Group Leader - Production Supervisor

Trane Technologies; Galway; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Trane Technologies in Galway is seeking a Group Leader to join the Thermo King Galway Operations team, reporting to the Operations Manager. You will ensure the manufacturing process meets production targets while upholding the highest quality standards.

The role involves leading a manufacturing group, driving continuous improvement, coordinating resources, and developing team members through HR collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as Production Supervisor or similar.
• Profound experience using various types of manufacturing machinery and tools.
• Good practical experience with MS Office.
• Experience collaborating with unions a distinct advantage.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills, with a results-driven approach.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and an efficient problem solver.
• 3rd level qualification in business, engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

• Achieve production, Safety and Quality targets and establish standard work.
• Maintain efficiency of assigned area with respect to manpower requirements, productivity, and overtime levels.
• Determine the delivery point, layout and presentation of all direct materials, establish line feed quantities and frequencies.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental issues, including 5S program management.
• Identify, measure and display all performance criteria and cell metrics.
• Develop problem solving techniques and continuous improvement actions within the group.
• Manpower planning & forecasting in conjunction with HR; recruit and train.
• Coordinate resources to meet daily outputs; manage vacations and absences.
• Design, improve and distribute work assignments; ensure procedures reflect activities.
• Foster a strong team-working environment and employee engagement.
• Conduct performance reviews and development conversations with HR support.
• Manage grievances and disciplinary issues with HR support.
• Identify training needs with Training Specialists for new product integration.
• Control, maintain and monitor machinery; manage budget for consumables.

Skills

Production supervision

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

MS Office

Union experience

Team development

Education

3rd level qualification in business, engineering or similar

Job description

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Where Is The Work

On-Site (5 days)

At Trane Technologies and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Scope

We are currently recruiting a Group Leader to join the Thermo King Galway Operations team reporting to the Operations Manager. The successful candidate will ensure that the manufacturing process is managed to meet production targets while maintaining the highest quality standards, as well as achieving continuous cost reduction targets by leading a group within the manufacturing organization.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Achieve production, Safety and Quality targets and establish standard work. Ensure that the standard work is carried out, improved, and problems that occur are eliminated at root cause
• Maintain efficiency of assigned area with respect to manpower requirements, productivity, and overtime levels. Actively demonstrate innovation with respect to improvements including productivity and cost improvement initiatives and programs.
• Determine the delivery point, layout and presentation of all direct materials, establish appropriate line feed quantities and frequencies. Devise and document, with team members, method, layout and systems to deliver, be able to establish targets to track and monitor.
• Ensure compliance with all aspects of Health, Safety, Environmental issues, including management of the 5S program (auditing, reporting and issue resolution) in assigned areas.
• Identify, measure and display all performance criteria and cell metrics. Make decisions and solve problems in a working environment that deals with change, use problem solving techniques in safeguarding and improving key cell metrics.
• Work with group members to develop problem solving techniques and abilities within the group and to generate ideas and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Determine manpower planning & forecasting in conjunction with HR, involved directly in the recruitment of team members and establish a T&D plan for new hires.
• Co-ordinate the allocation of resources to ensure that daily outputs are achieved, as well as vacation management, and absence management and administration of systems to capture this information.
• Design, improve & distribute the contents of work assignments. Ensure area procedures and work instructions accurately reflect work activities.
• Develop a strong team-working environment through cooperation, respect and fairness promoting positive Employee Engagement.
• Establish two way communication daily with team members. Give feedback on team/group performances on issues including production schedule, quality, cost initiatives, and team performances against objectives. Listen, inform, and give feedback on corrective action.
• Ensure Performance Reviews are completed during first year of Employment. Carry out regular Development conversations with team members and work with HR to ensure development objectives are captured and a plan put in place to achieve the objectives.
• Manage grievance and disciplinary issues with the support of HR as they arise.
• Together with Training Specialist(s) to identify new training requirements as a result of new product integration, and/or ongoing training requirements through training needs analysis, and the development of training plans.
• Control, maintain and monitor all machinery and all activities/people involved in the operation and maintenance of the machinery. Establish budget for all consumables.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience as Production Supervisor or similar
• Profound experience in using various types of manufacturing machinery and tools
• Good practical experience with MS Office
• Experience collaborating with unions a distinct advantage
• Strong organizational and leadership skills٫ together with a results-driven approach
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and an efficient problem solver
• 3rd level qualification in business, engineering or similar

What We Offer

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs that help our employees thrive in both their professional and personal lives. We are proud of our winning culture which is inclusive and respectful at its core. We share passion for serving customers, caring for others, and boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world!

We are committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.