Job description

Requisition ID 45154
Position Type (US)Full Time
Career Function Manufacturing/Production
Recruiter
Posting Type DNI
Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Primarily responsible for managing all production systems for the plant. Lead and provide direction to plant Supervisors, monitoring the hourly/production employees safety, training and development. Work with Supervisors to develop achievable targets and production demands.
Key responsibilities

• Receive daily production requirements and evaluate delivery times to ensure deadlines are achieved
• Monitor production progress through the day to ensure timeframes are met and forecast information to Supervisors
• Maintain departmental budget and monitor spending in accordance with company direction and needs
• Establish objectives for the production floor and formulate and approve policies and programs
• Oversee, maintain and make improvements to the process flow of the manufacturing departments with the contribution from the production employees
• Maintain a current understanding of the latest trends in technology, equipment and progress of the industry and make any recommendations on improvements to these areas to the Plant Manager
• Report all safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action
• Monitor Supervisors and provide mentoring, guidance and improvement recommendations for the benefit of the individual as well as the organization as a whole
• Contribute to the approval of overall strategic planning of staff requirements involving recruitment and termination of employees
• Enforce and support a health and safety program and procedures to ensure the safety of team members as well as all visitors and customers on the production floor
• Participate with employees in continuous improvement projects and support employees’ suggestions
• Training and Development of production department

Qualifications and skills

• 4 year College/University degree is required
• At least Five years of experience within the Food Industry in a manufacturing environment at a supervisory or management level is preferred
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Continuous improvement understanding.
• Thorough understanding of unit of operations.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing methodology.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

Job Type: Full-time

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