Assistant Production Manager

Sigmar Recruitment; Dunmanway; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Broader responsibility for production

Opportunity to improve quality and and

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Production Manager for a food manufacturing site in Ireland. You will support the Production Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring production targets are met safely, efficiently and to high quality standards.

You will lead the production team, coordinate the daily plan, maintain GMP/HACCP compliance, train supervisors and operators, and work with Quality to drive continuous improvement and waste reduction while keeping production running

Qualifications

• Experience in production or manufacturing, preferably in food.
• Proven experience leading production teams in a busy environment.
• Strong understanding of GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear communication across departments.
• Hands-on, proactive approach with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead the production team, acting as deputy to the Production Manager when required.
• Coordinate the daily production plan, ensuring effective use of people, equipment and resources.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, GMP, HACCP, hygiene and Health & Safety procedures.
• Monitor production to ensure products meet specifications, packing requirements, SOPs and customer standards.
• Train, mentor and develop supervisors, line leaders and operators.
• Review and update SOPs to support safe, consistent working practices.
• Follow up on actions arising from audits and customer complaints, working with Quality to implement improvements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency and use resources more effectively.
• Support stock counts and improvements to stock control procedures.
• Liaise with Planning, Quality and Maintenance to resolve issues and keep production running smoothly.

Skills

Leadership

GMP/HACCP

Food safety

Communication

Operations planning

Continuous improvement

Job description

About Your New Employer

• Join a food manufacturing business with a strong focus on product quality, food safety and hygiene.
• Work alongside the Production Manager and colleagues across Quality, Maintenance and Planning.
• Play an active role in developing production teams and improving day-to-day operations.

About Your New Job

As Assistant Production Manager, you will support the Production Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring production targets are achieved safely and efficiently while maintaining high quality standards.

• Support and lead the production team, acting as deputy to the Production Manager when required.
• Coordinate the daily production plan, ensuring effective use of people, equipment and resources.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, GMP, HACCP, hygiene and Health & Safety procedures.
• Monitor production to ensure products meet specifications, packing requirements, standard operating procedures and customer standards.
• Train, mentor and develop supervisors, line leaders and production operators.
• Review and update standard operating procedures to support safe, consistent working practices.
• Follow up on actions arising from audits and customer complaints, working closely with Quality to implement improvements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency and use resources more effectively.
• Support stock counts and improvements to stock control procedures.
• Liaise with Planning, Quality and Maintenance to resolve issues and keep production running smoothly.

What Skills You Need

• Previous experience in production or manufacturing, ideally within the food industry.
• Proven experience leading and motivating production teams in a busy environment.
• A strong understanding of GMP, HACCP, food safety and hygiene standards.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively across departments.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with attention to detail and a focus on continuous improvement.

What's on Offer

• The opportunity to work closely with the Production Manager and gain broader responsibility for production operations.
• Scope to develop your team and contribute directly to improvements in quality, efficiency and waste reduction.