Manager Test Center and Laboratory

Are you ready to use your leadership skills and testing expertise to enhance MCI’s testing capabilities and raise our testing standards? Are you ready to contribute to impactful innovations in sustainable technology while guiding a skilled team?

Join us at Maersk Container Industry in Tinglev as a Manager Test Center and Laboratory with management responsibilities over a team of six test technicians and engineers, where you will drive important advancements in our Star Cool reefer machine.

At MCI, located in Tinglev, Southern Denmark, we blend local roots with a global mission. You will experience an open, supportive atmosphere alongside passionate colleagues, united by a commitment to sustainability and innovation. In this role, you’ll enjoy a high level of independence within a collaborative, flexible environment where leadership and quality are key.

As our new Manager Test Center and Laboratory, you will oversee a team of test technicians and engineers, directly supporting our R&D department. In this role you will be referring directly to our CTO. Your main duties will include:

• Leading and managing a team of seven, setting objectives and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Elevating our testing capabilities and advancing our overall testing standards, leveraging your expertise using best practices from the industry
• Enhancing and executing accurate, reliable performance tests, with oversight of test procedures in Tinglev and our China facility.
• Representing the laboratory in specific development projects, aligning testing requirements with lab capabilities, and ensuring high standards in test specifications, prototype evaluations, and formal reporting.
• Driving team development, providing mentorship, and implementing improvements in test processes, while contributing to strategic lab enhancements.

We are seeking a candidate with technical expertise in refrigeration and/or thermodynamics as well as significant experience managing a team within a testing or R&D environment. Preferred qualifications include:

• A strong background in advanced testing methodologies to help elevate our processes and contribute to a higher level of precision and effectiveness in testing.
• Proven experience in team management, with strong leadership skills and a track record of fostering collaboration and achieving team goals.
• Comprehensive skills in test documentation and reporting, combined with an understanding of business processes and the ability to communicate effectively across functions.
• A proactive, hands-on approach, with the ability to implement improvements, provide guidance to team members, and balance strategic and operational responsibilities.
• Proficiency in English is required, and Danish skills are a plus and recommended but not mandatory.

Travel activities will be 0 – 20 days a year.

In case you have any questions for this vacant position, please contact our HR department by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

We review applications on an ongoing basis until the right candidate has been found.

Maersk Container Industry is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, valuing different perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all backgrounds. We consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in accordance with legal requirements. We are committed to accommodating your needs during the application and hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodations to use our website, apply for a position, or perform a job, please contact us.

Visit our website to learn more: www.mcicontainers.com

Work type:
Full time

Locations:
DK - Tinglev