Operations Shift Manager

Sigmar Recruitment • 12-month contract • 1 day ago

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Salary

$73k per year

Location

In office (Ballina)

Seniority

Senior · 5+ years exp

Employment

Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Sigmar Recruitment scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Sigmar Recruitment

Sigmar Recruitment is an Irish recruitment agency headquartered in Dublin, providing permanent, temporary and contract staffing, executive search, managed services and public sector recruitment. It runs offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Athlone and covers specialisms including accountancy and finance, construction and property, engineering and manufacturing, financial services, IT, legal, life sciences, multilingual, sales and supply chain. Most postings are placements with client companies across Ireland and Northern Ireland, such as construction and project managers, design engineers, quality and process engineers, financial controllers and office staff.

sigmarrecruitment.com • HQ: Dublin, Ireland • Executive Search • Recruiting & Staffing • 51-200 employees • Est. 2002

The qualified candidate will be an excellent multi-tasker and should have previous experience leading a multi-skilled team in a pro-active, hands-on way, having responsibility for all aspects of shift team performance. This position reports to the Senior Operations Manager and is expected to play a key role as a member of the Wider Management Team. This is a 12-month temporary contract.

What You’ll Do for Us

Manage, lead and motivate a multi-skilled Operations group in an empowered team-based environment, ensuring full engagement of team members.
Ensure daily operations are carried out in compliance with all appropriate safety, quality and environmental standards.
Execute daily and weekly production plans to meet all Business Plan commitments.
Ensure timely completion of all corrective and preventive actions to avoid repeats of Service and Quality defects, and all audit non-conformances.
Ensure a consistently high level of communication with the Operations team members through daily, weekly, and monthly routines.
Drive, manage and embed operational excellence and a continuous improvement culture within the team to deliver improvements through lean principles and systems.

Qualification & Requirements

Third level qualification, diploma or degree in a business or technical discipline required.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience in people management in a people focused, team-based environment an advantage.
Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Comfortable working in a team based, matrixed, ambiguous environment.
Ability to manage multiple conflicting demands and to prioritize accordingly.
High level of PC literacy.