Head of Operations • Troldtekt

At Troldtekt we are looking for an experienced Head of Operations, who will have overall responsibility for the company's Operations area.

You will be responsible for an organisation of approx. 150 hourly paid employees and 40 salaried staff, organised under a management group with responsibility for Production, Logistics, PTA and HSQE. Together you will ensure safe, stable and efficient operations, while the organisation is developed and the company's strategic goals are turned into concrete results.

About the position

As Head of Operations you have overall responsibility for delivering the agreed performance within safety, productivity, output, costs, quality and supply reliability.

You ensure safe, efficient and reliable production across the Operations area, which consists of Production, Supply Chain, PTA and HSQE, and work purposefully to develop both the organisation, processes and collaboration across the company.

Reporting to the company's CEO, you become a central part of the company's management group and have significant influence on the continued development of production and operational processes.

Your main responsibilities

Among other things, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, motivating and developing the Operations management group

• Ensuring high employee satisfaction and the continued development of the organisation

• Developing a strong safety culture with a focus on preventing and reducing work accidents

• Ensuring high safety, productivity, quality and supply reliability through systematic follow-up on KPIs and continuous improvements

• Optimising cross-functional processes and creating close collaboration between Production, Logistics, PTA, HSQE and the company's other departments

• Professionalising and optimising work processes

• Contributing to the optimisation of purchasing and resource utilisation

• Strengthening collaboration with the sales organisation so that customers' requirements and expectations are met

• Setting direction and executing plans and strategic initiatives

• Preparing budgets and investment plans and ensuring follow-up on these

• Reporting performance, risks and material priorities to the company's management

• Actively contributing to the company's strategic development and ensuring that Operations supports the overall business goals.

Your key success criteria

You will succeed in the role when you:

• Improve productivity, capacity utilisation and delivery capability

• Create a culture characterised by continuous improvement and high execution capability

• Deliver strong results within safety, quality and compliance

• Develop a strong management group with clear ownership and shared direction

• Translate the Operations strategy into concrete and measurable results.

Your profile

We envisage that you have solid experience from a large production company with continuous operations.

In addition, we expect that you:

• Have experience as Head of Operations, Plant Manager, Production Manager or from a similar management role

• Have documented experience of managing through managers as well as managing both salaried staff and hourly paid employees

• Have experience from a production company with multiple shifts and high complexity

• Work in a structured, data-driven and results-oriented way

• Are a strong communicator who can build followership at all levels of the organisation

• Have experience with Operational Excellence and continuous improvement.

We offer

You will become part of an international production company with a strong market position and an ambitious development agenda.

The position gives you the opportunity to shape the development of a large production organisation, with a focus on investments, improvements and long-term development. You will have considerable management responsibility, significant influence and become an important sparring partner for the rest of the management.

Troldtekt

Troldtekt is one of Denmark's most recognised manufacturers of acoustic solutions and has, for more than 90 years, developed and produced wood-wool boards used in both new construction and renovation projects in Denmark and internationally. The company is known for products that combine high functionality, long service life and a strong focus on sustainability, design and a good indoor climate.

Troldtekt is part of an ambitious group

Since 2022 Troldtekt has been part of the Irish listed construction group Kingspan Group, which has activities in over 70 countries. With the Planet Passionate programme, Kingspan has set ambitious climate goals. By 2030 Kingspan aims to be a company with zero waste to landfill and a CO2-neutral production with no net emissions.

Troldtekt's purpose and values

Troldtekt has defined a purpose that describes what the company is set in the world to do - and what employees are proud of:

Troldtekt uses the benefits of good acoustics to create a healthy indoor climate with passion for people and the planet.

The purpose is lived through three values:

Ambitious
Troldtekt will remain relevant and continue to challenge itself to develop better solutions. The company sets ambitious goals and has the courage to pursue them.

Trustworthy
Troldtekt stands by what the company says and keeps its promises. The company is proud to be a trustworthy brand and communicates openly about its solutions and its business practices.

Responsible
Troldtekt is proud of its continuous efforts to contribute to a better future for people and the planet.