Shift Manager Cheese

Shift Manager Ballyragget
Cheese Plant

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.
A talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivers annual revenues of over €3 billion. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile
We have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Manager located in the Cheese Plant in Ballyragget This role reports to the Cheese Plant manager and supports the delivery of the production process in the Cheese plant while ensuring safety and quality standards are adhered to at all times. This role plays a pivotal role in maximising optimisation in the plant. 

Responsibilities
•    Manage the day to day operations and production process of the cheese plant.
•    Schedule plant activities to maximize throughput in accordance with the overall production plan and to meet customer requirements. 
•    Minimizing turnaround time to achieve maximum milk throughput while maintaining quality. 
•    Ensure quality standards are adhered to and achieved in order to meet internal standards and external customer requirements.
•    Manage Health and Safety and log all incidents in order to comply with Glanbia Risk Management Standard requirements.
•    Working closely with cheese management team to identify and implement process improvements to maximize levels of efficiency through the use of Lean and ops excellence Principles.
•    Maintain the highest hygiene standards in accordance with company policy in both personal and plant. Inspecting, cleaning and relaying issues and problem areas to shift team. 
•    Meeting quality standards and specifications on all product lines from the plant inspecting all cheese, whey, sweet cream and whey cream line compositions and bacteria results. 
•    Working closely with the maintenance department, communicating all plant issues, scheduling repair windows, recording all interventions in shift notes and record jobs on sap. 
•    Maximize performance through the use of, MES/IQS system and Satt-line systems.
•    Proactively communicate and work with operators through 3M platform, informal discussions and team briefs to ensure a two-way flow of relevant, timely information.
•    Manage the staff roster and holiday book to ensure adequate resourcing of plant.
•    Manage sap payroll system, allocating holiday hours, credit time in lue, recording all sick leave and recording all doctor certificates with a return to work forms.
•    Implement and co-ordinate staff training using the LMS platform, to record all training records and CCP training. 
•    Liaise with staff regarding any problems and deal with or escalate as appropriate.
•    Give feedback on KPI performance through regular communication at 3M meetings to ensure operators are informed and are aware of performance and areas for improvement.
•    Using the SRC, OPL, fishbone and charted project process LEAN tools to increase efficiency, training and problem solving within the plant.
•    Facilitate all internal and external customer audits. Providing plant inspection tours and any required information. 
•    Undertake all duties as required by business to meet production and customer requirements.

Requirements
•    Third level qualification in Food Science/ Engineering/Food Technology OR a minimum of 3 year’s experience in dairy processing environment. 
•    Experience in Change Management and/or Project Management a distinct advantage
•    Proven track record of delivery of projects within tight time frames
•    Experience working with cross functional teams and in a union environment
•    Experience in dealing with cultural change at all levels
•    Previous experience of training/facilitating groups is a distinct advantage
•    Self-confident with the ability to promote a new way of thinking
•    Excellent leadership and people management skills 
•    Highly motivated and self-driven
•    Excellent influencing skills
•    Continuous improvement mindset 

We offer
•    Free parking 
•    Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
•    Career progression opportunities 

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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