For more than 50 years, Cannondale has been a leading innovator in the cycling world. As more riders of all ages and abilities get on the roads, trails, and streets than ever before, we're here to do the best work of our lives to push the greatest human-powered machine into the future each and every day. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where every teammate can succeed as we inspire riders everywhere. Fueled by a free-thinking, always-game, got-your-back mentality, we ditched the rulebook and set forward on a path to make iconic bikes that simply work better. We look forward to the ride with you.
About the Role:
Come Ride With Us as our Technical Services Manager at Cannondale's beautiful factory in Almelo, Netherlands. Reporting into our Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, you'll be at the heart of keeping our operations running smoothly and efficiently. In this hands-on management role, you’ll take charge of organizing and overseeing maintenance in the technical department, production equipment, and technical systems, ensuring everything is safe, reliable, and ready for action. You'll also play a critical role in supporting the implementation of new production tools and equipment, helping to drive innovation and continuous improvement on the shop floor. If you’re someone who loves solving problems, leading teams, and being the go-to expert for mechanical maintenance, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge, impact, and growth..
Note: This is not a remote position. This role is based at the Cannondale Almelo location 5 days/week.
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Manage one employee in the Technical Department (TD) and oversee goal setting, supervision, and team development
- Plan and schedule maintenance and breakdown work, coordinating with operations to minimize disruption
- Develop and maintain a maintenance system that ensures maximum availability of technical installations within budget, including scheduled work during production and company shutdowns
- Support Manufacturing Engineering by developing tools and solutions that improve (pre-)assembly efficiency and reduce errors
- Monitor machine reliability, analyze failures, and implement preventive measures to improve uptime and safety
- Oversee maintenance of plant, machinery, tools, and technical administration, ensuring compliance with safety laws and regulations
- Manage inventory of spare parts, purchase materials, and cutting tools, ensuring timely availability
- Coordinate internal vs. external maintenance responsibilities and supervise fault repair services
- Track and manage the maintenance budget, addressing potential overruns in collaboration with department managers
- Lead continuous improvement efforts and promote 5S practices, safety rounds, and cleanliness inspections
- Advise on technical topics and collaborate cross-functionally on improvements and safety initiatives
What You Bring to the Table:
- Completed technical HBO education or demonstrable HBO working and thinking level
- Leadership experience within a Technical Department
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience
- You speak and write fluent Dutch and English
- Some knowledge of applicable techniques such as mechanical, structural and control engineering, welding technology and pneumatics
- Knowledge of all common machinery and current scheduled maintenance programs
- Knowledge of and experience in organizing work and leadership
- Knowledge of spreadsheets and order/budget administration
- Knowledge of LEAN methods and techniques and knows in which situation to apply them
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Passion for cycling/outdoor sports is a plus
Some of our Great Benefits:
- Hybrid work environment
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Great discounts on company products
- Employee Wellness Program Pon Fit
- A mix of casual yet professional culture
- Discount additional health insurance package
- Onsite gym (Almelo and Woudenberg)
- Travel reimbursement
- Collective Labour Agreement Metalektro
- Pension plan
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About the organization
As a proud member of the Pon Holdings family, Cannondale benefits from the strong foundation and extensive network of one of the Netherlands' largest family-owned businesses, as well as the largest bike portfolio in the world: Pon.Bike, including brands like Gazelle, Santa Cruz, Cervélo, Kalkhoff, Focus, Urban Arrow, Veloretti and Swapfiets. Being a part of Cannondale means being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organization backed by the strength and stability of Pon Holdings.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Cannondale we value a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, regardless of your gender or race, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Our DEI Mission Statement: At Cannondale, we are on a mission to ensure all members of the cycling community feel that they belong. Our commitment to celebrating individuality and differences extends beyond our diverse line up of bikes to our workplace culture, where we recognize and embrace the strengths and viewpoints of each team member, regardless of their background or identity. We are thankful for the feedback and perspectives that challenge us to create more inclusivity in this space and hold us accountable to making meaningful progress.
WE ARE A CYCLE FRIENDLY EMPLOYER
The cycle-friendly employer certification scheme was developed to establish a European standard for cycle friendly companies. The certification is intended to help European companies to improve the situation for employees that cycle to work. As an acknowledgement for our effort we received the certificate “cycle-friendly employer”.
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