Toray develops, produces and sells fiber reinforced plastics in the form of fabrics, impregnated fabrics and consolidated laminates for the aerospace industry, the ballistic protection market and high-performance industrial applications.
The Shift Leader position is located within the production department.
Production takes place in a 2 or 3 shift system and is divided over 3 departments: weaving, consolidation, and fabric processing. This is a 3-shift function.
The Shift Leader is responsible for realizing the planned production, so that the end products meet the set standards regarding quantity, quality, safety and environment. He/she hierarchically leads 20-40 employees in a shift and reports directly to the production manager.
Tasks and responsibilities
Optimal work processes
• Managing the agreed KPIs and analyzing them;
• Identify and discuss desirable improvements with fellow shift leaders;
• Developing improvement proposals;
• Discussing proposals with manager and colleagues;
• Drawing up a substantively coordinated project plan;
• Supervising and co-executing improvement activities, coordinating disciplines involved in the project;
• Ensure implementation and embedding of the results in the production organization;
• Act as the first point of contact (sr) for operators.
Deployment of resources
• Ensuring the deployment of machines, materials and people, including by:
• Discussing the detailed planning with the production manager;
• Evaluate the planning, discuss/coordinate specifics and deviations;
• Identifying capacity shortages and reporting them to the production manager and making proposals for solutions;
• Checking the operational functioning of equipment and general state of maintenance;
• Assessing faults and defects, setting priorities, ensuring faults are rectified, calling in TD for more complex faults;
• Consultation about times of revision and preventive maintenance;
• Ensure the safe commissioning and decommissioning of (parts of) installations.
Well-performing employees
• Creating staff planning and task allocation within the team;
• Guiding, motivating and stimulating employees;
• Ensure that employees are competent in their tasks;
• Conducting performance and assessment interviews;
• Conducting job interviews;
• Dealing with personnel matters;
• Ensuring employee development through, among other things, operator training plans.
Safe and responsible operation
• Monitor compliance with company and safety regulations within production;
• Participate in the periodic work consultation;
• Compliance with occupational health and safety, quality and company regulations;
• Discussion partner for internal and external audits;
• Providing guided tours.
What do we expect from you?
• MBO+/HBO work and thinking level;
• Experience in a management position and able to manage a large team;
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical position;
• Demonstrable experience/affinity with a production environment;
• A Yellow Belt certificate, or the willingness to obtain one;
• Sufficient IT knowledge and skills (Windows, Office such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint);
• Good command of the Dutch language, both spoken and written;
• Communicative and socially skilled.
What do we have to offer you?
At Toray Advanced Composites you will work in a pleasant and informal team of dedicated professionals, within an innovative, dynamic and international working environment. The complexity of our products and the dynamics of the quality process make the work varied and interesting. Employees are given responsibility and all the space for their own input, personal growth and development.
We supplement this with:
• A salary between €3,300 and €4,200 gross per month for a 40-hour working week;
• A surcharge of 19.50% for working in 3 shifts;
• 185 hours of leave per year and an additional 156 ADV hours if you work full-time;
• Travel expenses if you live more than 6 km from Nijverdal;
• Opportunities for hybrid and flexible working;
• Possibility to participate in a lease bicycle scheme;
• We believe that a fit and vital employee is important, so we offer fresh fruit every day and you can participate in our weekly boot camp.
Are you as good and strong in quality as our products?
In that case, we would like to convince you of our strength as a producer and as an employer. Send an email to HR*: hr-nl@toraytac-europe.com .
Want to know more about the role? Please contact Nicole Willems*, Production Manager, via n.willems@toraytac-europe.com or +31 (0) 647370947.
*Due to the Christmas period, questions and comments will be answered from January 6, 2025.
The vacancy is simultaneously advertised internally and externally. In the event of equal suitability, preference is given to the internal candidate. An assessment will be part of the application procedure.
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