Please note: this position is based at our head office in Breda (the Netherlands).
Skalar is constantly on the move. As part of Velaris – a fast-growing organization with seven leading companies within the Environmental, Life, and Energy segments – we work every day on innovative solutions for laboratories worldwide.
Skalar is part of the success story within the Environmental segment thanks to its Wet Chemistry analyzers, Sample Preparation Robots, Combustion Analyzers, and Discrete Analyzers. To strengthen our focus on growth, quality, and innovation, we are immediately looking for a:
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Location: Breda, The Netherlands
The Role
As Production Manager, you are the one who maintains oversight every working day, both on the shop floor and behind the scenes. You start the day with the daily stand-up meeting on the production floor, check the status of the daily planning, walk through the departments, and quickly identify where adjustments are needed.
You manage the Assembly Managers and the Warehouse Manager, keep control over lead times, material availability, and the on-time delivery of system and spare part orders, ensuring that people, resources, and processes are deployed optimally.
You are the key link to ensure that production and warehouse operations run smoothly, safely, and according to agreements. For our customers, delivery reliability and quality are top priorities. With your helicopter view, you ensure production remains predictable, efficient, and continuously improving.
An important part of your role is the development of the working team leaders. You coach them in leading their teams, help them create structure in their daily tasks, and discuss how to handle challenging situations. You provide direction, but also space, so team leaders can grow in their roles and operate more independently.
You are visible on the floor, provide clarity when needed, and monitor progress based on data and observation. When deviations occur, you take targeted action and ensure team leaders know how to guide their teams through them.
In addition to your visible role on the floor, you are also responsible for the administrative processes surrounding production. You manage production data, work instructions, in-line checks, analyze deviations, track competencies, qualifications, and training programs, process absenteeism administration, and oversee workforce planning.
The use and optimization of ERP automation processes within the department are an important part of your role. Together with the team leaders, you ensure efficiency and productivity goals are achieved. You provide the information needed for a well-organized production and are part of the operational management team in strategic decision-making.
You report directly to the Business Unit Manager.
You also play an important role in internal communication. You ensure all employees are informed about changes in agreements, work processes, or safety and/or quality regulations. You use available tools or develop new ones so information is clear, visible, understandable, and accessible to everyone.
Your Profile
For this role, we are looking for someone who brings clarity, maintains overview, can set priorities, and quickly understands situations. You combine a results-driven mindset with attention to employees and make decisions based on facts and observation.
As Production Manager, you provide direction, ensure follow-up, and support team leaders in their development. You are both results- and process-oriented, with a focus on continuous improvement.
For the position of Production Manager, you bring:
- HBO level of working and thinking (Bachelor’s degree equivalent)
- Proven experience in quality and process improvement (LEAN)
- Experience managing employees, preferably in a production environment
- Experience analyzing data and working with production or planning systems
- Ability to resolve escalations and assess deviations
- Strong structured and careful working approach
- A dynamic, hands-on attitude, and willingness to go to Gemba to solve problems
Interested?
Send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
For more information, please contact Heidi de Craen (HRM) via [email protected] or by phone at 076-5486 433.
