Job Description

Are you passionate about People Management, Production flows and Improvement initiatives? 

Here is your opportunity to address a meaningful leadership role, while supporting, motivating and develop team members to succeed, ensuring safety and keeping the production running in our Insert Factory!

No relocation assistance is offered for this position.
 

Core Responsibilities

In this position as Manager, it will be your core responsibility to lead, manage and support the day shift team of 40 colleagues, while ensuring that the production runs smoothly and efficiently. You will play a key role in driving improvements, ensuring safety, and delivering high-quality results every day. More specifically, you will:

• Coach and develop team members to build skills and create a strong team culture

• Support and guide the team members to follow standardized work and improve processes where needed

• Manage one-to-one dialogues, People Review Process, Employee Changes, People Development Plan, Skill Matrix, etc. 

• Ensure daily production targets are met with a focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC)

• Apply visual tools to track daily performance and address issues quickly in daily huddles, etc.

• Drive a safe work environment by addressing safety issues and leading by example in safety practices

• Work closely with LEGO® Engineering to solve technical issues and ensure quality in the production processes

• Identify areas for improvement and drive simple, practical changes to improve efficiency and reduce waste

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will join the Insert Factory team in Billund producing high-quality mould parts for the LEGO® production. The team is consisting of 61 colleagues, located in Denmark and Mexico, all aiming for manufacturing single piece mould components in an industrialized way. This is the center of excellence, and therefore they are always seeking for the best in terms of quality, efficiency and costs. 

This leadership role will directly impact how well we meet customer demands and improve our operations.

Do you have what it takes?

The ideal candidate comes with a technical background or experience in manufacturing processes, such as CNC machining, LEAN Manufacturing or equivalent. In addition, you bring:   

• Strong leadership skills to manage, support and motivate a team to achieve daily production goals. You have proven leadership examples either, from a role as Team Coordinator, Supervisor, Lead or equivalent, or from driving informal leadership processes 

• Strong understanding and application of problem-solving methods such as Define-Measure-Analyze-Implement-Control (DMAIC), 5 Whys and Practical Problem Solving (PPS) to resolve production issues

• Practical knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing principles and a strong focus on continuous improvement

• Ability to manage and improve SQDC metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) and drive operational performance

• Clear and effective communication skills to coordinate with teams and resolve issues quickly

• Proficiency in English and Danish both written and verbal

• Ability to work daily in Billund

Furthermore, it would be an advantage, if you have:

• Experience in production planning or scheduling to optimize workflow and resources

• Familiarity with project management principles or involvement in projects related to manufacturing improvements

• Previous experience in implementing new processes or systems in a production environment

• Knowledge of quality management systems, including defect tracking and First Time Through (FTT)

• Experience working with SAP

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.