Production Manager

NUNC Capital; Hoofddorp; Remote; EUR 54,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease car

Pension plan (Allianz)

25 vacation days

8% holiday allowance

Vitality budget

Laptop and phone

Job summary

NUNC Capital's PACPROTECT division seeks a Production Manager to own the full production cycle—from Sales handover to delivery—balancing capacity, cost, and lead time. You will lead the production team and manage suppliers to ensure on-time, compliant delivery of high‑quality ballistic products.

You’ll drive margins with a hands‑on, commercially aware approach, coordinating with Sales and management on quotes and priorities.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in production or operations management.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience leading a production team.
• Experience in procurement and supplier management, ideally with multiple international suppliers.
• Hands-on mentality with practical problem-solving.
• Fluent Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Own the full production cycle from handover by Sales to delivery to customers.
• Build and run a production plan balancing capacity, cost, and lead time.
• Lead and develop the production team and daily operations.
• Manage and expand supplier network; negotiate price, lead time, and quality.
• Safeguard margins and efficiency; align production decisions with commercial impact.
• Advise Sales and management on quotes, feasibility, and order prioritization.
• Ensure quality, safety, and compliance with standards.
• Improve processes to reduce scrap, shorten lead times, and increase output.

Skills

Production leadership

Procurement

Supplier management

Hands-on

Dutch & English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial/mechanical engineering

Job description

Ready to make a difference where products protect lives?

PACPROTECT develops and manufactures ballistic products, to safeguard lives for those who serve. For these products, quality and reliability are not optional; they are a requirement. To support our growth, we are looking for a Production Manager who will take our production to the next level.

Your profile

What you’ll do
You have a strong grip on how a production chain works, from the moment an order comes in to the moment it ships. You understand what an order earns and what a delay costs, and you make decisions accordingly. Delivering to specification, every time, is simply non-negotiable for you.

You work in a structured, hands‑on way. You translate orders from Sales into a realistic plan, keep suppliers flexible, and lead from the front. When a rush order, absence, or bottleneck demands it, you put on your gloves and work alongside the team. Nobody here is too senior for the floor.
Specifically, you will be working on:

• Ownership of the full production cycle, from handover by Sales to delivery to the customer
• Building and running a production plan that balances capacity, cost, and lead time
• Leading and developing the production team and the daily operation
• Managing and expanding our supplier network: negotiating price, lead time, and quality, and switching or scaling suppliers when demand or availability changes
• Safeguarding margins and efficiency, and making sure production decisions are made with their commercial impact in mind
• Advising Sales and management on quotes, feasibility, and order prioritization
• Ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with customer specifications and relevant standards
• Continuously improving processes: less scrap, shorter lead times, higher output
• Reducing dependency on single people and single suppliers, so we deliver predictably as we grow
• Working on the production floor yourself during peak periods or when the team needs support
• Reporting on KPIs to management and acting on what the numbers tell you

Who you are
You make a difference with a calm, confident presence: you hold your own with demanding customers, strong-minded suppliers, and a team that expects you to know the work. You’re practical and analytical, and you get to the core of a problem quickly, whether it’s a missing material, a quality issue, or a schedule that no longer works.

You have a proactive mindset. You don’t wait for a delay to happen but see it coming and act on it. You’re commercially sharp, comfortable with responsibility, and at ease working with many stakeholders at once. You also bring:

• 3-8 years of experience in a production or operations management role, preferably in manufacturing, defense, security, or a comparable technical environment
• Bachelor’s degree (industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar)
• Proven experience leading a production team
• Experience in procurement and supplier management, ideally with multiple international suppliers at once
• A hands‑on mentality
• Fluent Dutch and English
• A plus: knowledge of technical materials, composites, or textiles, and experience with quality systems such as ISO 9001

Why us?

What we offer

• A varied, high-responsibility role with plenty of autonomy and a direct line to management
• A meaningful product and room to grow with the company
• An informal organization with short lines of communication and a strong team
• A gross monthly salary of €4,800 to €6,200, depending seniority and based on 40 hours
• Lease car
• Pension plan via Allianz
• 25 vacation days and 8% holiday allowance
• Vitality budget
• Laptop and phone