Shift Manager

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Job Scope

For our production site in Oldenzaal, we are looking for a Shift Manager who excels in leading and developing teams within a dynamic manufacturing environment. In this role, you are the key player on the shop floor and, together with your team, you ensure that Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SPQDC) perform at a top level every day – and with enjoyment.

As a Shift Manager working in a three-shift operation, you are responsible for organizing and leading your shift. You combine operational leadership with coaching and easily switch between people, processes, and performance.

You take ownership of, among others:

  • Creating a safe, clean, and structured working environment.
  • Strong leadership, focused on engaging employees and enabling them to perform their activities effectively, efficiently, and with enjoyment.
  • Ensuring your team is in top condition in terms of knowledge, skills, behavior, and energy.
  • Realizing planned output in line with safety, quality, and cost objectives.
  • Shop Floor Management: proactively and structurally steering deviations, opportunities, and improvements at the Gemba through clear priorities, actions, owners, and deadlines (PDCA), within your own shift, between shifts, and in close collaboration with all supporting departments.
  • Reporting relevant information to your manager and senior management to demonstrate process control and to request support where needed to address challenges.

Who are we looking for?

  • You are a decisive leader who knows how to engage people and encourages ownership. 
  • At least an MBO-level education, preferably with a technical background. 
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role within a production or manufacturing environment. 
  • Experience with Lean, 5S, ERP systems, and capacity planning. 
  • Result-driven, analytically strong, and continuously focused on improvement. 
  • Strong communication skills. 
  • Good command of the English language. 

What do we offer you? 

  • A key role with real impact within a pleasant, professional, and international production environment with a distinctive Twente character, where colleagues support one another. 
  • A high level of responsibility and plenty of room for personal initiative. 
  • Opportunities to step outside your comfort zone, make mistakes, and develop yourself. 
  • An attractive salary package aligned with your knowledge and experience, supplemented with a 18.5% shift allowance. 
  • A variable reward system.
  • Regular activities outside work to build personal connections and celebrate successes together. 

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume to VOLHR@vernay.com.

Vernay Career Opportunities

Since its founding over 70 years ago, Vernay has developed into a trusted fluid control specialist serving leading OEM’s and emerging companies in the Automotive, Medical, Consumer/ Specialty, Printer and Small Engine industries.

For over 75 years, Vernay has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of precision fluid control components for critical applications in the automotive, medical, and industrial sectors. Headquartered in the United States with operations across Europe and Asia, Vernay is known for its engineering excellence, deep materials expertise, and commitment to quality. Our solutions are trusted by some of the world’s most respected brands, and our culture is built on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 

We offer a challenging and independent position in a growing international company with excellent conditions of employment.