Team Lead PCBA manufacturing

Prodrive Technologies; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary growth

Vacation days

Lunch on site

Gym access

Personal development plan

Career progression

Job summary

Prodrive Technologies in Eindhoven seeks a Team Leader for the SMD department to drive PCBA production. You will lead multiple teams to secure output, quality and continuous improvement, assigning the right people to the right slots and ensuring daily planning is met.

You will have at least 2 years in a leading manufacturing role, an MBO+ in Technical or Industrial Engineering, strong leadership, hands-on approach, and excellent English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leading role in a manufacturing environment.
• MBO+ knowledge in Technical or Industrial Engineering through school or experience.
• Leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide a team.
• Hands-on attitude with proactive problem solving and action.
• Analytical skills to interpret data and optimize performance.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Ability to work in a 2-shift schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team to achieve production goals.
• Monitor production output and adjust to meet targets.
• Manage day-to-day execution and report to management.
• Optimize resource allocation for personnel, machines and materials.
• Train and coach team members; conduct performance reviews and interviews.
• Understand and improve quality topics to enhance product quality.
• Drive 5S and continuous improvement on the production floor.
• Handle hiring and sick leave processes for the team.

Skills

Team leadership

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Decision making

Hands-on attitude

People management

Education

MBO+ in Technical/Industrial Engineering

Job description

Are you a born leader with a passion for technology? As a Team Leader in our SMD department, you will play a vital role in Prodrive's PCBA production. You will be responsible for leading various teams, ensuring that the production runs smoothly. Your leadership will drive the team in terms of output, quality and continuous improvement. You will strategically assign the right people to the right positions, guaranteeing that our daily planning is consistently met.

Key Responsibilities

• Team leadership: inspiring and motivating a team to achieve production goals.
• Output of the manufacturing department: monitor production progress and make necessary adjustments to ensure production output meets the target.
• Daily Performance Management: manage day-to-day execution within your department including reporting to management.
• Resource management: optimize resource allocation for personnel, machines and materials.
• Development of your team: training and coaching including performance review evaluations. Conducting interviews for new employees in your team.
• Quality assurance: understand the quality topics and how to improve the quality of the high complex products.
• Leader in 5S and continuous improvement on the production floor.
• Performs people management such as hiring new employees, conducts performance & development reviews and tasks related to sick leave.

You will work in a team of total 8 team leaders on PBCA in a 2-shift schedule.

What We Offer

• Performance-based salary growth that rewards your results.
• 33 vacation days per year (including public holidays) plus additional 13 ADV days.
• Time-for-time compensation when working extra hours.
• Strong focus on personal development, supported by a tailored growth and learning plan.
• Extensive career opportunities, with progression across a wide range of functions and projects.
• A young, entrepreneurial, and innovative company culture where initiative is encouraged.
• Free access to the company gym.
• iPhone, laptop and other necessary tools to help you perform your work optimally.
• Free lunch, dinner and healthy snacks available every day on-site.

What You Bring

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leading role in a manufacturing environment.
• MBO+ knowledge in Technical or Industrial Engineering through school or experience.
• Leadership skills: clearly demonstrated abilities to inspire, influence and guide individuals or a team to achieve common goals while promoting a positive and productive work environment.
• Hands‑on attitude: you have a proactive and engaged approach, where you actively participate and take actions to address challenges or tasks.
• Analytical skills: you can collect, interpret, and apply data to make well‑considered decisions, solve problems, and optimize team performance.
• Decision‑making capability: you are not hesitant to make critical decisions.
• Excellent English communication skills.
• Ability to understand the strengths of the team and make optimal use of it.
• Quality-consciousness: knowledge of Prodrive's quality processes.
• You are able to work in a 2‑shift schedule.

About Prodrive Technologies

We are dedicated to creating meaningful technologies that make the world work. We want to contribute to innovations that tackle major challenges in society, such as improving the quality of medical imaging. Besides, our technologies contribute to reducing the global dependency on fossil fuels and minimizing human exposure to air pollution. In other words, we create meaningful technologies that make the world work.