Production Shift Supervisor – Coating Line

About the role

Guardian Glass is looking for a Production Shift Supervisor to lead the coating line at its Ras Al Khaimah facility. You will manage a rotating shift team of operators and technicians, ensuring safe, reliable and high‑quality glass production while coordinating with maintenance, quality, engineering and other support functions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead shift operations to achieve safety, quality, production and delivery targets.
• Supervise daily coating line activities including start‑up, shutdown, product changeovers, process checks, inspection and packaging coordination.
• Monitor production performance, quality results, downtime, scrap and team metrics, taking corrective action when standards are not met.
• Coordinate with maintenance, quality, engineering, planning, warehouse and EHS teams to resolve issues and improve line reliability.
• Coach, train and develop operators and technicians through clear expectations, feedback and on‑the‑job support.
• Ensure accurate shift reporting, production records, downtime updates and timely escalation of safety, quality or equipment concerns.
• Support continuous‑improvement initiatives aimed at safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction and employee capability.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Manufacturing, Production, Industrial Technology or a related technical field.
• Previous experience in manufacturing, continuous‑process operations or glass/coating environments.
• Proven experience leading or supervising operators, technicians or shift teams.
• Strong practical understanding of production equipment, process control, quality standards, troubleshooting and SOPs.
• Ability to use production reports, quality data, downtime information and KPIs to drive decisions.
• Experience with safe work practices, permits, PPE, hazard identification and equipment isolation.
• Fluent English and able to work rotating day/night shifts.

Required skills

• Production equipment operation
• Process control
• Quality data analysis
• Downtime tracking
• KPI monitoring
• EHS safety compliance