ouest is quite diverse, and
specialised according to its
industrial basins, that of
the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
appears to concentrate on
just a few sectors and be less
dense.
The automotive sector counts
the most composite parts
manufacturers, ahead of
aeronautics, followed by the
building industry.
Recruitment: the main HR
difficulty encountered by
companies in the sector
The main skills sought out
by companies, according to
profession
Production
-	 Knowledge of the various ma-

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terials production processes
-	 Mastery of moulding techniques
-	 Ability to read and interpret operating instructions
-	 Knowledge of composite
materials characteristics
Maintenance
and industrialisation
-	 Ability to analyse maintenance data
-	 Knowledge of the production processes related to
composites
-	 Knowledge of the principles of electromechanics
-	 Ability to program numerically controlled machines
R&D
-	 Ability to factor the entire
life cycle of a product into
its design
-	 Mastery of composite
manufacturing processes
-	 Knowledge of biomaterials
-	 Materials characterisation
know-how
Quality
-	 Ability to develop procedures for quality
-	 Knowledge of the specific
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