Mgr I, Mfg Ops

Smurfit Westrock; Westport; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Ireland is seeking a Shift Production Manager to lead the production team, ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the manufacturing process.

Reporting to Manufacturing Manager, you will manage daily operations, optimize efficiency, and develop team capability while maintaining high GMP and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification and around 3 years in a similar manufacturing role.
• Awareness of SHE and employment legislation.
• Knowledge of GMP and quality/delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all production processes and related operations.
• Drive safety, quality, and delivery KPIs.
• Lead and develop production teams and collaborate with HR.
• Plan capacity and optimize Lean production improvements.

Skills

Lean principles

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Decision making

Project management

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Third level qualification

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Job Title

Shift Production Manager

Reports To

Manufacturing Manager

Job Purpose

This job description is intended as a guide to the type of role the job holder is expected to perform. As the nature of our business can vary with changes in customer requirements and operating procedures the following tasks are the key duties of the role, but it is understood that the job holder will undertake any function in which he/she is adequately trained or competent. If in time, significant changes to the role are experienced, a new job description will be issued. To be fully responsible for all areas of the production process and team members and ancillary operations, ensuring employee safety, meeting customer delivery and quality expectations whilst maximising and continuously improving production efficiencies and minimising costs. The role is at the heart of the management team and therefore must show consistence and measurement in decision making, whilst listening to, and respecting team opinion.

Key Responsibilities

The role will encompass responsibility for all areas of the production process and their ancillary operations including cleaning and warehousing and shipping. It also includes meeting customer delivery and quality expectations whilst maximising and continuously improving production efficiencies and minimising costs and ensuring the safety of all employees.

EHS

• Be Health and Safety focused at all times and contribute to the standards within the site and identifying any non-conforming areas
• Take the lead with regards to any H&S issue within the department, ensuring that all staff are complying with the company procedures
• Taking reasonable care for the health and safety of self and others and working with due regard to the responsibilities detailed in the company’s Health & Safety Policy Statement.

QUALITY

• All functions to be carried out in accordance with ISO, BSI, quality management standard requirements with reference to the sites Quality Policy, Policy Manual & relevant Works Instructions
• Ensuring that all areas of responsibility retain set standards of housekeeping
• Investigating any deviations or customer complaints by implementing corrective actions based on root cause analysis

DELIVERY

• Understanding customer requirements and liaising where required in good time with the internal customer services department when issues arise
• Participate in appropriate capacity planning discussions to meet output targets

PERFORMANCE

• Drive production performance through daily interactions with the team and by providing regular, fair and reasonable feedback regarding performance
• Understanding lean principles and implement cost reduction projects and productivity improvements within area of responsibility and agree, produce and ensure adherence to all EHS, productivity and quality KPI’s.
• Prepare and analyse reports that feed into our KPI’s and present trends and improvement initiatives to a variety of stakeholders.
• Managing new product introduction in area of responsibility & participate in new product design and development

PERSONNEL

• Motivating and managing team members across a variety of production roles and departments
• Talent and performance management – supporting skills development for current and future needs of the business. Developing and empowering team members to contribute fully to the business objectives with a view of recognising development opportunities
• Working with HR to ensure that all aspects of people management are carried out in line with company policies and procedures. These include following fair process to manage minor employee relations issues, overtime and holiday allocation and conducting performance management, absence management, investigations and disciplinary meetings where necessary.
• Promoting a communicative environment within your area of responsibility and contributing to a good team spirit within the management team

Qualificatons

• Preferably possess a third level qualification, preferably to degree level
• 3 years’ experience of working within a similar role gained within the manufacturing industry
• Awareness of current SHE and employment legislation and standards
• Have strong knowledge of Pharma / Life Sciences customer quality and delivery requirements
• Technical knowledge of prepress, print and finishing would be an advantage
• Logistical, analytical and organisational skills.
• Strong engineering background highly desirable
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Numerical / verbal reasoning skills at management norm

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Consistent decision making, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, influencing and negotiating skills
• Results focused with sound commercial and financial awareness
• Excellent communications skills at all levels
• Ability to work using your own initiative as well as part of a team is essential
• Excellent organisational and time management skills

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.