This permanent, full-time, onsite role is a strong opportunity for a practical and collaborative manufacturing professional who enjoys developing people, solving operational challenges and making a visible impact. You will be supported to grow your skills and career within Kerry.
Key responsibilities
Lead day-to-day production operations, ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of Safety, Quality, Service, Cost and Sustainability targets.
Drive a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement, accountability, employee engagement and operational excellence.
Coach and develop production colleagues, build team capability and support talent development.
Deliver operational excellence through Lean methodologies, process optimisation, standardisation and cost improvement initiatives.
Monitor production performance, analyse key metrics and implement actions to improve productivity, efficiency and reliability.
Support audits, investigations and corrective actions, ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Quality and regulatory requirements.
Contribute to operational operational and site transformation projects.
Foster strong collaboration across functions and with other Kerry sites, sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement across the network.
Qualifications and skills
Experience managing production, manufacturing or operations teams in a regulated environment, ideally in food, chemical, pharmaceutical, bioscience or similar industries.
Demonstrated success in operational excellence, continuous improvement and change management.
Strong understanding of Health & Safety and quality management principles.
Analytical, pragmatic and results-oriented, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
What we offer
Joining our Carrigaline site means becoming part of a growing and strategically important operation within Kerry’s Global Enzyme business.
You'll play a key role in shaping the future of the site, leading transformation initiatives, developing teams and contributing to projects that have a meaningful impact on the business. This role can offer significant scope for personal and professional growth within Kerry.
We also offer
25 days annual leave
Private health care
Matched pension scheme
Share scheme
Employee assistance programme.
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