Onsite Production Team Lead — SAP & KPI Focus

Cognex Corporation; Ireland; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation in Cork, Ireland, is seeking a Production Team Lead to coordinate the day-to-day activities of a 15-person production team on site. This hands-on leadership role focuses on planning, prioritizing, and ensuring delivery targets are met.

You will organize the daily production plan, monitor order progress through production and shipping, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining health and safety standards and 5S practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a production team in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and communicate plans clearly.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP) and MS Excel/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily production activities for a ~15-employee team.
• Review ERP/SAP information and organize daily build and shipping priorities.
• Communicate the daily production plan and priorities to the team.
• Monitor order progress and support on-time delivery targets.
• Identify capacity issues and escalate to the Production Supervisor.
• Coordinate urgent customer requests and must-ship orders.
• Work with other departments to validate, pack, and ship orders.
• Track production KPIs and performance metrics.
• Lead production updates during daily stand-up meetings.
• Maintain Shop Orders and Pick Lists; support continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

ERP/SAP knowledge

Strong organizational skills

Cross-department communication

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Cognex Corporation in Cork, Ireland, is seeking a Production Team Lead to coordinate the day-to-day activities of a 15-person production team on site. This hands-on leadership role focuses on planning, prioritizing, and ensuring delivery targets are met.

You will organize the daily production plan, monitor order progress through production and shipping, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining health and safety standards and 5S practices.