Production Shift Supervisor – Automotive Chassis Manufacturing

About the role

The Production Shift Supervisor will lead the entire shift in a high‑volume automotive chassis plant, ensuring that production targets, quality standards and safety regulations are consistently met.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate all production activities across the shift, including welding, stamping and waxing processes.
• Allocate resources, manage teams and drive workforce planning, training and job rotation.
• Monitor production flow, analyse KPIs (productivity, quality, downtime, scrap) and generate shift performance reports.
• Identify operational issues, implement corrective actions and make critical decisions during stoppages or emergencies.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics and Engineering to resolve technical challenges and ensure compliance with IATF 16949, internal procedures and health‑and‑safety regulations.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen and 5S methodologies.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in automotive manufacturing or a similar production environment.
• Strong knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO quality standards and health‑and‑safety regulations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and manufacturing information systems such as SAP and MES.
• Advanced English communication skills and experience working night‑shift operations.

Required skills

• SAP
• MES
• Microsoft Office
• KPI analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Kaizen
• 5S
• IATF 16949
• ISO quality standards