Production Shift leader

ABB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Bengaluru is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a shift, ensuring on-time production and optimal use of machinery and lines on site. You will work with the unit supervisor to sustain efficient operations and quality.

Key duties include supervising shift activities, coordinating tasks and staff movements during absences or breakdowns, monitoring performance metrics, and collaborating with safety, quality and maintenance teams to meet schedules and standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma /BE - in Electrical, Mechanical, or Electronics engineering.
• Experience Range: 5–10 Years in manufacturing or production.
• Production Practices: Exposure to Kaizen, 5S, Lean manufacturing.
• Planning & Execution: Basic production planning and scheduling.
• Resource Management: Manage manpower, machines and materials on shop floor.
• Workplace Discipline: Safety practices and process-driven environments.
• Communication: Good written and verbal skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift operations to ensure smooth execution of production plans and optimal resource use.
• Coordinate tasks and staff movements during absences, breakdowns, or shifting priorities.
• Focus on production volume, efficiency and on-time delivery; provide feedback to management.
• Coordinate shift teams to resolve technical, quality and logistical challenges with safety compliance.

Skills

Team coordination

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Safety awareness

Education

Diploma/BE in Electrical, Mechanical, or Electronics

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

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What we believe in

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you supervise a shift team’s progress against work plans as defined by Production management to ensure the proper use of machinery, equipment and assembly lines within a production area. Cooperate with the unit supervisor to create an effective work environment and reinforce production schedules and quality.

The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite.

This role is contributing to the ABB India, Smart Building, Electrification Business in for Production Function in Nelamangala, Bangalore Region, India.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Shift Operations & Monitoring

Oversee and coordinate shift activities to ensure smooth execution of production plans, adherence to schedules, and optimal utilization of resources within the production lines.

• Team Coordination & Workforce Management

Support management in allocating tasks, managing staff movements during absences, machine breakdowns, or shifting priorities, and ensuring uninterrupted operations during the shift.

• Operational Excellence & Performance Metrics

Ensure focus on production volume, efficiency, and on-time delivery while providing regular feedback and recommendations to management on production line organization and critical issues.

• Quality, Safety & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Coordinate shift teams in resolving technical, quality, and logistical challenges, ensuring strict compliance with health and safety policies and maintaining a safe working environment.

Qualifications for the role:

• Qualification: Diploma /BE - in Electrical, Mechanical, or Electronics engineering.
• Experience Range: 5–10 Years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Production Practices: Exposure to Production Kaizen, 5S, Lean Manufacturing concepts, and workplace efficiency.
• Planning & Execution: Basic understanding of production planning, job allotment, and task scheduling.
• Resource Management: Ability to support effective utilization of manpower, machines, and materials on the shop floor.
• Workplace Discipline: Familiarity with safety practices and structured, process-driven production environments.
• Communication: Skilled written and verbal communication.

More about us

ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division’s highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers’ carbon reduction strategies.