Production Manager (Food Industry)

Location Athenry
Discipline: Other
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Competitive Salary depending on experience
Contact name: Magda Olech

Contact email: magda@elkrecruitment.com
Job ref: BH-5455
Published: about 9 hours ago
Startdate: 2025-10-06
Role:  Production Manager (Food Industry)
Location: Athenry
Job Type: Permanent - Full time
Salary:  Competitive salary depending on experience

At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven Production Manager withing the Food industry experience to join our client’s growing team based outside of Athenry. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Production Manager to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.
 
What’s on Offer:
  • Competitive salary
  • 20 days annual leave
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Onsite Parking
  • Private Pension scheme
Your new role includes:
  • Supervising all facets of production facility performance to optimize efficiency and labour utilization.
  • Creating and managing of all production-related data, including information on downtime, waste, process sheets, non-conformances, and on-hold logs, with appropriate handling as needed.
  • Consistently upholding compliance with food safety and quality assurance standards as dictated by the company, customers, and relevant legal requirements.
  • Leading daily production meetings, convening with area supervisors, maintenance personnel, quality assurance team, and material supply
  • Overseeing attendance, punctuality, annual leave.
  • Conducting employee appraisals and probationary performance reviews as well as ongoing performance management
Experience you need:
  • 5+ years’ experience leading a team in a similar Industry role.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Lead team-based problem solving
  • Enthusiastic, energetic, optimistic, can-do attitude
  • Must be a leader who can encourage others to take ownership and responsibility.
What’s next:
  • Apply Now to submit your application and we will be in touch asap for our initial screening.
  • If this role isn’t the perfect match but you're interested in similar opportunities, feel free to get in touch