Team Leader – Manufacturing (m/f/d) – Rotterdam Area (South-East)

For our client, a leading and highly innovative industrial technology group, we are looking for a Team Leader – Manufacturing (m/f/d) based in the Rotterdam Area (South-East).

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Our client is an internationally established industrial technology company specializing in complex, application-specific equipment and engineered solutions. The organization develops and manufactures advanced systems for use in technically demanding environments, with a strong emphasis on reliability, quality, and compliance.

The local production facility combines a broad range of manufacturing and assembly capabilities under one roof. Its operations include mechanical processing, joining technologies, electronics integration, system assembly, and comprehensive testing. By combining technical expertise with customer-specific engineering, the site delivers durable, high-performance solutions for industrial customers worldwide.

Your Responsibilities
In this role, you are directly on the shop floor, ensuring the daily flow of production while fostering a culture of continuous improvement within your shift.

• Shop Floor Leadership: Act as the direct supervisor, mentor, and first point of contact for a team of around 25 skilled assembly technicians, ensuring a safe, motivated, and productive work environment.
• Daily Production Control: Monitor the daily production workflow on the floor to ensure that output targets, quality requirements, and delivery deadlines are met.
• Shift & Personnel Planning: Take care of practical day-to-day planning, including shift schedules, optimal personnel allocation, and managing capacities during peak times or absences.
• Hands-on Process Improvement (Lean, 5S, Kaizen): Actively support and implement continuous improvement initiatives. You will guide your team in maintaining 5S standards on the shop floor and encourage a daily Kaizen mindset to eliminate waste and optimize workflows.
• Interface Function: Ensure smooth communication within the plant by collaborating daily with Production Managers, Work Preparation, administrative support, and your fellow Team Leaders.

Your Profile

• Technical degree or certificate at MBO 4 level, or a master craftsman qualification, in a relevant industrial field such as Mechatronics, Structural Steelwork, or Mechanical Fitting, or a similar discipline.
• Proven hands-on leadership experience as a Team Leader, Shift Supervisor, or Werkmeester within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with modern manufacturing environments utilizing LEAN principles, with practical experience working within a 5S or Kaizen-driven culture and an understanding of how to maintain these standards on the floor (relevant training can be provided).
• Strong communication skills, a highly structured way of working, and a natural, engaging approach to leading and motivating people.
• Fluency in the Dutch language and a good command of English.

We look forward to meeting you!
Should you be interested in this exciting opportunity, please reach out to:

Nivia Moritz
HR-Office GmbH
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42349 Wuppertal – Germany
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talent@hr-office.eu

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