Production Shift Leader (m/f/d) (80–100%)

About the job

At ABB, we support industries in becoming more efficient and sustainable. Progress is not an option for us, but a given – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we offer you everything you need to drive this change forward. The path is not always easy – because real growth requires courage. But at ABB, you do not walk it alone. Run what runs the world.

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About the Role and Responsibilities

In this position, you are responsible for ensuring compliance with process workflows, work instructions, production plans, as well as quality and safety standards in a 3-shift operation for the production of miniature circuit breakers (MCBs). You play a central role in maintaining smooth production operations. In close cooperation with the department management, you contribute to creating an effective and efficient working environment.

Work model: on-site

Location: Electrification Business Area, Schaffhausen

Your main responsibilities

• Managing capacities, resources, and personnel during the shift and ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and production targets

• Main contact person for process-related questions and ensuring adherence to defined process standards

• Identifying improvement potentials in production processes and equipment as well as solution-oriented handling of technical, quality, and logistical challenges

• Motivating and developing the team and working closely with internal support functions for efficient communication

Your qualifications

• Completed technical vocational training

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

• Initial leadership experience in a production environment

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and automated production lines

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

• High comprehension ability, resilience, and strong team behavior

• Fluent German skills in spoken and written form; English skills are an advantage

• Willingness to work shifts (currently 3-shift model, possibly including Saturdays)

• Good interpersonal skills and assertiveness

• ERP knowledge (SAP)

What we offer you

We want you to bring your full potential – your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You will receive the tools and freedom to further develop your skills, shape your own path, and take on challenges that truly matter. Your work has visible and tangible impact every day.

Benefits

We offer a range of attractive benefits to support your well-being and work-life balance:

• REKA checks for leisure and travel

• Company holidays between Christmas and New Year

• Various discounts in the area of health and well-being

• Contribution to gym membership

More about us

ABB Smart Buildings enables the optimization of energy efficiency, safety, and comfort for every building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The division offers integrated digital technologies for controlling HVAC, lighting, blinds, and security as well as energy distribution solutions, including DIN rail products, enclosures, and emergency lighting up to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, suitable for single-family homes, multi-family homes, commercial buildings, infrastructure, and industrial applications. The division's highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve the worldwide growing demand from property developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to achieve significant sustainable and financial benefits, meet social and ecological requirements, while being able to fulfill even the most complex customer strategies for carbon reduction.

The recruitment process is accompanied by Talent Partner Mara Werne.

We value people with diverse personal backgrounds. Could this be part of your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about us and the impact our industrial solutions have worldwide.