Team Lead Assembly (F/M/D)

OUR VISION When people use our technology to "bridge the gap" between the physical and digital worlds, they don’t just capture reality - they create a new one. In this new reality, they are smarter, more productive, more streamlined, and more creative - because they have the digital foundation to build the world they want to live in. That’s what NavVis offers in all our products and services: the tools to not just map the world as it is, but to pave the way to a better future. To forge something new. Physical or digital, there is only one reality. And it’s the reality NavVis empowers people to build better. THE OPPORTUNITY At NavVis, we build the world's most advanced mobile mapping systems; professional-grade hardware that enterprise customers across the globe rely on to capture and digitize physical spaces. Every NavVis VLX and NavVis MLX that ships to a customer is built, calibrated, and quality-checked by our Assembly team. They are the last hands on every device before it reaches the customer, and the quality of what we ship is a direct reflection of how this team works. We are looking for an ambitious Team Lead ready to build on a well documented and certified production process, leading a motivated team of 12 Technicians. We are looking for some one to raise our production standards further and make them the best in the industry. You will bring outside knowledge and drive real operational change. The mandate is broad: reduce cost of production through process excellence, scale output through strategic outsourcing, and shape our brand-new production environment as part of a planned relocation in 2027. It is a scope and autonomy that is rare at a company of our size. HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT • Own daily production planning and task allocation across the assembly team, meeting throughput targets set in collaboration with your Director and the sales organization. • Develop and grow your team through regular 1:1s, structured career conversations, cultivating a culture of high standards and genuine care for people • Drive cost-of-production down through best-in-class processes, tooling, and modern manufacturing methodologies • Drive the operational integration with external manufacturing partners in close partnership with SCM (Supply Chain Management): designing processes, interfaces, and quality gates. With your team you will onboarding new partners, and managing day-to-day collaboration to streamline in-house and outsourced production. • Lead the shop-floor redesign as part of our 2027 relocation, rethinking production flow from the ground up as a greenfield layout opportunity • Implement and sustain 5S and visual management as a living operational culture and translate improvements in close collaboration with our Production Engineers into durable shop-floor practice • Eliminate recurring shop-floor friction in material flow, handoffs, and inventory planning, in collaboration with SCM • Drive knowledge documentation so critical process knowledge is captured, shared, and up to date • Help us to scale and professionalize our global hardware operations by supporting the setup of service centres in local entities, managing global spare part and material flow together with Logistics, and driving our repair and service capability to excellence. WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THE ROLE • 5+ years leading a production or assembly team in a hardware manufacturing environment • Experience working with contract manufacturers or EMS providers, including supplier qualification and incoming quality control • Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement in a live production context (not only theoretical familiarity) • Strong people leadership track record: developing team members, addressing