Manufacturing Team Lead - 2nd Shift

ABEC Inc; Fermoy; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

ABEC Inc is seeking a Manufacturing Team Lead for 2nd shift to guide a dedicated team in a bioprocess manufacturing setting. The role emphasizes safety, productivity, and adherence to quality standards while coordinating with the Manufacturing Manager on shift objectives.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in mechanical assembly and welding, plus strong leadership capabilities to drive performance, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience in Mechanical Assembly and Welding.
• Typically works in a manufacturing environment or customer site.
• Able to stand for long periods and perform heavy manual tasks.
• Willingness to wear personal protective equipment.
• Awareness of CI (Continuous Improvement) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Manufacturing Manager at shift start to set expectations and reports at shift end.
• Manages team performance and addresses issues through disciplinary/grievance procedures.
• Provides performance review input and participates in hiring and training.
• Plans shift activity and assigns mechanical team tasks.
• Oversees safety, quality, and productivity for the shift.
• Provides real-time guidance to address issues affecting work completion.
• Reports needs and scheduling issues to ensure optimal manpower usage.
• Maintains communication among team members to align goals.
• Interacts with project managers, engineers, designers, and other leads as needed.
• Participates in team meetings and trainings; supports CI initiatives.
• Reviews and approves paid time off; maintains security at end of shift.
• Executes other tasks as assigned and may travel when required.
• Reviews and approves weekly attendance for payroll.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical assembly

Welding

Safety compliance

Shift leadership

Education

Leaving Certificate or equivalent

Job description

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ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry for over 50 years. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximise productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilisation systems.

Position Summary:

Our Mechanical Team Leaders will manage and lead a team of employees by communicating company goals, safety practices, and deadlines to team. They will motivate team members and assesses performance and provides help to management, including hiring and training, and keeps management updated on team performance.

Shift Time

3.15pm - 11.45am Monday - Friday

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with Manufacturing Manager at the start of each shift to establish clear expectations for work to be completed during the shift and reports out at the end of each shift to summarise status of work completed.
• Effectively manages performance of team members, addressing any ongoing issues through the companies disciplinary/grievance procedures if required.
• Provides performance review input and participates in interviewing new hire candidates.
• Plans project activity for the shift and assigns mechanical team members appropriate tasks.
• Oversees mechanical Team Members during the shift to assure compliance with all safety policies, quality practices & productivity expectations applicable to the work being performed.
• Provides real-time guidance to Mechanical Team Members to address any issues affecting completion of planned work assignments (technical, procedural, material-related, etc.).
• Reports project needs, material requirements, and any planning & scheduling issues that are affecting planned work activities to Manufacturing Manager to assure manpower resources can be utilised in the most effective and efficient manner.
• Maintains and promotes communication with and among team members to ensure common understanding of purpose, methods and progress toward committed goals.
• Interacts as necessary with Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and other Team Leads to obtain/provide information necessary to resolve problems and progress work.
• Participates in Team Leader/Shop Floor meetings, project meetings, design reviews, or other similar meetings as may be required to share important information.
• Supports employee training activities to help assure accurate understanding of technical requirements, as well as productivity expectations of the job.
• Reviews and approves mechanical team member paid time off request forms.
• Maintains security and secures the building at the end of the shift.
• Execute other tasks as assigned.
• Ability to travel when required.
• Reviews and approves weekly time and attendance for payroll.
• Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.

Qualifications:

• Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience in Mechanical Assembly and Welding.
• Typical work is in a manufacturing environment or customer’s site.
• Required to stand for long periods of time and may involve heavy manual labour.
• You will need to be able to stand, sit, walk, bend, stoop, reach, lift, push, pull,
  and carry items. Exposure to loud noises.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment.
• Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.