Plant Manager
Magheralin, Northern Ireland
Based out of our Magheralin, Northern Ireland manufacturing facility, Leprino Foods is seeking a Plant Manager to propel our organization to new heights of operational excellence! We take pride in our vision to be "world's best", which is why we work harder, invest more, and continually innovate. This is a permanent position with accountability to the Director of Operations, the annual salary for this role in Leprino Foods is typically 80,000-100,000 GBP.
* Build and maintain strong working relationships with the site’s Senior Management team, working with function leads to deliver results through the team.
* Develop effective working relationships with the Technical Services Teams, both internally and externally, working with them to develop strong underpinning knowledge on site processes.
* Liaise regularly and develop good communication links with subject matter experts from within the wider business.
* Liaise with the Commercial team to develop an understanding of customers, their expectations and requirements, and lead customer visits when on site
* Develop an open, approachable and professional relationship with employees. Being present in the production area and taking an active interest in departments performance is an essential aspect of the role to develop strong positive employee relations.
* Communicate openly and regularly with the Company Directors, keeping them updated with relevant site/departmental information.
* Take an active interest and develop an understanding and a relationship where appropriate with key suppliers, particularly our equipment suppliers.
* Lead the development of the annual site operating budget for presentation to the Director of Operations and Director of Finance, and then monitor and manage its delivery.
* Ensure effective implementation of the agreed production plan ensuring deviations to plan are investigated, the true root causes are identified with appropriate and timely corrective action implemented to address issues identified.
* Drive continuous improvement and problem solving through the effective and appropriate use of ‘lean’ tools to identify true root cause and to develop and implement plans to drive effective improvement and address issues in a timely manner.
* Assign responsibility for developing standards to continually improve and develop more efficient methods of working.
* Ensure product quality is optimised to meet/exceed customer expectation ensuring compliance to Leprino corporate and customer product and quality specifications.
* Promote and maintain a culture of continuous improvement in all aspects of site operations to ensure business objectives are achieved.
* Seek out cost optimisation opportunities in all aspects of plant operations effectively and appropriately using ‘Lean tools’ to drive improved Quality and Operational Efficiency to reduce both material and operating costs.
* Manage performance through an effective KPI management approach
* Hold regular target setting discussions with managers, ensuring focus on safety, quality production performance, output, downtime and rework. Identifying actions to be taken to address line issues and monitoring progress.
* Through the Engineering Manager drive best practice in maintenance activities including both preventative and predictive plant maintenance to support optimised plant uptime and operating efficiency (OEE).
* Work strategically with project teams to support the development and implementation of capital projects on site within agreed time and cost tolerances.
* Lead the site in the initiation, development and implementation of value adding projects, implementing the relevant department project initiatives, monitoring progress, developing corrective actions as appropriate and requiring regular reporting on achievement to targets.
* Work with the Director of Operations to develop and deliver the Operational aspects of the 5 years Strategic Plan “Good to Great by 28”.
You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):
1. A 3rd level Qualification in an Engineering discipline.
2. At least 5 years senior management experience in a manufacturing environment with direct responsibility for achieving results through a team of cross functional Managers.
We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):
1. Dairy Production experience in a 24/7 operating facility.
2. Food Science and / or Engineering applications as applicable to a dairy process.
Our Story:
Leprino’s history dates back to the 1950s, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” From a small corner grocery store we have grown to over 5,000 employees throughout the globe. Will you join us on our journey?