Production Shift Supervisor

In this position, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with process workflows, work instructions, production plans, and quality and safety standards in a 3‑shift operation for the production of miniature circuit breakers (MCBs). You play a key role in maintaining smooth production operations. Working closely with the department management, you help create an effective and efficient working environment. Managing capacities, resources, and personnel during the shift while ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and production targets. Acting as the primary contact for process‑related questions and ensuring compliance with defined process standards. Identifying improvement opportunities in production processes and equipment, and addressing technical, quality‑related, and logistical challenges with a solution‑oriented mindset. Motivating and developing the team, and collaborating closely with internal support functions to ensure efficient communication.

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.

• Completed technical apprenticeship

• Several years of experience in production or production‑related areas

• Initial leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and automated production lines

• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives and Lean‑management methods (e.g., KAIZEN, Lean Six Sigma)

• Strong analytical skills, resilience, and excellent team behavior

• Fluent German skills (spoken and written); English skills are an advantage

• Willingness to work in shifts (currently 3‑shift model, potentially including Saturdays)

• Strong interpersonal skills and assertiveness

• ERP knowledge (SAP)