Hands-On Production Lead: Operations & Quality

Americold Logistics, LLC.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Americold Dublin is seeking a proactive and hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily production operations, ensuring productivity, quality, safety, and service targets are consistently achieved.

Reporting to the Warehouse Production Manager, you will provide visible leadership on the production floor, supervise operational activities, manage team performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives, spending most production days actively supporting and overseeing operations.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Supervisory or Team Leader role within a production, warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, or food environment.
• Strong on-floor leadership and ability to motivate teams in fast-paced settings.
• Proven understanding of Health & Safety and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing performance, attendance and productivity.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Office and ops systems.
• Flexible and adaptable to meet business needs.
• Experience in food production, temperature-controlled, or FMCG environments.
• HACCP or Food Safety knowledge.
• Leadership or supervisory qualification.
• Experience with WMS or production management systems.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement or Lean methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production activities to achieve operational KPIs.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor, providing hands-on support and leadership.
• Coordinate daily workloads, staffing, and operational priorities.
• Monitor team and individual performance, addressing underperformance and promoting high standards.
• Identify and remove operational barriers that impact productivity and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety, SOPs, and company procedures.
• Support inventory control, goods intake, stock movements, and dispatch activities as required.
• Work closely with other departments to resolve operational issues and minimise delays.
• Conduct investigations into operational errors, claims, and performance issues, implementing corrective actions where appropriate.
• Identify training and development needs within the team.
• Provide effective shift handovers and operational updates.
• Deputise for the Warehouse Production Manager when required.
• Complete additional duties and projects as directed by management.

Skills

Supervisor experience

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Organisation

HACCP

Safety compliance

MS Office

Lean/CI

WMS experience

Education

Leadership or supervisory qualification

Tools

WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)

Production management systems

Job description

Americold Dublin is seeking a proactive and hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily production operations, ensuring productivity, quality, safety, and service targets are consistently achieved.

Reporting to the Warehouse Production Manager, you will provide visible leadership on the production floor, supervise operational activities, manage team performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives, spending most production days actively supporting and overseeing operations.