Production Line Lead: Quality, Safety & 5S Champion

Carrier; Matosinhos; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier is seeking a Line Leader to coordinate daily operator tasks, monitor production schedules, and ensure safety and quality standards are met. The role requires hands-on leadership within a manufacturing environment and active collaboration with the warehouse and maintenance teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in production lines, good communication in English, and a solid understanding of 5S and continuous improvement. Join a dynamic team focused on efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate, motivate, and support a small production team.
• Strong understanding of production processes and quality checks.
• Good communication in English and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assign daily tasks to operators with clear instructions and support.
• Monitor production schedule execution and adjust resources to meet daily targets efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene standards, uniforms and internal procedures.
• Inspect equipment, tools and facilities regularly and report issues to maintenance.
• Maintain organized and clean work area following 5S principles.
• Monitor WIP, raw materials and supplies; coordinate with warehouse and supply chain to ensure availability.
• Perform line checks to ensure quality, address non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate records of production output, downtime, quality checks and incidents.
• Support and deliver training for operators, promoting standards, best practices and 'first-time right' quality.

Skills

Team coordination

English (Intermediate)

Safety standards

5S principles

Quality checks

Education

Mechatronics

Industrial Automation

Engineering (Level 6 preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Production recording systems

Job description

Carrier is seeking a Line Leader to coordinate daily operator tasks, monitor production schedules, and ensure safety and quality standards are met. The role requires hands-on leadership within a manufacturing environment and active collaboration with the warehouse and maintenance teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in production lines, good communication in English, and a solid understanding of 5S and continuous improvement. Join a dynamic team focused on efficiency and quality.