Production Manager

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Under direction of the Plant Director, the Production Manager is responsible for the operations of all production areas to ensure that safety, quality, volume, and cost standards are achieved. Plans and establishes staffing requirements and production sequences to maximize productivity. Provides production process analysis and makes recommendations on solutions to process improvements. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks.

Key responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential functions of this job include, but are not limited to

•  Leading production employees in an appropriate manner regarding all aspects of production activities, including prioritizing duties, delegating work assignments and scheduling employees to optimize production.

•  Ensuring all safety and quality standards and procedures are followed.

•  Administers all quality procedures, GMPs, environmental sanitation and housekeeping.

•  Participating on cross-functional teams to build a culture of operational excellence and innovation.

•  Evaluating processes and methods, to make appropriate recommendations to continuously improve methods, equipment performance, utilization of people, and quality of product and safety objectives.

•  Acting as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems regarding production and quality.

•  Maintaining and controlling departmental supplies, tools and equipment as assigned.

•  Ensuring the accurate completion of all required production paperwork.

•  Actively involved in safety efforts including incident investigations, root cause analysis, and auditing.

•  Control production related costs that directly affect the plant’s performance.

•  Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff.

•  Actively engage and support employee development.

•  Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free.

•  Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.

•  Evaluating machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime.

•  Establishing a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations.

•  Setting productivity goals for each manufacturing team member.

•  Developing workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.

•  Ensuring adequate scheduling of staff.

Qualifications and skills

Key competencies

•  HACCP and food safety experience.

•  Analytical skills.

Education/Qualifications

•  BS/MS in Engineering, Business, Food Science

Experience

•  5 Years Experience in food, Pharmaceutical or fermentation industry.

•  8 Years Experience leading and developing a team, required.

•  Continuous improvement understanding.

•  Thorough understanding of unit of operations.

•  Knowledge of lean manufacturing methodology.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $91,404 - $154,009 in Annual Salary. Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition, this position is also eligible to earn a performance-based incentive compensation. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement. This job posting is anticipated to expire on June 12th, 2026.

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

​Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at Know Your Rights Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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