Operations Lead TotaLite - Hardware & Suply Chain
About this role
Job Description
TotaLite builds high-precision optical sensors that monitor critical infrastructure and buildings worldwide. We detect structural displacement with millimeter precision at distances up to 100 meters. We are scaling from ~50 devices per year today to 2000+ devices annually within three years. That requires a step-change in operational structure, quality discipline, and supply chain control. We are a technical product company with a small team of 14 FTE becoming a reliable hardware delivery organisation. That transition is why this role exists.
As Technical Operations Lead, you are responsible for building and professionalizing our hardware operations and supply chain, without turning us into a bureaucracy. This is not a corporate operations role. This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership role requiring scaling-up builder mentality.
Responsibilities
- You oversee and optimise internal operational “factory” processes;
- You manage the full hardware supply chain across six key suppliers, covering electronics, firmware, and mechanical components;
- You strengthen quality assurance and improve incoming inspection standards;
- You implement structured version control, inventory management, and configuration management;
- You establish clear planning cycles for demand, supply, and production batches;
- You increase delivery predictability and operational reliability;
- You enhance documentation and operational discipline across hardware operations, supply chain, and eventually the wider organisation, while leading a small cross‑functional team;
- You are comfortable switching between: hands-on executing and leading our internal operations, negotiating with suppliers, designing a lean process, improving a documentation structure, solving customer support and production issues
- Your track record
- You hold 5+ years of experience in hardware operations, production management, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment;
- You have proven experience managing supply chains involving electronics, embedded software, mechanical components;
- You are experienced with low- to mid-volume precision hardware (not only mass production);
- You possess experience implementing structured inventory, version and quality management;
- You likely worked in IoT, Instrumentation, Industrial hardware, technical B2B products;
- You bring strong project‑management discipline, communicate clearly and proactively, and thrive in ambiguous environments;
- You are a hands-on builder who likes turning messy growth into structured scale.
- What Fugro offers
- A diverse and inclusive working environment;
- Based on your relevant experience, the salary ranges from €5800,- to €8000,-This amount is part of our salary range, with opportunities for growth within the role;
- This amount is part of our salary range, with opportunities for growth within the role;
- 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;
- Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;
- Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;
- Commuting allowance;
- Modern pension scheme;
- Collective health insurance;
- Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;
- Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
- Are you interested?
- Please visit our Company Page to find out more about what it is like to work at Fugro.
- For further information, please contact Stefanie Baldassarri-Steenhauer, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, tel. +31 (0)6-114 55954.