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Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is a global leader in advanced energy and battery technologies and was founded in 2011 in Ningde, China. CATL is a long-standing partner of the German and global electric vehicle and energy storage industry. In 2024, CATL was the supplier with the highest installed battery volume in electric vehicles worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. For four years in a row, CATL has also held the highest market share in the global supply of energy storage batteries.

From our first European production site at Erfurter Kreuz, we have been supplying German car manufacturers with cells and modules made in Thuringia since 2022. Globally, CATL employs more than 100,000 people at 13 production sites and 6 research centers with branches and offices in France, Germany, Japan, North America and China. Our batteries are already installed in more than 17 million electric vehicles worldwide - that corresponds to around one in three electric vehicles.

Become part of our team and use your talent to help increase this number even further in the future!

Teamleader Production (m/f/d)

Date of advertisement:  Jul 25, 2025
Location: 

Arnstadt, Thuringia, DE

Company:  CATL

This is your new challenge:
 

 

  • Leading your own production team including the training and qualification of new employees
     

  • Daily completion of shift handovers, i.e. communication of current and important topics to the employees and the team leaders of the following shift
     

  • Effective scheduling of employees according to the production plan
     

  • Ensuring and monitoring quality and quantity requirements  
     

  • Implementation of on-site management: compliance with company regulations, occupational health and safety regulations and other guidelines (e.g. 5S approach)
     

  • Coordination and organisation in the event of special and emergency situations in the production plant
     

  • Administrative activities in the internal system (material stock, 5M1E, 5Why)
     

  • Training and education of employees in case of quality discrepancies and complaints



     

These are your previous achievements:
 

 

  • Completed technical education as machine operator, industrial mechanic, mechatronics technician, electronics technician for automation technology or comparable training
     

  • Relevant professional experience in the leadership of at least 10 employees
     

  • Good knowledge of automated production (ideally in the automotive environment)
     

  • Sensitive safety and quality awareness, improvement orientation and innovative thinking
     

  • Good communication skills and enjoying working in an international team (incl. good German and English language skills)
     

  • Willingness to work in a fully continuous shift system and under clean room conditions
     

  • Motivated, open-minded, absolutely reliable, conscientious, resilient, honest, solution-oriented personality



 

These are your benefits:

 

 

  • Permanent employment contract with a wide range of future prospects in a growing company
     

  • Annual bonus payments (Christmas bonus and variable performance bonus)
     

  • Group accident insurance that covers you professionally and privately 24 hours/day
     

  • Attractive employee-recruit-employee programme
     

  • International working environment where teamwork is a priority
     

  • Further qualification and professional development opportunities

 

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilities.

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