Global Missile Production Training Lead

Kongsberg; Kongsberg; Remote; NOK 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Insurance

Employee share program

Bonus arrangements

Training facilities and innovation hub

Job summary

KONGSBERG is seeking an experienced Team Manager to establish and lead the new Global Missile Production Training department within Strategic Production, DMA, as part of expanding our NSM and JSM capabilities. You will build a multidisciplinary team, recruit and develop talent, plan training across Norway and international sites, and drive standardization while aligning training with production needs.

This role requires strong leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Solid experience in people leadership and team development.
• Experience from production, manufacturing, or another complex operational environment.
• Ability to translate strategic and operational needs into priorities and executable plans.
• Strong understanding of the link between competence, training, quality and production performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management across disciplines, locations, and cultures.
• Structured leadership style with sound judgement and drive for results.
• Strong communication skills in Norwegian and English, written and spoken.
• Good digital skills and confidence with relevant IT tools.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary production training team.
• Recruit and develop skilled employees and create a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Plan and coordinate training activities in Norway and across international sites.
• Translate production needs into competence requirements, training priorities, and resource plans.
• Collaborate with production management and SMEs to develop and improve training programs, materials, methods, and processes.
• Drive standardization and effective knowledge transfer across locations while maintaining production and quality requirements.
• Manage staffing, capacity, competence, and resources.
• Build strong relationships with production leaders and stakeholders across disciplines and international sites.
• Monitor progress, risks, and capability gaps and communicate priorities to management.
• Ensure compliance with relevant requirements and regulations, in Norway and internationally.
• International travel will be an important part of the role.

Skills

People leadership

Production

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Cross-cultural coordination

Communication skills

Digital tools proficiency

Job description

KONGSBERG is seeking an experienced Team Manager to establish and lead the new Global Missile Production Training department within Strategic Production, DMA, as part of expanding our NSM and JSM capabilities. You will build a multidisciplinary team, recruit and develop talent, plan training across Norway and international sites, and drive standardization while aligning training with production needs.

This role requires strong leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and willingness to travel