6 Plant Manager jobs in Ireland

Job Description Your New Job Our client is seeking a Plant Manager for their brand-new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Southeast of Ireland. This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing in Ireland, from the first line installed to the first product out the door. As the sites inaugural Plant Manager, you'll play a mission-critical role in bringing this facility to life, embedding operational excellence, and building a top-tier leadership team. Youll be the driving force behind the site's success leading across safety, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and logistics while partnering closely with Group leadership to deliver an agile, modern, and commercially robust operation. This role offers huge scope, autonomy, and progression in a fast-growing, privately owned business with major investment backing. Key Duties & Responsibilities Lead the launch, scale-up, and full operations of Irelands most modern manufacturing site. Provide strategic leadership across all plant functions Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, and HSE. Build a high-performing site team from the ground up, developing, and coaching your leadership and technical teams. Champion a zero-harm safety culture, ensuring full compliance with regulatory, environmental, and health & safety standards. Deliver daily performance and long-term operational strategy through robust planning, cost control, and resource allocation. Implement world-class systems and lean processes that drive performance, reliability, and continuous improvement. Monitor and control all operational budgets, including R&M, raw materials, staffing, energy, and overheads. Own site P&L performance, setting and delivering clear KPIs aligned with Group objectives. Lead investment planning and project execution for short, medium, and long-term Capex requirements. Foster a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration across departments. Ensure high standards in quality, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Act as the sites senior interface with key stakeholders including Group Directors, external suppliers, contractors, and regulators. Drive strategic alignment with the Managing Director and CFO, feeding into wider business goals and performance reporting. What Are We Looking For? 10+ years' leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, with a proven track record of full-site operational responsibility. Demonstrated success managing P&L performance, people leadership, and technical operations in a large-scale production setting. Strong working knowledge of engineering, production, maintenance, and supply chain processes. Degree-qualified in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field. Experience within building materials, or heavy manufacturing is a plus but a sharp operational mind and leadership excellence are key. Skilled in performance management, strategic planning, and continuous improvement methodologies. Hands-on leader who can operate from boardroom to shop floor capable, credible, and commercially savvy. Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills. Resilient, ambitious, and excited by the opportunity to build something from the ground up. Why Join? Be part of a transformational new plant from Day One. Work in a modern, future-focused manufacturing environment. Partner directly with senior decision-makers in a growing and ambitious private business. Excellent package and long-term growth opportunities. Apply for this job now by emailing your WORD formatted CV By applying, you are giving consent for Matrix Recruitment to contact you about this job. We collect your data for recruitment purposes only and will retain it for the duration required as outlined in our privacy policy. All CVs are kept confidential and will not be submitted to any clients without your knowledge and permission. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applications we can only reply to applicants suitable for the position. We Value Your Trust. Skills: Factory Management Lean Management Industrial Management Manufacturing Operations Logistical Operations Optimise Production

**About Us:**
Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one's identity.
Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.
**Position Purpose:**
The Manager Plant will manage all plant operational activities at the designated site to ensure the effective safe utilisation of the plant equipment to comply with site permit regulations and meet customer expectations in a compliant and customer friendly manner.
The Manager Plant will manage day to day facility operations in accordance with license obligations and health and safety procedures, including KPI targets, business objectives and overall management of site personnel.
Working as part of the operations team to ensure safe long-term operation of the facility at a sustained high utilisation; achieving this will need effective use of resources and manpower on a day to day and hour by hour basis.
**Key Job Activities:**
The Manager Plant will provide strong inspirational leadership to the operational team at their designated site, as well as playing a key role in the sites vision in continuous improvement and retaining high levels of engagement.
Ensure optimum levels of plant/equipment performance is achieved and sustained. Provide technical assistance and support to the service and maintenance teams.
Ensure that company principles and standards are adhered to with respect to all personnel, resources, procedures and practices.
Lead the facilities operations in line with appropriate legislation including H&S, maintenance, standard operating procedures, working time directive and site permit requirements. Manage, train and develop a team of multi-skilled engineers and technicians.
Ensure the safe operation of all activities making sure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and Safe Systems of Work are met and training is maintained and adhered to according to Stericycle policies and statutory requirements.
Accountability for overall productivity within the operation, ensuring that activities are cost effective, and levels of resource are managed effectively. Budgetary responsibility for the site, ensuring costs are managed in line with P&L expectations. Ensure that the site management teams are engaged in supporting the financial requirements and goals of the business including effective cost control, supporting AR functions, revenue, profit.
Maintain communications and personal contact with staff, as appropriate, to ensure the effectiveness of operations support.
**Education:**
Required Education: High School or equivalent.
Preferred Education: Associate's or equivalent.
Engineering degree or equivalent.
**Experience (EMEAA):**
2-4 year of management experience preferred.
Experience of managing KPIs and P&L
Experience of operating an engineering plant
Plant Maintenance
Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of working at a similar senior level within a complex plant function, ideally within an incineration and combustion environment.
COTC would be advantageous.
A passion for encouraging teamwork, with an innovative approach to leadership.
An inspiring leadership style, creative and implementing new ways to improve performance and get the best out of your people.
A focus on promoting a culture where all employees are engaged.
Excellent customer relationship building skills.
Strong commercial awareness.
An analytical mind-set with a good understanding of reporting and recording performance statistics.
Relevant engineering/manufacturing knowledge.
Proven management experience in a diverse plant operations role.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to give clear instruction concisely and accurately.
Significant management and leadership abilities highlighted by previous experience of discipline and team management.
Flexibility to work within a fast-paced 24/7 business.
**Certifications and/or Licenses:**
**Benefits:**
Stericycle offers you:
+ Contributory Pension Scheme
+ Life Insurance
+ Access to SteriCares, our employee support fund
+ Stericycle University - Our online library of self-development & learning
+ Annual performance related pay review.
+ Referral Scheme (Earn by introducing people in your network to the Stericycle family)
+ Flu voucher
+ Eye Test voucher
And more.
**_Disclaimer:_**
The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.

Our Client is a leading global organisation with a well established Dublin operation. As part of their HR support team we are seeking a generalist, comfortable with HR policy, who will join a team providing Tier 1 support to their employees. The Role: Deliver exceptional customer support to employees and managers through our Salesforce-powered Concierge portal and social support channels. Own and evolve the knowledge content ecosystem - identify gaps, write and update articles, and ensure high-quality, searchable, and accessible content that improves self-service rates and drives T0 optimization. Act as a case deflection champion - using insights and AI-driven recommendations to continuously improve knowledge effectiveness and reduce case volumes. Support ongoing projects to enhance case handling efficiency, service catalog design, and integration of AI tools that optimize routing, auto-responses, and classification. Analyze support trends and collaborate with global teams to enhance knowledge workflows and shift volume left (T1 to T0). Serve as a subject matter expert in core HR processes including time off, benefits, employee data changes, and Workday transactions. Maintain a high standard of data accuracy and process integrity while navigating confidential and sensitive employee scenarios. Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for knowledge, case management, and Workday enhancements. Collaborate cross-functionally to support HR programs, content audits, process improvement initiatives, and adoption of scalable support models. Leverage case management metrics and SLA insights to drive service excellence, reduce friction, and enhance user experience. Candidate Requirements Bachelor's degree required 3-4 years of experience in HR operations, content management, or employee support within a shared services or centralized environment Strong writing skills with experience in creating or maintaining knowledge base articles, FAQs, and how-to content Demonstrated understanding of case deflection principles, content optimization, and agent enablement strategies Proficiency in case management and HR systems (Salesforce Service Cloud, Workday HCM, or similar) Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data trends and translate them into improvement opportunities High attention to detail with a structured and organized approach to process delivery Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first mindset Comfortable working in fast-paced, global environments with shifting priorities Experience participating in system/process testing and change management efforts Familiarity with AI-powered support models, conversational bots, or virtual agents is a plus Reed Specialist Recruitment is an Employment Agency and an Employment Business for permanent and temporary recruitment. In response to your application Reed will contact you by phone, email or SMS to discuss it and related opportunities. You can opt out at any time using the links provided. Skills: HR HR policy HR administration Human resources workday SAP Benefits: Work From Home

Job Title: Employee Success Advisor - HR Operations & Knowledge Management Location: Dublin, Ireland Level: Tier 1 HR Policy Support About the Role We are looking for a passionate and proactive Employee Success Advisor to join our HR Operations & Knowledge Management team in Dublin. This is a Tier 1 level role, focused on delivering high-quality, policy-aligned support to employees and managers across the EMEA region. This role blends HR service delivery, knowledge content management, and customer-first support. You'll play a key role in enhancing the employee experience through accurate case handling, content-driven self-service, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Provide first-line HR policy support to employees and managers Deliver exceptional customer service, ensuring timely, accurate, and empathetic responses to HR queries. Maintain and improve the knowledge content ecosystem by identifying gaps, writing/updating articles, and ensuring content is accessible and effective. Champion case deflection by using insights and AI tools to improve self-service and reduce case volumes. Support projects that enhance case handling, service catalog design, and AI-driven support tools. Analyze support trends and collaborate globally to improve workflows and shift volume from Tier 1 to Tier 0. Act as a subject matter expert in core HR processes such as time off, benefits, employee data changes, and Workday transactions. Ensure data accuracy and confidentiality in all employee interactions. Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system and process enhancements. Collaborate cross-functionally on content audits, process improvements, and scalable support initiatives. Use case metrics and SLA data to drive service excellence and improve user experience. Required Skills & Experience Bachelor's degree required. 3-4 years of experience in HR operations, shared services, or content management. Strong writing skills with experience creating or maintaining knowledge base content. Understanding of case deflection, content optimization, and agent enablement strategies. Proficiency in Workday HCM, or similar HR systems. Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify improvement opportunities. High attention to detail and a structured approach to process delivery. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first mindset. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment. Experience with AI-powered support models, bots, or virtual agents is a plus. Language skills in German or French are a plus, but not required. Reed Specialist Recruitment is an Employment Agency and an Employment Business for permanent and temporary recruitment. In response to your application Reed will contact you by phone, email or SMS to discuss it and related opportunities. You can opt out at any time using the links provided. Skills: Policy Support HR Systems Proficiency Case Deflection & AI Tools

Description
Amazon Central Technical Operations Services (CTOS) maintains high availability for the Amazon Retail Website and is the team that provides the first line of incident response to protect it. We make customer impacting events shorter, less frequent, severe, and impactful by providing large scale incident and response management. The Amazon Retail Website has hundreds of millions of customers globally who can be impacted by these types of incidents; the work we do to mitigate them helps real people at a tremendous scale. The CTOS team is front-and-center in driving down event duration by utilizing their deep technical expertise, operational experience, knowledge of best practices, and effective usage of incident management tools.
This position will be part of a globally distributed team of 45+ professionals across Seattle, Austin, Dublin, and Sydney providing around the clock coverage. As a System Development Manager for the Dublin site, you will manage the regional team consisting of 14 engineers. You will lead the day-to-day delivery and execution of the Incident Management function and lead System Development tooling to improve service delivery and protect availability of the Retail website and internal corporate environments. It is a complex and constantly changing space, operating across dozens of countries, consisting of thousands of cloud-based services, built and maintained by tens of thousands of engineers, and serving hundreds of millions of customers. When it experiences major issues, your team will respond within minutes to ensure the best course of action is taken and impacts are minimized. This experience will expose you to everything Amazon has to offer, providing opportunity to interact with and influence leaders from across the Stores and Corporate businesses. We are an agile team with significant impact. If you can think big and want to be a part of a fast-moving team breaking new ground at Amazon.com, and you meet the qualifications below, we would like to speak with you!
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
- 8+ years of software development experience.
- Experience of having worked in at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as Java or C++.
- Proven track record of shipping large complex scalable systems/applications in an agile environment.
- Experience with professional software engineering best practices such as Agile project management, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong analytic and problem solving skills.
- Strong leadership, project planning, communication and execution skills
- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels
- Confidence to drive and manage large conference calls
- Understanding of routing protocols to help facilitate troubleshooting and remediation of networking issues
- Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure
- Strong analytic and problem solving skills.
- Experience with large scale distributed systems.
- Experience of building solutions using AWS technologies.
- Experience with distributed services oriented architectures
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