Site Manager - Lough Egish

Site Manager

Lough Egish, Monaghan

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 circa 2,000 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:

Based in Lough Egish & reporting to the Head of Operations – Consumer, the Lough Egish Site Manager is responsible for managing the Site and process in order to achieve the highest levels of customer service in full accordance with its compliance and budgetary responsibilities. The role holder will be people and customer focussed, and will promote and ensure a culture of continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities;

• Lead the Lough Egish Site Management Team in the delivery of Site Performance across Environmental, Health and Safety, Quality, Customer, Throughput, Financial, and People related KPIs
• Manage plant operations, providing continual leadership for managers and staff, whilst supporting the development of individual team members and the site leadership team as a whole.

• Promote and ensure a culture of positive employee engagement.
• Ensure proactive compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Continually role model LEAN principles in manufacturing such that its key principles are sustainably embedded across the site and its people.
• Develop and maintain a rolling strategy in terms of the site and its performance, people and its assets.
• Collaborate closely with central and cross-functional teams – in particular, Commercial, Planning, Finance, R&D, Quality and Governance whilst promoting similar behaviours amongst direct reports.
• Develop and manage, on an on-ongoing basis, Annual Budget Plans and compliance to site budgets.

Key Requirements:

• Third level qualification in Engineering/Science/Food Science disciplines.
• Minimum of 5 years Management experience within the Food, Pharmaceutical or Beverage manufacturing sector with experience in manufacture of products used in sensitive or specialist customer applications an advantage
• Results driven, customer focused with high performance capability in a fast moving, changeable business environment
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to nurture and develop employees, creating a culture where employee engagement is to the fore
• Proven track record of continuous improvement within a lean manufacturing environment Knowledge of Shingo Model an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders

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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Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation