Interim Production Manager for Growth Company

Nextt & Mason AB; Denmark; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextt & Mason AB is looking for an interim production manager in Denmark for a growing client company. The role involves stabilizing daily operations, managing and developing team leaders, and effective stakeholder management. The ideal candidate is an experienced production manager capable of thriving in fast-paced environments with a focus on building trust and alignment across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experienced production manager who thrives in a high-activity and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build trust quickly and manage teams effectively.
• Strong skills in stakeholder management and expectation alignment.

Responsibilities

• Stabilize daily operations with clear prioritization and realistic plans.
• Lead and develop team leaders through support and clear requirements.
• Ensure onboarding of new employees is structured and efficient.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and foster collaboration across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Production management

Team leadership

Job description

We are looking for an interim production manager for our client. A company in strong growth with approximately 50–60 employees, in an industry characterized by significant opportunities in the coming years.

The production area comprises approximately 25 employees, including 2 team leaders (TL). The organization is noticeably under pressure from workload, a full order book, and a high pace. The assignment is therefore heavily rooted in a present leadership style, prioritization of tasks, stabilization of daily operations, leadership and development of TLs, and stakeholder management across many stakeholders, as well as building a production setup to support growth in the coming years.

You will report to the company’s technical director.

Primary tasks / success criteria

• Relieve and stabilize daily operations: create overview, clear prioritization, and realistic plans.
• Strengthen and lead 2 TLs: sparring, clear frameworks, follow-up, and development of their leadership practice.
• Create followership in a pressured organization: ensure that changes and transformations are understood and translated into practice, even when the pace is high.
• Onboarding of new employees: ensure structure and pace in training so that new hires quickly become productive without increasing the burden on key personnel.
• Stakeholder management: align expectations, manage opinion leaders, and engage in strong collaboration with other leaders across the organization.
• Leadership close to the shop floor: daily visibility, quick follow-up, and handling of capacity challenges.

Profile of the right candidate

Experienced production manager/production head who thrives in leading in an environment with high activity and externally driven high pace of change.

A clear people manager, robust and people-savvy – quickly builds trust and gets things done.

Accustomed to leading through team leaders and able to both support and set clear requirements.

Strong in stakeholder management and expectation alignment across the organization.