Team Leader, Production

Entangled Future; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IQM Quantum Computers in Espoo, Finland, seeks a Team Leader, Production to guide the production floor, set weekly targets, and drive Lean improvements onsite. You will collaborate with Planning, Development, Quality, and Logistics to ensure smooth subassembly production and testing.

This role emphasizes ownership, clear communication, and data-driven decisions. The ideal candidate has 3+ years leading technicians in a technology production setting, a proven KPI mindset, and hands-on Lean

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a technology production/manufacturing environment (3+ years) and a drive to lead people.
• Track record of setting targets and KPIs and driving change so new processes stick.
• Hands-on Lean manufacturing experience: one-piece flow, 5S and daily management.
• Engineering degree or at least 7 years of relevant technical experience; understanding electronics and mechanics design processes.
• Excellent communication and ownership; plan, schedule, results and constraints clearly; proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Set clear targets and KPIs for the team and track progress.
• Plan weekly work with Production Planner and oversee assembly/testing of subassemblies.
• Turn production data into decisions and manage quality and flow improvements.
• Lead problem-solving by coordinating the right people and driving issues to closure.
• Develop production area and processes with Lean principles and coach the team.

Skills

Team leadership

KPI setting

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Engineering degree or related technical field

Job description

Team Leader, Production at IQM Quantum Computers, Espoo, FI. A lead-level full time position in the Product team, listed under software engineering.

Our Production team builds and tests the subassemblies that go into IQM's quantum computer systems. Production has ramped up fast and the team has grown quickly. Now the team needs a leader who brings clarity - clear targets, priorities and roles - and leads the way as production keeps growing. As our Team Leader, Production, you'll lead the team day to day, make our output measurable and take our ways of working to the next level. You'll work closely with our Production Planner, the development team, Quality, Warehouse & Logistics, Procurement and Facilities, with our internal customers in Data Center Services and Delivery, and with our suppliers. You'll report to our Head of Production. This is an onsite role. Your place is on the production floor with your team: seeing what happens, listening, and taking ownership of whatever needs fixing.

What you'll actually do

• Set clear targets and KPIs for your team - what we deliver in a week and in a month - track them and make progress visible, so everyone knows where we stand.
• Plan the weekly work together with our Production Planner, keep production flowing, and oversee the assembly and testing of our subassemblies.
• Turn production data into decisions: own metrics such as scrap, make sure non-conformities are reported and handled properly, and use what you learn to drive a visible step up in quality and flow.
• Make sure problems get solved. You don't need to debug systems yourself - our experienced team and development engineers bring the technical depth - but you bring the right people together and drive issues to closure.
• Develop our production area and processes with Lean principles, such as one-piece flow, 5S and daily management, and coach your team members to grow, while keeping wellbeing, safety and quality in focus.

Requirements

• Experience leading a team in a technology production or manufacturing environment - ideally 3+ years leading technicians or operators - and a genuine drive to lead people.
• A track record of setting targets, following up on KPIs and leading change, so that new processes and ways of working actually stick.
• Hands-on experience applying Lean manufacturing principles, such as one-piece flow, 5S and daily management, and a drive for continuous improvement.
• A degree in engineering or another relevant technical field, or at least 7 years of relevant work experience. You understand electronics and mechanics design processes, files and documentation
• Excellent communication and real ownership: you discuss plans, schedules, results and constraints clearly, act on issues instead of waiting, turn errors into learnings, and keep a sharp eye on detail and quality. When plans change (and here they do), you adapt and keep moving.