Production Area Manager

Ref. no.: 98111May

Tags: Food Production Production Manager

Location(s): Limerick Tipperary

Salary range (€): 45000 - 55000

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 4 - 5 Years

Employment type: Permanent Full-time

Minimum qualification: Third Level Degree

Contact person: Melissa Foley

Contact e-mail: mfoley@brunel.ie

Job description:  

Purpose of the Role:

To advise, guide and support the group leaders daily & to initiate improvements in relation to problematic areas of process and production. Report weekly on outputs, yields, losses, efficiencies and cost minimizations

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing & motivating a team of supervisors
• Plan & organize the daily production dept work load by area with reference to the production schedule requirement
• Coordination of resources to meet the production schedule
• Involved in recruitment & selection activities
• Expenditure responsibility for production site
• Optimise machine production output
• Production efficiency / cost minimization / management of operating costs / employee labour efficiencies
• Daily & weekly reports on yields
• Liaise with Maintenance
• Management of manufacturing waste
• Quality control system upkeep - BRC
• Generation, implementation & leadership of continuous improvement initiatives in yield, output, productivity & related aspects of production activities
• Preparation of key performance indicator reports

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years manufacturing senior supervisory experience
• Excellent knowledge of manufacturing processes and techniques
• Knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards
• Experience within a food processing environment
• Extensive experience of managing people, problems & issues daily
• Knowledge of production schedules and customer demands
• Experience with cost minimisation, efficiencies and continuous improvement drives

Qualifications:

• Ideally food science qualification or business qualification
• Must have a working knowledge of HACCP, BRC & ISO standards in practice

To apply to this role please forward your CV to mfoley@brunel.ie or contact Melissa Foley on 061-430950