Operations & Admin Lead - Food Production

Musgrave Group Plc; Clondalkin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training provided

Job summary

Morehampton Foods, Donnybrook Fair's Central Kitchen, is a fast-growing food production business supplying premium products to our stores and retail partners. The role requires onsite work five days a week near Clondalkin, with free parking and strong collaboration across departments.

The candidate will lead administrative activities, manage planning and distribution coordination, and mentor the team while contributing to strategic planning and joint business plans with customers.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Ability to work as part of a team across departments.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Plan – ensure orders are processed on time in full.
• Invoicing – handle internal and external customer invoicing.
• Stock control – maintain stock levels and purchase value.
• Costing analysis – review annual manufacturing costs.
• Maintain sales performance in line with targets.
• Communicate effectively with all departments, internally and externally.
• Build engagement between production and retail.
• Mentor and train new colleagues to upskill existing staff.
• Compile daily customer orders by phone/email/ProdTrac and upload to system (EDI/ProdTrac).
• Contribute to strategic planning for future growth.
• Develop Joint Business Plans with customers and negotiate terms profitably.
• Analyze product-range performance to identify growth opportunities.
• Report weekly to Operations Manager on customer performance.
• Produce a daily Production Plan for the factory.
• Advise customers on shortages/delists/delays.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morehampton Foods, Donnybrook Fair's Central Kitchen, is a fast-growing food production business supplying premium products to our stores and retail partners. The role requires onsite work five days a week near Clondalkin, with free parking and strong collaboration across departments.

The candidate will lead administrative activities, manage planning and distribution coordination, and mentor the team while contributing to strategic planning and joint business plans with customers.