
Team Leader - Tool Design
Kelvion
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sarstedt • Germany
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Salary
💰 €4,500 - €5,378 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Team leadership: Line management of the tool design team
- Active involvement in design work as a hands‑on team leader
- Support and development of team members
- Project management: preparation of schedules and action plans
- Cost control within projects
- Participation in budget planning
- Coordination and communication with the in‑house tool shop and external partners
- International project work with group sites (e.g., India, China, USA)
- Maintenance and management of technical data and documentation
- Technical responsibility: involvement in resource planning for design engineers
- Design of tools and components
Requirements
- Completed training as a Technical Product Designer and further qualification as a state‑certified technician, or equivalent qualification
- Confident use of CAD systems (Autodesk Inventor desirable) and relevant design software
- Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
- Experience in the design of stamping and embossing tools
- Solid knowledge of project management and the use of common PM tools
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials science
- Experience in line management of small teams
- Structured and solution‑oriented way of working
- Strong communication skills, teamwork, intercultural competence
- Hands‑on mentality
Benefits
- Compensation appropriate to your experience and qualifications in accordance with the Metal & Electrical collective agreement
- Employer‑sponsored company pension plan
- 35 hours per week and 30 days of vacation per year
- Comprehensive onboarding program including product training
- Good opportunities for personal development
- A work environment with modern, forward‑looking technologies
- Corporate fitness via Hansefit and social activities such as company runs
- Employee offers from well‑known manufacturers via Corporate Benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
CAD systemsAutodesk Inventordesign of stamping toolsdesign of embossing toolsproject managementmanufacturing processesmaterials scienceresource planningtechnical data managementdocumentation management
Soft skills
team leadershipsupport and development of team memberscommunicationintercultural competencestructured workingsolution-oriented workingstrong communication skillsteamworkhands-on mentality
Certifications
Technical Product Designerstate-certified technician