Assembly Team Leader (Medical Devices)

Location: Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland; evening-shift, on-site production role

Company

hirify.global operates in medical-device manufacturing and is part of the Freudenberg Group.

What you will do

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the evening-shift production team, ensuring safety, quality, GMP, productivity, and waste targets are achieved.
• Plan resources and manage the daily production schedule to meet manufacturing and customer requirements.
• Train, coach, and develop Production Operators while ensuring consistent adherence to standard work.
• Monitor production performance and KPIs, taking action to improve efficiency, quality, and output.
• Drive Lean, 5S, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Support process documentation, equipment issue resolution, New Product Introductions, change controls, product trials, validations, CAPA, audits, and investigations.

Requirements

• Two to three years of experience leading or supervising a team in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work an evening shift and take ownership of production activities during those hours.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, motivation, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Good understanding of manufacturing productivity, efficiency, quality, and waste performance.
• Experience in medical-device, pharmaceutical, or another regulated manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR Part 820/QMSR, Lean manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement is advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on safety, quality, teamwork, accountability, diversity, and inclusion.
• Opportunities for career progression as the manufacturing operation grows.