Senior Production Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proven experience in a senior manufacturing, production or operations leadership role
- Strong people leader with a track record of developing teams and driving performance
- Hands-on production management experience within a regulated manufacturing environment
- Experience in food, chemical, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, bioscience or similar industries.
- Fermentation experience is desirable; candidates from related biopharma or bioscience sectors will also be considered.
- Demonstrated success in operational excellence, continuous improvement and change management.
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety and quality management principles.
- Analytical, pragmatic and results-oriented, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Full description
**Requisition ID: 63819
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: **
About Kerry
Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies, and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable, and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.
Our Safety purpose: “we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day”. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Production Manager to join the Senior Leadership Team at our production facility in Carrigaline.
This is a key leadership role for the site, with responsibility for leading production operations across areas including upstream and downstream fermentation, powder blending, spray drying, liquid formulation, and the management of toll producers. The successful candidate will report into the Site Lead and play a critical role in supporting the site’s operational performance, people leadership agenda, and ongoing transformation. We are looking for an accomplished manufacturing leader with strong hands-on production experience, excellent people leadership capability, and the ability to drive performance through a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Carrigaline for an ambitious manufacturing professional with the capability to succeed in the role today and the potential to grow further within our organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead all production operations, ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of Safety, Quality, Service, Cost and Sustainability targets.
- Drive a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement, accountability, employee engagement and operational excellence.
- Lead, coach and develop production teams, building capability, supporting talent development and strengthening succession pipelines.
- Deliver operational excellence through Lean methodologies, process optimisation, standardisation and cost improvement initiatives.