Our client is a well-established, internationally recognised manufacturer of innovative and sustainable building solutions, with a strong presence in Ireland. They specialise in producing high-quality building products for the construction, residential and agricultural sectors.
You will play a key role in driving production excellence, developing high-performing teams and ensuring the safe, efficient and cost-effective delivery of products to customers.
Your New Role:
The Production Manager plans, directs and continuously improves the manufacturing operation under their responsibility. The role translates the business unit vision, plant priorities and company policies into safe, reliable and cost-effective production.
- Safety & Compliance: Champion a strong safety culture, ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, and drive proactive risk management.
- Production & Delivery: Lead daily manufacturing operations to achieve production targets, maintain quality standards and ensure on-time, in-full customer delivery.
- Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving techniques to improve productivity, reduce waste and optimise plant performance.
- Quality Management: Maintain high product quality standards, investigate production issues and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- People Leadership: Lead, coach and develop production managers, supervisors and shop-floor teams, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement and collaboration.
- Cost & Performance Management: Manage production costs, budgets, resources and KPIs, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics and other key stakeholders to improve operational performance and equipment reliability.
- Strategic Improvement: Support production optimisation projects, investment decisions and the implementation of business and site objectives.
What Are We Looking For:
- Third level engineering qualification in manufacturing, chemistry, mechanical engineering or a related discipline is desirable.
- Proven experience in a production leadership role within a manufacturing environment, ideally in high-volume, continuous-process or process-industry operations.
- A strong track record in health and safety leadership, production planning, process optimisation and continuous improvement.
- Experience managing budgets, controlling costs and delivering measurable operational improvements.
- Excellent people management skills, with the ability to motivate teams, develop talent and drive accountability.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a practical, hands-on approach.
- Goodworking knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP, and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent qualifications would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with fluency in English.
With a strong focus on quality, innovation and sustainability, this is an excellent opportunity to join a successful manufacturing operation with a reputation for excellence and continuous improvement. This is a 6 month contract position.
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