Equipment Manager Specialist - Processing Equipment

the LEGO Group; Billund; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Hybrid workplace policy

Job summary

The LEGO Group in Billund, Denmark, is seeking an Equipment Manager Specialist to lead the development of automated high‑precision manufacturing equipment from concept to deployment. You will work with a project team and multidisciplinary engineers, turning ideas into scalable factory solutions for decoration, coating, and pre‑assembly of LEGO components.

You will drive technical direction, plan resources and costs, and ensure quality through reviews and testing.

Qualifications

• Experience developing automated high‑precision manufacturing equipment through to full implementation.
• Proficient with mechanical design using CAD tools, e.g. Siemens NX or similar.
• Ability to contribute to technical decisions, planning, and structured problem solving.
• Experience with testing, validation, and continuous improvement activities.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with others to achieve shared success.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Overall Technical Lead of developing the automated equipment from concept development through design, build, testing, factory implementation, and handover to the Platform Owner.
• Drive technical direction and support on project planning, including timelines, resource plans, cost estimates, and stakeholder alignment on the technical solution.
• Design and document mechanical solutions using CAD tools, ensuring compliance with requirements, standards, and best engineering practices.
• Manage technical risks and solution quality through design reviews, D-FMEA, test planning, validation, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure successful operational adoption by supporting process changes, providing technical documentation, and enabling a smooth transition to Platform Owners and production sites.

Skills

Automated manufacturing

CAD design

Decision making

Testing & validation

Collaboration

English fluency

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Production Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Job Description

Just imagine engineering the machines that bring LEGO® Play to life. Now make it real! We are strengthening our focus on Technology Innovation in R&D Processing, and you will play a key role in developing and implementing the next generation of automated high-precision manufacturing equipment that brings LEGO elements to life through processes such as decoration, coating, and pre-assembly of moulded plastic components.

Apply your proven expertise in developing automated manufacturing equipment, from concept development towards deployment into scalable and reliable manufacturing solutions.

Play your part in our team’s success

As an Equipment Manager Specialist, you will together with a project team and a multi-disciplinary engineering team be responsible for designing, building, testing, and delivering equipment. Together, we combine hands‑on engineering with project leadership, turning shared ideas into pragmatic solutions that make a real impact on the factory floor.

Core Responsibilities

• Overall Technical Lead of developing the automated equipment from concept development through design, build, testing, factory implementation, and handover to the Platform Owner.
• Drive technical direction and support on project planning, including timelines, resource plans, cost estimates, and stakeholder alignment on the technical solution.
• Design and document mechanical solutions using CAD tools, ensuring compliance with requirements, standards, and best engineering practices.
• Manage technical risks and solution quality through design reviews, D-FMEA, test planning, validation, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure successful operational adoption by supporting process changes, providing technical documentation, and enabling a smooth transition to Platform Owners and production sites.

Do you have what it takes?

We imagine that you have a background in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a similar field. Moreover, you have

• Experience developing automated high‑precision manufacturing equipment through to full implementation.
• Proficient with mechanical design using CAD tools, e.g. Siemens NX or similar.
• The ability to contribute to technical decisions, planning, and structured problem solving.
• Experience with testing, validation, and continuous improvement activities.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with others to achieve shared success.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Teamcenter or similar technical document management systems.
• Knowledge of industrialization and digitalization (e.g. Industry 4.0).
• Experience with agile project execution e.g. Scrum.
• Experience with structural analysis, e.g. finite element analysis.
• Knowledge of vision systems or similar.

Additional Details On This Position

This role is based in Billund, Denmark, with occasional travel to manufacturing sites as equipment progresses from build through to implementation.

Please note that relocation support is not offered for this role.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.