Shift Leader – Pre-Production Career in UAE

Are you experienced in pre-production or manufacturing environments and ready to lead a team, set standards, and ensure seamless quality before full-scale production? We’re looking for a Shift Leader – Pre-Production in Dubai / UAE to oversee pre-production phases, guide operators & technicians, maintain high standards of quality and safety, and help improve processes in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Job Overview

Role – Shift Leader, Pre-Production

You will lead the pre-production shift: organizing work for operators, ensuring sample runs / prototypes meet design and quality standards, coordinating with quality & engineering teams, and preparing everything needed for smooth handoffs to full production. Your role is hands-on, leadership oriented, and essential for preventing defects, delays, and waste.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise the pre-production shift, including operators, technicians, and sample run teams.

• Ensure prototypes and pilot runs meet specified quality, design, functionality, and safety standards.

• Monitor pre-production planning: materials, tooling, equipment readiness.

• Coordinate with engineering / quality / R&D teams for sample feedback, corrections, and iterations.

• Enforce safety and environmental regulations in the pre-production area.

• Maintain pre-production metrics: yield, sample rejection rates, first pass yield, etc.

• Conduct shift hand-overs; ensure smooth transitions.

• Mentor and train staff; ensure operators understand their tasks, quality expectations, and process standards.

• Contribute to process improvement: suggest optimizations in setup, tooling, sampling workflows, and reduce bottlenecks.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5-10 years’ experience in manufacturing / pre-production or process operations, with supervisory or shift leadership experience.

• Strong understanding of prototyping / pilot / sample processes, tooling, fixtures, QA feedback cycles.

• Good leadership and communication skills; ability to manage, motivate, and support team.

• Knowledge of quality tools (e.g. first-pass yield, SPC, root cause analysis) and ability to apply them.

• Focused on safety, compliance, and maintaining good housekeeping in shop floor / pre-production.

• Technical competence to understand drawings, process flows, equipment setup.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines; problem solving mindset.

What We Offer

• A leadership role in a key phase of manufacturing operations (pre-production), with high visibility & impact.

• Opportunity to develop team leadership, improve operations, and reduce production issues.

• Exposure to quality and engineering feedback loops; chances to drive change.

• Competitive salary & benefits (to be aligned with company scale & experience).

Location & Work Conditions

• Based in pre-production / workshop environment; hands-on, onsite work.

• Full-time with shift timings; flexibility likely needed (early starts, shift handovers).

• Some physical demands: moving between stations, possibly handling samples, tooling, and moderate lifting.

Growth & Career Path

• With strong performance, you could progress to roles like Production Shift Lead / Supervisor, Pre-Production Manager, or Operations Manager.

• Experience may lead to involvement in planning, process engineering, quality assurance, or continuous improvement roles.

How to Apply

When applying, include your CV highlighting:

• Experience in pre-production or sample run / pilot batch manufacturing.

• Leadership in supervisory / shift management roles.

• Examples of quality metrics you improved or issues you helped resolve.

• Tools, systems, or software you used (ERP, manufacturing scheduling, quality tools).

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