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Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Lakeland Dairies
Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited (The Group) is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland. The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties. With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in 6 locations on a cross-border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the world’s foremost ‘blue chip’ companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis. Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide.
The Group’s Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state-of-the-art Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef, and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland. We are seeking applications for the position of Process Engineer based at our Killeshandra Site, Co Cavan.
The Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager and the Site Manager, you will enable improvements in the effectiveness and rigour of manufacturing processes and systems to deliver operational results. Process Engineers are key resources to make the manufacturing processes more reliable, stable and capable, enabling measurable improvement in machine reliability, quality and responsiveness. Demonstrating technical mastery, the Process Engineer will enable manufacturing departments to challenge current thinking and establish new work processes/systems to deliver a sustainable breakthrough in operational results.
The Person
• Will train and become expert in core dairy process and packing operations on the Killeshandra site.
• Master Reliability engineering methodology and tools to enable process reliability improvements and reduction in unplanned equipment downtime (breakdowns, minor stops).
• Daily Management Systems defined and implemented to ensure key results in key processes are improved & maintained.
• An excellent communicator at all levels; the successful applicant will thrive on problem solving, have strong interpersonal skills and be decisive under pressure.
• An Engineering/Food Science qualification, an IOSH Managing Safely qualification, experience of continuous improvement tools and/or Dairy/UHT/Food manufacturing experience would be desirable.
If you have the necessary skills and attributes to meet this exciting opportunity in a dynamic, high volume and fast-moving business, we would be delighted to hear from you. A full job description for this role is available from the Group Human Resources Department.
To apply, please e-mail your CV and cover letter to Conor McIntyre, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (conor.mcintyre@lakelanddairies.com) quoting reference. Lakeland Dairies Ltd is committed to having an inclusive workplace where every employee feels they belong.
If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact us at 049 4364200 or email careers@lakelanddairies.com.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Manufacturing
* Manufacturing
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