Due 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 Role
As 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-time
Working Hours
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00:00:7:30 Mon -Thurs and 22:00-07:30 Friday. 39 hours
What 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 For
We'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 Return
At 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.