Production Team Leader

1 week ago


Leek, United Kingdom Ornua Foods Full time

Production Team Leader (Nights)

Job Title: Production Team Leader (Nights)

Shift pattern : Fixed Night shift- 10pm-6am Sunday to Thursday

Reports to : Shift Manager

Location: Leek Foods UK

Salary : £30,000 to £40,000 per annum depending on experience

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a people manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Zone Leader to join our Operations department as we continue our growth trajectory. We are looking for a driven, and forward-thinking people leader to enable colleagues to be brilliant everyday. The Zone Leader will play a key role in championing operational standards at shift level and promoting team development and collaboration to achieve business wide goals and KPIs. The Zone Leader will assist in overseeing all direct reports (circa 35) to ensure timely and efficient food production, as well as an empowered team where Ornua Foods UK, is a place where people choose to be.

Why Ornua?

Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe. The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice. Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families. Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to  Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care,  and  Achieve Great Things Together. We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities. Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Zone Leader is responsible for leading on safe working practices, food safety and quality standards, full accountability for the Zone performance in terms of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Motivation and Environment (SQCDME), Creating a fun and dynamic working environment; a place where people choose to be, Managing and attending Short Interval Control (SIC) daily review meetings and action planning accordingly, the accurate, timely, collation and analysis of performance measurables and initiating remedial action, building strong relationships, Improving zone performance, embedding an ethos of Continuous Improvement using standardised business tools and techniques to achieve results, Timely and effective management of material yields.

What You Bring to The Role:

To ensure timely decision making through good time management and be a proactive problem solver Strong team player who can demonstrate a flexible approach to management Experience in change control is essential along with good communication skills with the ability to relay information to your team Someone who loves the pace and excitement of a thriving manufacturing business Computer literate in MS office Strong people leader to drive and empower colleagues Ability to interpret different sources of data

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at 



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