Food Production Manager

Kepak Group is an Irish company and one of Europe’s leading meat processors, employing over 5,000 people. Kepak has 16 sites throughout Ireland and the UK with sales offices in Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. The group processes and markets a broad range of fresh and value added meat products serving the international foodservice and retail markets.

Join the dynamic team at Kepak Cork as a Food Service Manager! In this pivotal role, reporting directly to the Retail Site Manager, you will take charge of overseeing the safe and efficient production processes within our foodservice department. Your leadership will ensure we consistently meet and exceed customer and business expectations while upholding the highest food safety and quality standards. This is a fantastic chance to advance your career in a thriving company and collaborate with some of our most valued customers.

Responsibilities Food Service Management: • Ownership of the daily production schedule across Foodservice operations ensuring adherence to the production plan • Own, prepare and distribute work orders and coordinate changeovers, labour allocation and materials to achieve required throughput

Operational Excellence • In conjunction with the site CI manager, lead continuous improvement initiatives across foodservice operations to reduce waste and drive process improvement

Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance • Accountable for compliance with HACCP, BRCGS and customer codes; zero critical/major non-conformances.

Budget & Resource Planning • Monitors foodservice department budget in line with budget targets including and labour and materials

Foodservice Planning & Service Levels • Liaise with planning on customer demand plan and ensure work orders are aligned with customer order schedule

Foodservice Performance • Monitor yield, waste, labour productivity and throughput; publish KPIs daily and review exceptions with production team

Quality Control • Oversee butchery quality and specifications and ensure all product packed meets defined specifications and customer expectations; right-first-time

External Stakeholder Engagement • Manage site engagement with external stakeholders, including customers and suppliers and build positive relationships to promote Kepak reputation as best-in-class food manufacturing operation