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Transitions Optical - Line Leader/Trainer ( Day shift)
Date: May 9, 2025
Location:
Tuam, IE
If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.
We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions ), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa ), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network ), and leading e-commerce platforms.
Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.
Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica
Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.
About Transitions Optical
Transitions Optical has been pioneering and leading the photochromic industry for more than 25 years. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica Group and we are all about living Seamlessly. That’s what our products enable, whether it’s changing from light to dark without breaking stride. Or the freedom of using a product that’s so perfect for you that you forget you’re even wearing it. It’s what our company does. Whether that’s through innovating in both style and technology, together, seamlessly. Or through marrying the start-up spirit with the heavyweight power of the global leader.
There are people who can see the future. There are people who can build it. And there are people who can do both. We’re looking for the latter.
Job Purpose
Assist the shift coordinator to achieve the daily production schedules and deliver customer service in terms of quality and supply.
Provide guidance and be a source of information for operators and support groups in the area.
Support continuous improvement in all aspects of everyday operation.
Key Responsibilities
⦁ To coordinate daily work directions for manufacturing personnel to achieve line target;
⦁ Ensure people know what station they are working at. Generate weekly work step rotation plan.
⦁ Line staffing is set up in an optimum fashion to achieve line output.
⦁ Review station performance at regular intervals and take necessary corrective action to hit relevant metrics, e.g. output, yield, mispacks, etc.
⦁ Organize cover for working through breaks
⦁ Escalates line issues in a timely fashion and oversees the correction of same.
⦁ Assist the shift coordinator in supporting and developing action plans to achieve the departmental goals.
⦁ Coordinate shift holidays in conjunction with shift coordinator.
⦁ Enhance the morale of manufacturing personnel by;
⦁ Acting in a fair and impartial manner
⦁ Have positive Influence on fellow workers
⦁ Identify outstanding performance and acknowledging the same
⦁ Ensure that the manufacturing personnel follow the appropriate procedures.
⦁ Understand all operations support systems including traceability and documentation systems.
⦁ Provide feedback for use in performance appraisals and periodic coaching of manufacturing personnel.
⦁ Coordinate training and increase versatility of operators on shift.
⦁ Co-ordinate the introduction and training of new manufacturing personnel to the team.
⦁ Identifies and executes opportunities for continuous improvement via project participation
⦁ Assist line support in resolving process problems in the shortest time possible.
⦁ Ensure safe working practices are employed and that Near Misses, Recordable and First Aid levels are minimized.
⦁ Ensures that the required levels of BAPP observations are completed on a weekly basis.
⦁ Ensures that all work step rotational requirements are completed as per EH&S requirements.
⦁ Be proficient in Emergency Response requirements such as fire drill, roll call etc.
⦁ As part of the Operations Unit your role is to liaise with your Co-coordinator in planning, facilitating and monitoring Work step training, the responsibilities as a trainer are as follows:
⦁ Deliver work step training
⦁ Certification testing
⦁ Formulate training plan with coordinator.
⦁ Updating of training manual
⦁ Procedural update training
⦁ Maintain training hours, records and versatility charts
⦁ Assist in delivery of induction programme
⦁ Maintain experience/skill level by working on-line
⦁ Involvement in relevant project team
Key Requirements
⦁ Knowledge of procedures and practices and a complete understanding of fundamentals in a functional area, and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
⦁ Process knowledge to a level that can contribute to trouble shooting downtime issues
⦁ Good PC skills, e.g. working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
⦁ Complete understanding of quality requirements and systems
⦁ Proven ability to work in a team environment
⦁ Strong interpersonal skills essential
⦁ Ability to communicate and share information, build trust and respect, build strong work relationships.
⦁ Take responsibility and work off own initiative
⦁ Detail and results focused
⦁ All employees have a responsibility to contribute to the Organisation’s sustainability and in doing so ensure that we can continue to fulfil our mission.
⦁ All business decisions and actions must serve and be in line with the Organisation’s sustainability goals and mission
⦁ An employee must abide by the legal compliance policy in the performing of his/her duties
Our recruitment process may vary; If you are selected, you will be contacted by our recruiters to guide you through the specific steps for your application.
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