Production Shift Manager

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Job title: Packaging Shift Manager

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Contract: Permanent Position

About Irish Distillers

Irish Distillers is Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys. Led by Jameson, our brands are driving the success of Irish whiskey globally. Jameson is the world’s fastest-growing Irish whiskey, achieving +10% net sales growth globally in FY23. Our brands are exported to 130+ markets around the world.

Irish Distillers was formed in 1966, when a merger took place between John Power & Son, John Jameson & Son, and Cork Distilleries Company. In 1988 Irish Distillers joined Pernod Ricard, gaining access to unprecedented levels of investment and an extensive global distribution network.

In 2022, we announced our ambition to significantly reduce carbon emissions across our distilling operations at Midleton Distillery in addition to our plans to invest in a new distillery on a site adjacent to our existing operations in Midleton.

We employ over 800 people across our operations in Cork and Dublin.

About Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and wine industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand-building, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term development of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality. Pernod Ricard’s consolidated sales amounted to € 12,137 million in fiscal year FY23

About the role

We are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Packaging Shift Manager. In this role, you will report to the Packaging Manager. We are seeking candidates who possess the following qualities: a positive attitude towards safety and quality, strong people management skills, a mindset for continuous improvement, the ability to act as a coach and effectively manage team performance, a good financial awareness, excellent process improvement and problem-solving abilities, familiarity with lean manufacturing techniques, proficiency with computer systems, and a positive outlook.

• Deliver Target Zero for their assigned shift
• Comply with and ensure compliance of their team with all health & safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Build a culture of Safety in packaging and not merely compliance.
• Assume responsibility of legally appointed ‘Site Responsible Person’ who is authorised to request the attendance of external emergency services in the event of an emergency.
• Responsible for ensuring competency of team members to operate machinery and perform all duties safely complying with legislation and site standards and procedures.
• Owner for all shift risk assessments.
• Owns the change process for their area of responsibility.
• Responsible for ensuring all accident and Incident investigations on their shift are carried out in a timely and professional manner.
• Audit all safety and audit documentation.
• Respond to accidents/incidents in a timely and professional manner. Completing all necessary documentation and reports.
• Be point of contact for permit writing in area and see permits through from writing to closure.

• Ensure highest quality standards are adhered
• Work with QA Manager to agree and communicate quality standards across packaging
• Drive adherence to standards across the shift
• Continuously drive people to identify and address quality issues
• Audit all quality checks and documentation on a regular basis

• Deliver through people
• Through the recruitment process work to build diverse teams
• Manage shift resources, allocate duties and deploy team members to meet day-to-day production requirements
• Responsible for ensuring competency of all direct reports and identifying and closing any skills/proficiency gaps.
• Set clear measurable objectives for direct reports at start of each financial year and manage to deliver
• Coaching and mentoring direct reports
• Embrace and deliver a competitive & collaborative high-performance team mindset
• Act promptly to address any performance or discipline issues.
• Develop good working relationships with key stakeholders and customers, ensuring SLA’s and ways of working are agreed and documented.
• Manage the transition to technical operator of all current packaging operators
• Ensure comprehensive and effective change management processes in place and communicated

• ·Continuously strive for excellence
• ·Champion an agile continuous improvement mindset
• Monitor line performance, identify trends and ensure that waste reduction and process improvement goals are identified, understood and executed by team.
• Continuously strive for and deliver process improvements
• Respond immediately to issues as they are exposed.
• Display the strength of character to challenge under performance and poor behaviors. 
• Participate in and lead as required improvement projects using the DMAIC methodology.   
• Drive adherence to 5s standards across the shift
• Responsible for implementing all appropriate lean XO tools. 

• Ensure team KPI’s are aligned with site KPI’s and drive delivery.
• Ensures team understands their KPI’s and their role in delivery.
• Monitor all shift performance and report on same
• Lead the cross functional Tier 2 ensuring engagement of all stakeholders
• Support the development of comprehensive work instructions for all equipment and ensure all operators are trained on same
• Manage budget to deliver value for money and cost savings where required
• Maintain a visible presence on the production floor.

• Experience leading a team and strong understanding of how to develop a high performing team.
• Third level degree
• BEngTech / HCEng / City and Guilds (Mech, Elec, Mnf) preferable  
• Lean or lean six sigma green belt.
• Experienced in the use data analysis to drive performance and problem solve.
• At ease with the use of applications (MS Office, etc.) and business systems (e.g. SAP).
• Understanding of asset performance and maintenance philosophy.
• Ability to act as a trusted coach, manage performance and enable the development of assigned team.
• Strong financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
• Excellent process improvement and problem- solving skills.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing excellence techniques.
• Computer literate.
• Strong numerical and verbal reasoning.

• A developed continuous Improvement mindset.
• Be self-aware and driven to deliver beyond expectations.
• Ability to positively impact and influence with or without direct line authority.
• Strength of character to challenge poor team behaviours.
• Have an “Agile” mindset and respond to change in a positive and flexible manner.
• Proactive, structured and logical problem-solving skills.

What we offer

We understand our people are our special ingredient. We treat our employees with respect and offer an environment that is engaging, supportive and collaborative. We understand that employees require different supports at different stages of their working lives and our benefits, perks and programmes look to support your employee journey. We want to make you feel recognised and valued for your contribution to our shared success.

• Profit share: an annual profit share scheme to reward your contribution to the company’s success.
• Allowance: an annual allowance to spend on our portfolio of products and merchandise, for you to enjoy responsibly.
• People Development: We enable continuous development for our people at every stage of their careers through our people development, online learning, and leadership training programmes.
• Family leave: fully paid maternity, parent and paternity leave, allowing you spend precious time with your new family member.
• Parental Support: Our ‘Reconnect’ programme includes access to a workplace parenting coach, a phased return to work and a supportive environment for new parents.
• Health & Wellbeing; Our Wellbeing Programme “THRIVE” supports employees across the three main pillars: Life, Body and Mind
• Charity Days: up to 2 days paid leave every year to volunteer at a charity of their choice.

Our Leadership Attributes

Grow Diverse Teams : Leverages & values diversity of profiles to build empowered teams and develop talents creating a sense of belonging in an environment that promotes the Pernod Ricard values.

Bold & Agile : Decisive and courageous even in the face of difficult & complex situations and always learns from past experiences. Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said in a respectful way.

Consumer Centric ; Develops customer/consumer intimacy with a focus on technology to innovate and create more value for the consumer and Pernod Ricard.

Open & Authentic ; Role models who instils trust, engage teams by giving and receiving feedback and constantly fostering open dialogue.

Growth Mindset ; Forward thinking; embodies a vision that translates into inspiring strategies. Thrives in a complex and changing world deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

Deliver through Collaboration;  Achieves results while balancing rigorous planning and flexible transversal collaboration. Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Like a well-blended whiskey, we believe that diverse perspectives make us better and we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences to create together the spirit that makes us great.

To learn more about our careers, go to our careers page:

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