Teamleader Production
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Materialise is a dynamic international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2.300 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D Printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research and academia.
As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.
Qualifications & Experience
Responsibilities
As a teamleader within the postprocessing of 3D printed parts
- you will manage your team towards operational success on daily basis.
- Work with the planners and make sure task distribution transfers the planning towards the daily reality of the production floor. You take actions where needed to balance load and capacity, you work towards solutions in case of unbalance, and escalate where needed.
- You are responsible for the quality of the delivered products and assures processes are followed as described. You have a hands-on mentality.
- You are a decision maker for the topics that fall under your responsibility.
- You will motivate your team and follow-up on their performance (people management)
- You are a good communicator. You are giving feedback in a continuous mode, both positive as possible improvement points.
- You create a positive and constructive atmosphere, but you are strong enough to expect discipline on what is agreed.
- You are the driver of continual improvement in your team
- You take part in the weekly quality meetings on the total process, as spokesperson of your team, where topics your team encounters can be escalated up, or where actions can be defined to be taken up in the team
- You encourage a critical mindset towards continual improvement. You have and you create a mindset of flexibility towards solutions, rather than focusing on problems.
- You make sure your team has the right tools, equipment, skills and competences to execute their tasks.
- You are the spokesperson and go-to person of your team both horizontally and vertically in the organization
- You are in the middle between company and people. You are a good listener and understands both the needs of the people and the company.
- You understand the needs of your peers, the processes before and after your responsibilities, and works together with them towards most optimal cooperation.
You will directly report to the production manager.
Requirements
- A good team player and a good communicator;
- Able to take responsibility and ownership, and take decisions on the level of responsibility.
- Able to act under time pressure or stress situations;
- Hands-on, practical attitude. Solution oriented and continual improvement mindset
- Disciplined in procedural follow-up. Quality and customer orientation mindset
- Flexible
- Proficient in Dutch, good knowledge of English, good communication skills
- Computer skills: you will use Outlook and Office, specific tools and databases for an important part of the workday;
- Experienced to manage a team of motivated production workers.
We offer an inspiring and challenging job with growth potential in an innovative market. You will be part of a dedicated team within a dynamic company that highly values openness, trust and team spirit.
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Having a healthy work-life balance
When creating a better and healthier world, a good place to start is with yourself. That’s why we encourage our employees to stay fit both physically and mentally by offering sports workshops and flexible hours with the possibility of working remotely.
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Personal growth and career opportunities
Materialise invests in people and want to see them grow in a career that fits them best. We offer personal training to every employee, so they can access every available career opportunity.
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Team building
It’s also important to enjoy working at Materialise. With initiatives such as memorable team building activities, lively after-work drinks and team lunches, we’re building a work environment in which our employees feel good.
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Innovation is key
Innovation isn’t an empty word at Materialise. We create and deliver high-tech solutions in additive manufacturing. Innovation and leadership by our employees is both encouraged and rewarded.