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Assistant Plant Manager
GlanbiaAssistant Plant Manager supporting fast-paced manufacturing operation for liquid and powdered flavor products at Glanbia. Leading operational performance and continuous improvement initiatives with cross-functional teams.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in manufacturing leadership with a focus on operational performance, safety culture, and continuous improvement. Proficient in food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance within a fast-paced production environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Manufacturing LeadershipFood Safety ProgramsLean ManufacturingOperational ExcellenceCross-Functional Collaboration
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Hard Skills
Production ManagementOperational ImprovementsInventory ControlQuality SystemsContinuous ImprovementLiquid ProcessingDry Powder ProductionSpray DryingPackagingFlavor Manufacturing
Soft Skills
People LeadershipCoachingCommunicationTeam DevelopmentProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
ERPMRPSAPSage
Industry Keywords
EHS InitiativesSQFRegulatory ComplianceFood ManufacturingBeverage Manufacturing
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Help lead daily manufacturing operations across liquid and powder production areas.
- Champion a strong safety culture and support site EHS initiatives.
- Drive operational performance across quality, productivity, inventory management, and customer service.
- Develop, coach, and mentor frontline leaders and production teams.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and customer expectations.
- Support food safety, quality systems, regulatory compliance, and SOP adherence.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, cost reduction, and operational excellence.
- Assist with production planning, inventory control, budgeting, and overall plant performance.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of manufacturing leadership or production management experience
- Experience leading teams within a food, beverage, ingredient, flavor, or related manufacturing environment
- Strong people leadership skills with experience developing and coaching employees
- Experience driving operational improvements and solving production challenges in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field
- Experience with liquid processing, dry powder production, spray drying, packaging, flavor manufacturing, or related food processing operations.
- Knowledge of food safety programs, SQF, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
- ERP/MRP experience; SAP or Sage experience is a plus.
- Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence experience.
Benefits
Comp & perks- staff discounts
- generous family leave policy
- health & dental plan
- competitive salary
- 401K