Senior Machining Operations Leader

Prodrive Technologies; Son en Breugel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch on-site

Gym access on-site

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Prodrive Technologies is seeking an experienced Manager Machining to lead the machining department, drive safe and engaging operations, and deliver continuous improvements. You will oversee performance, quality, and capacity, while developing team leaders and engineers in a high-tech manufacturing setting.

The role focuses on stable processes, cost control, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, planning, and product teams to optimize shop-floor

Qualifications

• Technical bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering or related field.
• At least 3 years in a leadership role within a machining, metalworking or similar environment.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and engage diverse teams.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong analytical skills using production and quality data to drive decisions.
• Experience with continuous improvement, automation, and project-based work on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop team leaders, operators and specialists; foster trust and ownership.
• Manage daily performance for safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost.
• Own budget and optimize deployment of people, machines and capacity.
• Ensure stable machining processes, quality standards and reduce scrap and disruptions.
• Lead improvements in lead time, utilization, automation, and standardization with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Project-based work

Automation understanding

Continuous improvement

English fluency

Education

Technical bachelor’s or master’s degree

Tools

Machining processes

CNC production

Job description

Prodrive Technologies is seeking an experienced Manager Machining to lead the machining department, drive safe and engaging operations, and deliver continuous improvements. You will oversee performance, quality, and capacity, while developing team leaders and engineers in a high-tech manufacturing setting.

The role focuses on stable processes, cost control, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, planning, and product teams to optimize shop-floor