About KVE Composites

KVE is an advanced composite development factory where skilled people build advanced composite products. We are an autonomous unit within the Daher Group strategically positioned in The Netherlands. Under one roof we combine manufacturing with innovative composite product and process development. Our agile teams create composite solutions from ideas up to serial production in close collaboration with our customers. We excel in advanced composite part production for defence and aerospace with a focus on radomes and RTM blades and are leaders in welding technology for thermoplastic composites. Our SME agility is backed by the stability and support of a large international company.

Our Mission

To be an advanced composite development factory where skilled people build products and create business

Our Values

We work according to these principles:

• Drive Strong inner motivation to achieve goals with a proactive attitude.

• Pragmatic Focusing on solutions that are effective and realistic.

• Innovative Bringing original ideas that create or improve value.

• Team Spirit Working together in mutual trust and respect towards a common goal.

• Responsible Being reliable accountable and committed to doing the right thing for the company customers and society.

Your Role

We are growing and were looking for a Teamlead Machining who is passionate about leading people in a hightech machining environment.
In this role you are responsible for coaching guiding and developing the machining team while ensuring a safe efficient and highquality production flow. Together with planning engineering and quality you make sure our machined components meet aerospacegrade standards and are delivered on time.

Your goal: Build a strong skilled machining team and ensure reliable highperformance operations.

What You Will Do

Lead daily machining operations

• Coordinate operators CNC machinists and trainees.

• Manage production planning and team allocation.

• Detect and resolve disruptions in the machining process.

• Drive performance towards OEE productivity and ontime delivery targets.

Safeguard quality & process control

• Ensure compliance with work instructions and quality standards (EN9100).

• Analyse scrap and initiate corrective actions.

• Collaborate with Quality during audits and deviations.

• Promote a firsttimeright mindset.

Ensure safety & compliance

• Promote safety culture and enforce ARBO guidelines.

• Guarantee a clean safe and wellmaintained workspace.

• Report and follow up on incidents or nearmisses.

• Oversee correct and safe use of machines tools and equipment.

Develop your team

• Coach colleagues in technical and personal development.

• Conduct progress and performance reviews.

• Train onboard and mentor new employees.

• Build collaboration structure and team spirit.

Drive continuous improvement

• Lead and support Lean/5S improvement initiatives.

• Analyse downtime setup times and inefficiencies.

• Contribute to process optimization and standardization.

• Provide input on investments in machinery or automation.

Throughout your work you will apply and respect our EN9100 quality system ensuring every deliverable meets aerospace-grade standards.

Your Profile

Experience & Education

• MBO (Mechanical Engineering Precision Engineering Machining Technology or similar).

• 710 years of experience in machining (CNC turning/milling).

• Experience leading a production team.

• Experience in hightech machining environments.

• EN9100 experience is a plus.

• Composite machining experience is a plus.

Skills & Knowledge

• Machining techniques and CNC operations.

• Reading technical drawings and tolerances (ISO GPS).

• Using measurement tools for inspections.

• Basic Lean principles and 5S methodology.

• Working with ERP and production planning systems.

Competencies

• Strong leadership and coaching mindset

• Clear communicator

• Problem solver with a handson mentality

• Decisive and structured

• Proactive and stressresistant

• Responsible reliable and teamoriented

Additionally you:

• Enjoy being on the shop floor as much as behind a CAD/CAM screen

• Know how to work with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in a composite production environment

• Have a structured and curious mindset you solve problems by testing improving and validating

• Communicate easily with both engineers and technicians

• Have an EU nationality (due to security requirements for defence projects)
  

Why Join Us

At KVE you join a specialist team where your leadership directly shapes our production performance.
You will work with advanced composite components for leading aerospace and defence customers.
You empower technicians improve processes and help build a machining department that grows in professionalism quality and capability.

For Dutch nationals we even offer the opportunity to work in the field with our products as a military reservist.

Working Conditions

• A one-year contract (32-40 hours) with prospect to permanent employment

• 25 vacations days 4 ATV days

• Personal development opportunitys

• Bike plan

• Pension plan

Interested
Send us your CV and a short note about relevant projects youve worked on formal or hobby. We care about what youve built tested fixed or improved.

Third-party applications are not appreciated.

Please note: We currently do not offer visa sponsorship or relocation for this role