Manufacturing Manager

VPK Packaging UK and Ireland; Limerick; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company pension

Income protection

Death in Service

€1000 voucher

23 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

HSF Health Plan

Descrizione del lavoro

VPK Packaging Group in Limerick seeks an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead Corrugator, Conversion and Engineering functions, overseeing ~95 employees. This senior role focuses on developing people, driving performance, and building a strong manufacturing culture.

You will drive safety, OTIF, waste reduction, OEE, and continuous improvement initiatives, collaborating across Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Quality to meet customer expectations and site objectives.

Competenze

• Strong operational leader capable of balancing people leadership with manufacturing excellence.
• Experience leading large manufacturing teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience across production, engineering and operational performance improvement.

Mansioni

• Lead, coach, and develop production and engineering leadership teams
• Build a high-performance culture with clear accountability and ownership
• Drive employee engagement, succession planning, and team development
• Create collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Planning, Logistics, and Quality
• Lead manufacturing performance across safety, OTIF, waste, quality, OEE, and productivity
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives including Lean, TPM, SMED, and 5S
• Drive proactive maintenance and asset reliability culture
• Ensure the operation delivers against customer expectations and site objectives

Conoscenze

Leadership

People management

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Data-driven mindset

KPIs & budgets

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Shift flexibility

Descrizione del lavoro

At VPK Packaging Group, leadership is about more than hitting production targets. It’s about building high-performing teams, creating a culture of accountability, and inspiring people to deliver operational excellence together.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead our Limerick manufacturing operation across Corrugator, Conversion, and Engineering functions, managing a workforce of approximately 95 employees. This is a senior leadership role for someone who thrives on developing people, driving performance, and creating a strong, engaged manufacturing culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop production and engineering leadership teams
• Build a high-performance culture with clear accountability and ownership
• Drive employee engagement, succession planning, and team development
• Create strong collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Planning, Logistics, and Quality
• Lead manufacturing performance across safety, OTIF, waste, quality, OEE, and productivity
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives including Lean, TPM, SMED, and 5S
• Drive a proactive maintenance and asset reliability culture
• Ensure the operation delivers against customer expectations and site objectives

Qualifications

We’re looking for a strong operational leader who can balance people leadership with manufacturing excellence.

Required Skills

• Proven experience leading large manufacturing teams within a fast-paced production environment
• Strong leadership and man-management capability with the ability to motivate and develop teams and flexibility to work across the two shifts as well as “office hours”
• Experience across production, engineering, and operational performance improvement
• A collaborative leadership style with strong communication skills
• Experience driving Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
• A data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving capability
• Experience managing KPIs, budgets, performance, and operational efficiency

Preferred Skills

Experience managing KPIs, budgets, performance, and operational efficiency.

Benefits:

• Company based pension scheme
• Income protection scheme
• Death in Service scheme
• €1000 voucher in December
• 23 days holiday, plus public holidays
• Access to Employee Assist Programme
• Access to HSF Health Plan

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.