Production Manager
Morgan Mckinley
Kerry
The ideal candidat will lead all aspects of manufacturing activity within the area of responsibility, with full accountability for ensuring that agreed current and future customer quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements are met. Deliver products/services committed to the customers at the right time, cost, quality and responsiveness to support their plans. Ensures compliance to Company Health, Quality, Safety and Environment policy. Understands the technical and legislative elements associated with their area of responsibility and ensure compliance. Utilize the standard tools, Key Performance Indicators and processes to ensure that committed goals and improvements are achieved. Executes the planning and balancing of load and capacity in the short, medium term to meet the customer demands and achieve the plant strategy, using the required Supply Chain Planning & Control tools, policies and planning process to ensure credible plans based on historical data. Creates and agrees elements of their areas budget (headcount, productivity, overtime, absenteeism) ; monitoring and controlling the performance to ensure the budget is met. Ensures that the staff are appropriately trained / supervised to carry out their roles effectively and are developed for future requirements using the company standard processes and tools. Creates the environment for continuous improvement with the emphasis on sharing and searching for best practice with other areas and other internal and external networks. Optimizes the performance of manufacturing assets through appropriate means such as effective coordination of Machine Tool Maintenance resources. Leads the employee engagement activity within their area. Qualifications: Ideally two to three years' experience in a similar role in food manufacturing or a related industry. Degree in a Science/Engineering field or equivalent. Demonstrated drive and determination - will get tasks completed despite obstacles. Ownership of role. High energy level. Decision Maker - needs to be decisive and capable of working off own initiative when the situation demands it. People Management Skills / Communication Skills - Will be leading a team and therefore will be very good at communicating with, and motivating staff. Mechanical Aptitude - will be responsible for plant improvements and problem solving on machinery. Problem Solving Skills - needs an analytical approach to trouble-shooting, root cause analysis. Strategic thinking - candidate needs to be capable of thinking about the "bigger picture". Also considers and thinks through all options before choosing one. Technical competence - ability to understand, in depth, both products and processes. High level of attention to detail. Excellent organizational & planning skills. Innovative / creative. Excellent numeracy & PC skills. Commercial awareness. . Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note that any references to salary or pay rates in this advertisement and in the salary refinement section are indicative only and should only be used as a guide. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.
2296 days ago