Shift Leader at ABB

• You will be working as Shift Leader and will be the part of Motion business area for Service division based in Alrode, South Africa. In this role you will be reporting to Quality Manager and will be responsible to 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

Your responsibilities

• Assisting management and shift team in allocating, coordinating, and overseeing shift orders and work plan execution within production lines during the shift, planning and budgeting of resources and logistics so as to meet business objectives and requirements and to ensure that all resources are trained with the necessary skills
• Providing regular feedback and makes recommendations to management regarding issues within the production line, including production line organization, shifting priorities and possible critical situations, helping management implement staff movements in case of vacations, illnesses, machine outages or shifting priorities
• Ensuring adequate staffing levels for the work to be carried out, conducting regular meetings with staff to ensure that all quality-related issues are resolved and that the mission directed works teams process is implemented
• Ensuring that all staff in the section are aware of the quality management system requirements as it applies to them and identifying areas of training required by subordinates and initiate corrective action for discipline when required
• Directing and coordinating the operation of the service section, serving as leader during shifts to oversee cooperation and the resolution of technical/quality problems and logistic issues
• Monitoring all aspects of work handled by subordinates to ensure that it meets the required standard of quality and efficiency and ensuring that all aspects concerning quality related to procurement are handled correctly
• Reinforcing focus on volume, efficiency and on time delivery, liaison within ABB with sub-contractors and vendors and ensuring the shift operation is run in compliance with health & safety policies and guidelines

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Minimum matric and N3 technical
• Trade test
• Minimum experience of 10 years in the motor service industry
• Fluency in English language is mandatory