Retail Production Manager

Dunbia is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of top-quality Beef and Lamb products for the national and international retail, commercial and foodservice markets. At Dunbia, we are unashamedly passionate about our business and we welcome progressive individuals who will share our passion and contribute positively to the further success of the Company. 

The Dunbia Group, Dungannon are looking for a Production Manager to join us and be an integral part of the Production Management Team at our Retail site. Your key focus will be to manage the production process ensuring that customers expectations are met on time whilst complying with quality, safety and efficiency standards. You will supervise a team of approximately 50 people, monitoring and developing their performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Part of your remit will be to work closely with other departments across our Retail site such as Health & Safety, Food Safety and Quality, Sales, Maintenance, HR and Logistics. On a daily basis you will report into the Operations Manager to provide feedback on the previous days’ production, resourcing and KPIs.

• Oversee and lead the production process, ensuring the optimisation of output, cost and efficiency whilst minimising waste
• Achieve KPIs including efficiencies, resourcing, quality, yield/giveaway, customer specifications, compliance and on time delivery
• Foster a teamwork culture to build the production team, address poor performance, instil good communication channels to build a trained and flexible team
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, making recommendations where necessary, adopting a continuous improvement culture using LEAN manufacturing methods
• Optimise machinery performance by ensuring all equipment is operated, cleaned and maintained correctly
• Develop a culture of being Audit ready by maintaining and developing training and working practices which are compliant with Company standards, accreditation bodies eg BRC, customer requirements and statutory compliance
• Generate and analyse production reports to present at Production Meetings
• Facilitate external and internal audits

Essential

• At least two years’ experience in a production supervisory/ management role in a food manufacturing/processing
• environment.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety regulations and quality control standards
• Strong leadership skills with proven experience of building successful teams
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Good knowledge of continuous improvement/lean manufacturing principles and practices
• Competent in Microsoft Office
• Adaptable to changing demands and priorities
• Excellent time management skills

Desirable

• Qualification in Food Science, Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline

Benefits

• Enhanced Holiday
• Free On-Site Car Carking
• Subsidised Canteen
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance Cover
• Discounted Staff Shop
• Phone and Car Insurance Perks
• Free Health Surveillance
• Ongoing Training and Progression Opportunities
• Employee Engagement Activities
• Give Aways (Free meat seasonally)
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Death in Service scheme

This role operates a 4 on 4 off rolling shift pattern which will be further explained at interview.

All candidates must demonstrate flexibility to work additional hours when required to meet customer needs

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.