Manufacturing Excellence Leader

At NTS, we make it possible together. Technology inspires and drives us; it is our passion. Every day we work on unique solutions to complex challenges. Whether it's ultra complex or ultra precise solutions, we are proud of what we do and what we deliver. Want to find out together what's possible? Are you driven, enthusiastic, and motivated by high-tech operational improvement? Then get started as Manufacturing Excellence Leader at NTS Group and let’s make it possible together.

Job Description

As a Manufacturing Excellence Leader at NTS Group, you will drive the development and execution of the manufacturing-excellence strategy across our high-tech operations. You will lead initiatives that improve efficiency, quality, process stability, and safety, while strengthening a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. You act as a change agent and support site teams in building process discipline, structured ways of working, and sustainable performance improvement.

Furthermore, your key responsibilities are:

• Define and implement the manufacturing-excellence strategy, including improvement roadmaps, KPIs, and performance targets.
• Lead and coordinate continuous-improvement projects focused on waste reduction, productivity improvement, cost efficiency, and cycle-time reduction.
• Introduce, standardize, and maintain Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, or other improvement methodologies across production and supporting functions.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure process stability and alignment with customer and business requirements.
• Build and strengthen a culture of continuous improvement through coaching, mentoring, workshops, and structured training.
• Support structured problem-solving processes and ensure decision-making is data-driven.
• Monitor KPIs and provide regular performance reporting to management.
• Contribute to digital-transformation initiatives, including process automation and data-driven manufacturing.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, preferably in high-tech, precision engineering, mechatronics, or similar environments.
• Proven experience in leading improvement programs or operational-excellence projects.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, or similar continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical capabilities and experience with structured, data-driven problem solving.
• Ability to lead, influence, and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive mindset, resilience to change, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic high-tech environment.

Your Terms of Employment

At NTS, we combine our passion for technology with innovative solutions to complex challenges. You get the freedom and confidence to fully use and develop your talents in a dynamic and energetic environment. We invest both in technology and in you as a future colleague! With this challenge, we offer the following terms of employment:

• Competitive Salary
• Personal growth and development opportunities through training and/or education
• 27 vacation days and an additional 13 ADV days
• Excellent PME pension plan
• Travel allowance

About NTS

We deliver unique solutions to complex challenges and drive technological advancement for our customers. By combining development, manufacturing, and assembly, we play an integral role in bringing the supply chain together. We combine the best skills and brightest ideas into a working system for the world’s most advanced Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronics, and Analytical solutions.

For this reason, we have grown into a Tier-1 supplier to OEMs and an international player operating from various production sites in Europe, Asia, and the US. Although we offer our teams around the world a great place to work, we remain firmly rooted locally. The core of NTS is our people—their craftsmanship, customer-focused mindset, and technical expertise have shaped NTS into what it is today.

Together, we create a culture everyone can be proud of, because we make it possible together. That’s why we take every opportunity to celebrate our people, our craftsmanship, and our successes.