Production Supervisor (Shift Manager)
Ball Corporation · Makó · HUF 10,687,500–HUF 15,390,000 (stated in the posting)
Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!
Position summary:
As a proud member of the Makó community, Ball is committed to creating meaningful career opportunities for local talent. In this role, you'll be supported from day one in a collaborative, and inclusive environment where your ideas matter and your contributions are valued. Learn how this opportunity will allow you to grow your career while making a lasting impact on our business, our communities, and our planet:
You are responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant manufacturing operations during the assigned shift. The position oversees production performance, quality execution, employee coordination, and adherence to operational standards.
The Shift Manager ensures continuity of workflow, resolves issues impacting production or quality, leads corrective and preventive actions, and supports the development of personnel. The role also safeguards compliance with food safety, environmental, and occupational health systems while driving continuous improvement in processes, equipment performance, and operational discipline.
How You'll Make a Difference
The responsibilities below represent more than daily tasks. They are opportunities to make a difference, collaborate with talented colleagues, and contribute to meaningful outcomes. Through your work, you'll help support Ball's continued growth in Makó while creating a positive impact on the local community, strengthening a workplace where people can grow, succeed, and build a better future together:
- Take full responsibility for the production process and achievement of KPI’s.
- Ensure material and tooling supply, job distribution and task arrangement within the shift.
- Coordinate the first production run of any new design introduced to the plant.
- Develop a working understanding of all production equipment in order to detect potential problems that may hinder production and ensure timely resolution.
- Exchange information on production problems and modifications within and between shifts.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for internally detected non‑conformances (HFI) and externally detected non‑conformances (customer complaints) to prevent recurrence.
- Ensure daily preventive and protective maintenance, and readiness for known product modifications.
- Control the availability, condition, and correct use of protective equipment by personnel.
- Delegate responsibilities to production employees and hold them accountable.
- Conduct Performance Reviews, oversee operator professional development and verify personnel training.
What Helps You Thrive in This Role
We're looking for people who want to grow with us as Ball continues to invest in Makó and the local community. Success in this role comes from a commitment to learning, collaboration, and making a positive impact every day. The qualities and experiences below will help you thrive in an environment where safety, respect, teamwork, and continuous development create opportunities for both personal growth and long-term career success.
- Previous experience in a people-leading role within high-speed manufacturing
- Ability to effectively create, develop, and maintain a strong teamwork environment.
- Skills in motivating and leading teams, coaching and counselling employees, resolving conflicts, facilitating group work, supporting training needs, and actively listening.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear and effective interaction across all levels of the organization.
- Working knowledge of the mechanics, operation, and functional behavior of production equipment to support troubleshooting, performance optimization, and decision-making.
- Good understanding of modern lean manufacturing techniques
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety work practises
- Good English knowledge in speaking and writing
Work Environment: This role requires on-site presence at our Mako plant.
Hiring Range: 10,687,500 - 15,390,000HUF gross per year. The final salary will be determined based on any applicable collective bargaining agreement’s minimum salary, the candidate’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and market benchmarks
Incentive Plan: This position is eligible to participate in Ball’s annual incentive compensation program.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Health insurance, life insurance, pension plan, Szep card, employee assistance program.
Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.