Production Manager, Grenaa

Terma Group; Aarhus kommune; Hybrid; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Well-being Perks

Social and Professional Events

Competence networking across Terma

Job summary

Terma Group in Denmark is seeking a Production Manager to lead two skilled teams of Coordinators and Shop Floor Engineers across three shifts. You will drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement while delivering operational excellence and effective capacity utilization.

Fluent English is required; Danish is an advantage. You will develop people, report KPIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure reliable, on-time production and a culture of ownership.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in production environments with a focus on safety, quality and efficiency.
• Strong knowledge of LEAN principles, continuous improvement, and production flow.
• Experience in driving and implementing improvements and changes in production.
• Excellent collaboration across departments and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Daily management of the production team with focus on safety, quality and efficiency.
• Plan, follow-up and solve problems to ensure stable operations.
• Develop employees and foster a culture of ownership, learning and improvement.
• Report KPIs and follow up on goals.
• Create commitment and ownership across a multi-skill team.

Skills

LEAN principles

Leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Empathetic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Would you like to become the leader of a skilled production team, driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement? Then this opportunity is for you.

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for a Production Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new Production Manager, you will take ownership of one-two skilled and committed teams of specialized Coordinators and Shop Floor Engineers, working across three different shifts as well as weekend shifts, ensuring that daily operations run efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and performance. You will play a key role in fostering a culture built on cooperation, responsibility, and continuous improvement, where professionalism, respect, and humor coexist to create a motivating and inclusive work environment.

In this position, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional support departments to deliver comprehensive solutions and ensure smooth operations across the production process. You will lead initiatives aimed at optimizing workflows, improving capacity utilization, and driving operational excellence. At the same time, you will handle the pressures of internal and external demands, safeguard the well-being of your team and maintain consistent quality standards.

Your leadership will focus on developing employees, promoting ownership, accountability, and a learning culture, while balancing day-to-day operational needs with strategic improvement initiatives. Through your guidance, you will ensure that both people and processes perform at their best, reflecting the principle: "None of us is as good as all of us" – Ray Kroc.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• Daily management of the production team with a focus on safety, quality and efficiency
• Ensure structure and stable operations through planning, follow-up and problem solving
• Develop employees and foster a culture of responsibility, learning, and improvement
• Reporting of KPIs and follow-up on goals
• Create commitment and ownership in a team with different skill levels

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English, both written and verbal, at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are looking for a new colleague who also possesses:

• A relevant educational background in leadership, with the ability to lead and develop teams, create direction, and ensure commitment
• A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in leadership within a production environment with solid understanding of manufacturing environments, including LEAN principles, quality, and production flow
• Experience in change management, driving and implementing improvements and changes in production
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with other departments and stakeholders
• Empathetic communication skills, with the ability to listen, understand, and create psychological safety within the team

As a person, you are structured, confident, and credible, inspiring trust and commitment in those around you. You bring clarity and direction while fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. You thrive on change and turn challenges into opportunities for growth and better performance. With a balance of strategic vision and operational focus, you drive progress without compromising people or quality. You lead by example, creating an environment where teams feel motivated, empowered, and ready to succeed.

We arean international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.

When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.

Benefits at Terma

At Terma, we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.

• International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world
• Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners
• Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark
• Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together
• Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.

To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from your applications.

Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:

• That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad,
• That you have not committed serious criminal offences

Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation

Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: [e-mail]