Production Group Leader

Pilgrim's

  • Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
My jobDue to internal promotions we're now looking for a Production Stream Group Leader to join our Carrickmacross team and play a key role in leading people, driving performance, and optimising manufacturing standards.The RoleAs a Production Stream Group Leader, you'll lead and support Team Leaders to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. You'll help create a culture of continuous improvement, build a high-performing team, and use OPEX tools and systems to deliver sustainable operational excellence.Contract Type - Permanent, Full-timeWorking Hours - 00:00:7:30 Mon -Thurs and 22:00-07:30 Friday. 39 hoursWhat You'll Be Doing
  • Promote a strong safety culture, embedding our “Go for Zero” vision. Ensure risk assessments, training, and corrective actions are in place to create a safe working environment.
  • Lead and develop Team Leaders, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and set up for success.
  • Ensure the production stream is audit-ready and continuously improving. Use data, problem-solving methodologies, and OPEX tools to eliminate inefficiencies.
  • Monitor KPIs across safety, quality, labour, waste, and OEE, ensuring performance gaps are addressed and successes celebrated.
  • Guarantee products are manufactured right first time, maintaining GMP and escalating major quality concerns. Support audits, planned maintenance, and key improvement projects.
What We're Looking ForWe're looking for a motivated and experienced leader who thrives in a fast-paced FMCG environment and is passionate about people and performance. The ideal candidate will:
  • Have proven experience in manufacturing leadership, ideally within food or FMCG.
  • Bring strong knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, and asset management systems.
  • Be confident using continuous improvement and OPEX methodologies to deliver sustainable change.
  • Possess excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage and inspire teams.
  • Have strong coaching and people development experience, with a track record of building high-performing teams.
  • Be highly analytical, with the ability to interpret data, spot trends, and implement practical solutions.
  • Demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and a positive “can-do” approach in tackling challenges.
  • Hold Foundation-level Health & Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP qualifications (essential).
What You'll Get in ReturnAt Pilgrim's Europe, our people are our strength. We offer a wide range of benefits, including:
  • Competitive salary
  • Pension and life assurance schemes.
  • Wellbeing support, including Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
  • Career development opportunities across Pilgrim's Europe and the wider global group.
Why Join Us?This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role within a fast-paced, global food business. You'll have the chance to shape your team, drive change, and be part of a business that truly values safety, quality, and people development.✨ Apply Now ✨If you're a natural leader with a passion for manufacturing excellence and people development, this could be the role for you. Bring your skills, ambition, and ideas to Pilgrim's Europe - and in return, we'll give you the tools, support, and opportunities to thrive.The companyPilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.What we'll bring to the tablePeople matterOur valuesDeterminationSimplicityAvailabilityHumilityDisciplineSincerityOwnership

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