Evening Shift Manufacturing Team Lead

MSA, The Safety Company; Galway; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA Safety in Galway is seeking a Team Lead for the evening shift to coordinate production activities, lead a cell, and ensure on-time delivery. The role requires hands-on leadership to drive safety, training, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The candidate should demonstrate strong coordination and planning, be a self-starter able to motivate teams, and have experience with SAP and Microsoft Office. This is an on-site role at our Ballybrit facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in a Manufacturing Leadership role.
• Very strong co-ordination and planning skills.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work independently & as part of a team.
• A self- starter with a “hands on” attitude and the ability to motivate teams.
• Ability to delegate tasks and set deadlines.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft programs, including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and co-ordinate team members in all manufacturing activities undertaken in Production Cells.
• Own and champion safety on the evening shift and become the first of point of contact for all Team Members.
• Inherent understanding of OTD and other departmental KPI’s
• Support Production Cells with product building when required.
• Preparing and assembling electronic components to printed circuit boards
• Performing functional product testing and assembling tested PCB's into enclosures as per drawings/procedures
• Component preparation, Board population, Hand soldering, Light mechanical assembly work.
• Equipment operation, Electronic testing and performance verification
• Ensuring all production orders meet their scheduled completion dates for dispatch to customers.
• Lead daily cell and support team huddles ensuring timely updates on production orders and material issues.
• Assist Materials team by undertaking inventory counts in assigned cells as required.
• Support Customer Service team requests of delivery improvements and communicate customer order issues as they occur.
• Train the training requirements of all Manufacturing personnel on evening shift and ensure completion of documentation.
• Drive cross training on Evening Shift.
• Ensure all KPI data is compiled and available for Management to review daily.
• Own and update the training matrix with all cell training activities.
• Support Plant wide programs including 6S and participate in monthly audits and shift pass-downs.
• Support CPI activities within MSA Galway.
• Ensure timely transaction of all non-conforming material in Cells.
• Drive yield performance and process improvements.

Skills

Co-ordination

Planning

Motivation

Hands-on

Delegation

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Leaving Cert

Third-level education advantageous

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

MSA Safety in Galway is seeking a Team Lead for the evening shift to coordinate production activities, lead a cell, and ensure on-time delivery. The role requires hands-on leadership to drive safety, training, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The candidate should demonstrate strong coordination and planning, be a self-starter able to motivate teams, and have experience with SAP and Microsoft Office. This is an on-site role at our Ballybrit facility.