Site operations manager

Site Operations Manager

Cavan County-based position requiring a strong technical background in food canning and cooking processes. Ideal candidate will have a technical qualification, relevant experience, operational management skills, and capabilities.



Primary Responsibilities:

1. Lead and coordinate plant operations to ensure safe and efficient delivery of productivity targets.
2. Liaise with Group Sales and Planning to develop production planning and storage models.
3. Manage customer relationships relating to service, delivery, and quality.
4. Support New Product Development initiatives.
5. Manage quality and monitor production KPIs to achieve lowest cost and margin delivery.
6. Prepare and manage annual budget requirements to measure productivity and goal achievement.
7. Lead site production lines to achieve high levels of safety, quality, productivity, customer satisfaction, and operational effectiveness.
8. Implement preventative maintenance and repairs programs for processing machines/equipment.
9. Achieve plant production yields and quality goals.
10. Determine staffing and training requirements.
11. Ensure customer requirements are processed correctly, cost-effectively, and delivered on time.
12. Communicate with Supervisors/Depts. and coordinate inputs to ensure production output and on-time delivery targets.
13. Ensure the production floor has necessary manpower, competence, skill, knowledge, plant, and equipment required to achieve production targets.
14. Perform performance management and annual appraisals of direct reports.
15. Enforce Company's safety, quality, and environmental policies within the plant.
16. Develop a safety-first culture and promote awareness and compliance of H&S best practices.
17. Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting requirements including labour efficiency and standards.
18. Promote positive employee relations through effective conflict management and issue resolution.
19. Manage training plans for employees and implement Continuous Improvement initiatives.
20. Develop and implement operational improvements using Lean Manufacturing Tools and Techniques.
21. Work as part of the wider factory operations team to share best practice and support group initiatives.