Teamlead Manufacturing

We offer you an Ocean of Possibilities. Join our family.

About us
Hop aboard Damen Naval; the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, where 12,000 professionals work worldwide. Damen Naval delivers advanced naval vessels to clients all over the globe. By implementing the most innovative technological developments in practice, we continue to push the boundaries of the shipbuilding industry. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

The role

As a Team Lead Manufacturing Engineering (ME) at Damen Naval, you'll provide dynamic operational leadership to a group of ME professionals within our Project Department. Your core mission: empower your team with the resources and knowledge to drive excellence in ME activities.

Your core mission is to maximize efficiency and effectiveness by meticulously analyzing equipment layout, workflow, and assembly methods across all yard manufacturing disciplines: Structures, Piping, Outfitting, and Mechanical. You will ensure your team's expertise directly contributes to the superior performance of our naval vessel manufacturing.

Key accountabilities
In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and coaching small to medium-sized ME teams on naval vessel projects, including performance appraisals.
• Supervising and optimizing the vessel manufacturing process to drive continuous improvement.
• Managing team resources, ensuring skill development, and fostering high internal performance.
• Overseeing daily operations and planning (short to medium-term) in collaboration with Project Management.
• Coordinating with diverse internal stakeholders to ensure project execution and quality within schedule, standards, and budget.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures to achieve team business objectives.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of departmental processes.

Skills & experience
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field with at least 7-10 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge of production processes in the naval vessel industry.
• Proficiency in ERP/PDM software and CAD tools (e.g., SAP, Cadmatic, Inventor).
• Proven experience leading specialist teams, preferably within the (naval) shipbuilding industry, with a track record in industrial improvement processes.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in complex project environments.
• Excellent command of English and Dutch (written & verbal).
• Willingness for significant business travel/work abroad, potentially frequent, long-duration, or intercontinental.
• Key competencies: Decisiveness, Planning & Organizing, Management Control, Oral Communication, and Initiative.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

What we offer
At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.
Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.