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Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is a global leader in advanced energy and battery technologies and was founded in 2011 in Ningde, China. CATL is a long-standing partner of the German and global electric vehicle and energy storage industry. In 2024, CATL was the supplier with the highest installed battery volume in electric vehicles worldwide for the eighth consecutive year. For four years in a row, CATL has also held the highest market share in the global supply of energy storage batteries.

From our first European production site at Erfurter Kreuz, we have been supplying German car manufacturers with cells and modules made in Thuringia since 2022. Globally, CATL employs more than 100,000 people at 13 production sites and 6 research centers with branches and offices in France, Germany, Japan, North America and China. Our batteries are already installed in more than 17 million electric vehicles worldwide - that corresponds to around one in three electric vehicles.

Become part of our team and use your talent to help increase this number even further in the future!

Shiftleader Production (m/f/d)

Date of advertisement:  Jul 25, 2025
Location: 

Arnstadt, Thuringia, DE

Company:  CATL


This is your new challenge:
 

  • Supporting the development of the production team, leading several team leaders according to internal KPIs and motivating all employees in the production department.
     

  • Conducting employee interviews and feedback meetings as well as the annual performance evaluation of the team leaders and employees
     

  • Personnel planning, shift planning, holiday planning and other administrative tasks
     

  • Preparation of training documents and organisation of training courses and informative events
     

  • Conducting daily pre-shift meetings with the production team (effective distribution of work tasks according to the production plan)
     

  • Daily execution of shift handovers incl. reporting, i.e. communication of current and important topics to the employees and shift leaders of the following shift
     

  • Ensuring a smooth production flow and continuous optimisation of production processes
     

  • Organisation and coordination of special and emergency situations in production operations
     

  • Ensuring and monitoring quality and quantity specifications (training and educating of employees in case of quality deviations and complaints)
     

  • Ensuring and maintaining company regulations, production safety and occupational health and safety rules and requirements

     

 

These are your previous achievements:
 

  • Completed technical education as a machine operator, industrial mechanic, mechatronics technician, electronics technician for automation technology or comparable training
     

  • Relevant experience in leading several teams of employees as well as in site-management or shop-floor management
     

  • Motivating effect on the team incl. role model function
     

  • Good knowledge of automated production (ideally in the automotive environment)
     

  • Sensitive safety and quality awareness, improvement orientation and innovative thinking
     

  • Absolutely reliable, conscientious, resilient, honest, responsible and solution-oriented way of working
     

  • Enjoy working in an international team (good communication skills in German and English required)
     

  • Willingness to work in a fully continuous shift system and under clean room conditions

 

 

 

These are your benefits:
 

  • Permanent employment contract with a wide range of future prospects in a growing company
     

  • Annual bonus payments (Christmas bonus and variable performance bonus)
     

  • Group accident insurance that covers you professionally and privately 24 hours/day
     

  • Attractive employee-recruit-employee programme
     

  • International working environment where teamwork is a priority
     

  • Further qualification and professional development opportunities

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disabilities.

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