Entry Level Shift Manager Whey Ballyragget

Tirlán; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Bike to work scheme

Work/life balance

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Tirlán seeks an energetic, entry-level Shift Manager to join the Whey Plant at Ballyragget, Ireland. This on-site role reports to the Production Manager and leads the shift, ensuring smooth production flow on a major dairy site.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with lean methods, problem solving, and teamwork, contributing to throughput and first-time quality while developing leadership skills on a fixed-term 12-month contract.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Engineering, Food Science or related discipline.
• Ambition to progress in operations and production.
• Commercial and customer-focused mindset.
• Collaborative with ability to influence at all levels.
• Analytical mindset with ability to derive insights.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in safe systems in a busy production environment.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to solve problems using lean/six sigma.
• Learn production processes as shift manager.
• Schedule activities to maximise throughput meeting customer needs.
• Act as point of authority for team and resolve personnel issues.
• Make production decisions on shift and escalate when needed.
• Lead daily shift handover meetings and drive KPI awareness.
• Drive team performance through coaching and training.

Skills

Problem solving

Lean / Six Sigma

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical mindset

Education

Engineering / Food Science or related

Job description

Entry Level Shift Manager

12 month fixed term contract

Ballyragget | On-site role

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

We're looking for a proactive and energetic individual at the beginning of their career journey to take on the opportunity of Shift Manager to join the Whey Plant at our Ballyragget site.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at Europe's largest integrated dairy processing site.

Reporting to our Production Manager, you will lead production to ensure the smooth running of the shift.

What You’ll Do

• Gain experience in best practice application of safe systems in a busy production environment.
• Problem solving and continuous improvement:Work as part of a broader production/process team and utilising team based problem solving employing lean / 6 sigma techniques through our Performance System, our platform for enterprise excellence
• Shift management:Learning the production processes
• Working with a team of experienced operators to produce product to the right first time quality, scheduling plant activities to maximise throughput to meet customer requirements
• Act as a key point of authority for all team members, and resolve any people related issues that may arise on your shift
• Act as key decision maker in relation to production impacting decisions within a shift and escape issues to appropriate support or management personnel where necessary
• Lead the daily shift handover meeting, ensure meeting objectives are met and all participants are actively contributing.
• Maximise team understanding in relation to performance against KPIs
• Drive team performance through feedback, coaching, counselling and training team members and coordinating systems, policies, and procedures to optimise multi-skilling across the team.

What You’ll Bring

• Qualification in any of the following fields of study: Engineering, Food Science or related discipline
• Ambition to progress successfully in a career in operations and production in an exciting, ever-changing and challenging environment
• Commercial and customer centred thinking and solutions
• Collaboration and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives
• Communicates clearly and can influence at all levels
• A thirst for knowledge with a desire to continually learn and grow
• Analytically mindset with the ability to develop creative insights and execute change

We offer

• Free parking
• Bike to work scheme
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities

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.

Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation

Profile description:

We're looking for a proactive and energetic individual at the beginning of their career journey to take on the opportunity of Shift Manager to join the Whey Plant at our Ballyragget site.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at Europe's largest integrated dairy processing site.

Reporting to our Production Manager, you will lead production to ensure the smooth running of the shift.