Shift Lead (m/f/d) – Battery Discharging, Disassembly and Mechanical Processing

cylib GmbH; Unterköblitz; Vor Ort; EUR 52.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

cylib GmbH is seeking a Shift Lead to take operational responsibility during shifts and ensure safe, efficient and reliable processes for battery processing.

You will lead and coordinate the team on shift, oversee unloading, disassembly and mechanical processing of lithium-ion batteries, and support day-to-day operations while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. You will work with the Operations Manager and other teams and contribute to continuous improvements across the site.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in production operations and leading or coordinating teams.
• Completed a technical or skilled-trade apprenticeship.
• Experience in a shift-based environment and willingness to work shifts.
• Familiar with operating different equipment and production processes; pragmatic approach to technical challenges.
• Hands-on, careful and reliable with a strong focus on safety.
• Enjoy guiding, instructing and supporting employee development.
• Able to document production and work processes; experience with production/docs systems is a plus.
• Good German communication and reliable coordination with diverse contacts.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate the team during your shift and ensure clear task allocation and smooth handover to the next shift.
• Monitor unloading, disassembly and mechanical processing of lithium-ion batteries to ensure reliable operation of equipment, workstations and material flows.
• Actively support equipment operation and day-to-day production processes.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations, work instructions and quality standards.
• Identify deviations and malfunctions early, initiate corrective actions and escalate to Plant Manager and interfaces.
• Collaborate with Operations Manager, Dispatcher and Technical/Maintenance teams.
• Instruct employees, support onboarding and contribute to their professional development.
• Leverage experience to continuously improve workflows and processes at the site.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Shift work experience

Safety compliance

Documentation

German language

Equipment operation

Ausbildung

Technical apprenticeship

Tools

Production equipment familiarity

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

As a Shift Lead, you will take operational responsibility during your shift and ensure that our processes run safely, efficiently and reliably.

• You will lead and coordinate the team during your shift, ensure a clear allocation of tasks and facilitate a structured handover to the following shift.
• You will monitor the unloading and disassembly processes as well as the mechanical processing of lithium-ion batteries, ensuring that equipment, workstations and material flows operate reliably.
• You will actively support equipment operation and day-to-day operational processes.
• You will ensure compliance with safety regulations, work instructions and quality standards.
• You will identify deviations and malfunctions at an early stage, initiate appropriate measures and elevate relevant issues to the Plant Manager and the responsible interfaces.
• You will work closely with the Operations Manager, Dispatcher and the Technical and Maintenance teams.
• You will instruct employees, support their onboarding and contribute to their professional development.
• You will use your experience to continuously improve workflows and processes at the site.

Your profile

• You have experience in production operations and, ideally, in leading or coordinating teams.
• You have completed a technical or skilled-trade apprenticeship.
• You have experience working in a shift-based environment and are willing to work shifts.
• You are familiar with operating different types of equipment and production processes, and approach technical challenges pragmatically.
• You are good with your hands, you work carefully and reliably, with a strong focus on safety.
• You enjoy guiding, instructing and supporting the development of employees.
• You are able to document production and work processes clearly and comprehensibly; experience with production or documentation systems is an advantage.
• You communicate confidently in German and coordinate clearly and reliably with a range of contacts.
• You maintain an overview even when several issues require your attention at the same time.

Why us?

• You will be part of building a new site from day one.
• You will work on something that truly matters - through your work, you help return valuable raw materials to the loop and strengthen Europe’s independence.
• We invest in you - from comprehensive onboarding and training to your personal development.
• You will be part of a team that supports each other - at cylib, everyone pulls together, whether in production or in the office.
• You will have perspective - we are growing, and with that come new opportunities.