Manufacturing Team Lead-Evening Shift

Manpower - Ireland; Galway; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower - Ireland in Galway is seeking a Team Lead for the Evening Shift to coordinate and support manufacturing operations. The role combines hands-on production support with team leadership, safety ownership, training, KPI management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years in a manufacturing leadership role, knowledge of soldering and electronic components, and strong planning and time-management skills.

Qualifications

• Leaving Certificate is required; third-level qualification advantageous.
• 1-2 years experience in a manufacturing leadership role.
• Knowledge of soldering and electronic components.
• Strong coordination, planning and organisational skills.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hands-on leadership style with ability to motivate others.
• Strong delegation and time management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate team members across all manufacturing activities within production cells.
• Champion safety and act as first point of contact for evening shift.
• Monitor on-time delivery performance and department KPIs.
• Support production activities including electronics assembly, testing, soldering, and light mechanical assembly.
• Ensure production orders are completed on schedule and ready for dispatch.
• Lead daily team huddles and communicate production and material updates.
• Support inventory counts and materials management.
• Coordinate with customer service on delivery improvements and order issues.
• Coordinate training activities and maintain training records.
• Compile KPI data for management review and maintain training matrices.
• Support 6S, continuous improvement, audits, and shift handovers.
• Drive yield improvements and timely management of non-conforming materials.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing ops

Soldering

Planning

Time management

Independent work

Team motivation

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Leaving Certificate

Third-level qualification advantageous

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Team Lead (Evening Shift)

Location: Galway | Permanent Position

We are seeking an experienced Team Lead to coordinate and support evening shift manufacturing operations. This role combines hands‑on production support with team leadership, safety ownership, training, KPI management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate team members across all manufacturing activities within production cells.

• Champion safety and act as the first point of contact for team members on the evening shift.

• Monitor on‑time delivery performance and departmental KPIs.

• Support production activities including electronic assembly, testing, soldering, and light mechanical assembly.

• Ensure production orders are completed on schedule and ready for customer dispatch.

• Lead daily team huddles and communicate production and material updates.

• Support inventory counts and materials management activities.

• Work closely with customer service teams regarding delivery improvements and order issues.

• Coordinate training activities, maintain training records, and drive cross‑training initiatives.

• Compile KPI data for management review and maintain training matrices.

• Support 6S, continuous improvement programs, audits, shift handovers, and quality initiatives.

• Drive yield improvements, process enhancements, and timely management of non‑conforming materials.

Requirements

• Leaving Certificate required; third-level qualification advantageous.

• 1-2 years experience in a manufacturing leadership role.

• Knowledge of soldering & electronic components

• Strong coordination, planning, and organisational skills.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Hands‑on leadership style with the ability to motivate others.

• Strong delegation and time management skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.