Production Manager - Cheese

Production Manager - Cheese

Ballyragget, Kilkenny

About Tirlán

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile:

This role is in based in our Ballyragget site and reports to the Cheese Plant Manager. The Cheese Production Manager is a key leadership role for the site, responsible for overseeing operations in the cheese plant which runs 24/7 for an average of 47 weeks per year, producing over 50,000 tonnes annually supplying markets across the world

Key Responsibilities

Leading and managing the day-to-day production of the cheese plant to ensure continuous, efficient production. Team of 4 shift managers & 1 graduate.

Driving production performance to deliver against volume, quality, and efficiency targets.

Ensure production targets (throughput, yields, hit rates) are met.

Ensuring the implementation and adherence to health & safety, food safety, and quality standards.

Managing and developing the cheese plant team to ensure we have the correct skill set available for day to day production.

Continuously improve production performance through the use of Business Excellence (Lean) tools and techniques driving operational best practice across the plant.

Producing the highest quality product to meet agreed customer and product specifications.

Drive compliance with regulatory standards and requirements

Cultivate and implement performance measures to ensure that the business performs at world class manufacturing standards.

Key Requirements:

Third level qualification in Engineering/Science/Food Science or related discipline.

4 – 5 years’ experience in a production environment within a processing industry

Ability to work to tight deadlines with excellent planning/scheduling skills

Results driven, customer focused with high performance capability in a fast moving challenging business environment

Excellent leadership, people management and communication skills

Proven track record of continuous improvement within a lean manufacturing environment

Strong working relationships with multi-functional stakeholders

Customer orientation focus and business awareness

Other

Truly reflects our Tirlan Values; Is flexible and open minded, respects others and promotes a positive work environment, Coaches employees for improvement and growth, Adopts a win win mentality.

Motivated and self-driven

Excellent Influencing skills

Proactive and innovative problem-solving skills with good analytical and IT skills

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

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