Shift Manager

Job Description

Summary

As a Shift Manager, youll lead a team of approximately 125 colleagues, including 7 direct reports, serving as the accountable site lead during your shift to deliver excellence in safety, quality, service, cost, and people performance. This high-impact role places you at the core of our 24/7 operations, where youll drive team engagement, foster collaboration across functions, and ensure seamless production in a world-class MedTech and Pharma manufacturing environmentperfect for leaders passionate about making a real difference in healthcare.

At GE HealthCare Cork, youll be part of a purpose-driven team committed to improving lives through advanced healthcare solutions, while enjoying a supportive culture, opportunities for growth, and the energy of a site thats continuously investing in innovation and its people.

Responsibilities Safety & Compliance

• Champion a culture of safety and compliance, leading all emergency procedures and safety systems on shift.
• Ensure plant and equipment operate to the highest GMP, site, and corporate standards.
• Drive completion of all safety and compliance activities, including 5S and housekeeping audits.

Quality

• Ensure all production meets established quality guidelines and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee batch documentation, inspection, and packaging processes for compliance.
• Support and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality.

Service & Delivery

• Monitor, record, and track production to meet scheduled targets.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders using Lean Daily Management System (LDMS).
• Ensure detailed and effective shift handovers, maintaining standards across shifts.
• Collaborate with other Shift Managers and functional leads to ensure uninterrupted 24/7 flow of operations.

Cost Management

• Track and deliver line performance against targets.
• Implement actions to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and operational efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce costs and improve yields.

People Leadership & Engagement

• Lead, motivate, and manage the shift team, anchored by GE Beliefs.
• Foster high engagement by actively listening, recognizing achievements, and supporting development.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and development feedback to team members.
• Ensure effective delegation and performance management, recognizing and rewarding achievements.
• Spend daily time on the floor, maintaining contact with shift personnel.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of team members.
• Ensure compliance with GEHC Cork HR policies and COREHR requirements.
• Build a culture of openness, psychological safety, and engagement.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Work closely with peers, support departments, and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and drive improvements.
• Ensure seamless collaboration and communication across shifts and functions to maintain 24/7 operational flow.
• Actively participate in site planning, forecasting, and problem-solving processes.

Lean Ways of Working

• Embed lean principles in daily operations, driving standard work, visual management, and continuous improvement.
• Surface and drive continuous improvement initiatives, encouraging team input and supporting the suggestions scheme.
• Use lean tools to identify and eliminate waste, improve flow, and enhance value delivery.

Communications

• Communicate regularly with the team, surfacing and addressing issues promptly.
• Lead business and shift communications, ensuring clarity on targets and priorities.
• Be active and constructive in meetings, driving shift performance.
• Ensure clear and consistent communication across all shifts and functions.
• Responsible for identifying the training requirements of personnel under their supervision.
• Responsible for allocating time and resources to ensure that personnel are qualified for and/or trained to perform their assigned tasks.
• Responsible for ensuring that personnel do not perform, or supervise, any task or process without the appropriate qualifications.

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional degree level qualification (or equivalent) required.
• Lean and/or six sigma qualification preferred.
• Experience managing teams in a fast-paced, complex, regulated environment (MedTech or pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred).
• Strong decision-making, planning, and communication skills.
• Experience developing strong working relationships across shifts and support departments.
• IT, data analysis, and presentation skills desirable.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Behaviors

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership always with unyielding integrity.

Total Rewards

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything youd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and youll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Locations - Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland, T45 AV60

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