**Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?** **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.** Our highly automated plants manufacture Cadbury favourite brands such as Flake, Twirl, Dairy Milk, and Boost which are supplied to customers in Europe. As part of Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world. Reporting into the Business Area Manager (Plant Manager), your role as the Production Line manager is a key manufacturing role. You will manage a specific production line(s), e.g. Twirl, Flake, Dairy Milk or Boost lines and manage a team of production operatives and maintenance technicians within the Coolock factory. Through your team, you will be responsible for delivering all the business metrics across people, process, machines, and materials. You will lead continuous improvements efforts and Lean methodology in your area, supported by continuous improvement and engineering teams. The site has a strong Cadbury Heritage, is unionised, and manufactures unrivalled products in the confectionery market. **How you will contribute:** **Set continually improving standards in Safety, Quality and Environment:** + Create a culture that maintains focus on safety, environmental, and quality performance whilst also driving adherence to all associated policies. Uphold high expectations and ownership within your team. **Delivery of manufacturing results:** + Full accountability for delivering results/ cost performance through people, plant, and process. **Plant reliability improvement:** + Drive plant efficiency in conjunction with the engineering and continuous improvement teams ensuring targets and process improvements are delivered. + Lead continuous improvement activity with your team to get to root cause of systemic issues. **Continuous improvement mindset:** + Apply lean methodologies to drive employee engagement and a culture of continuous improvement. + Use all forms of improvement tools including Kaizen, root cause analysis, short interval control meetings, six sigma approaches to drive a continuous improvement and engagement culture. **Resource planning:** + Facilitate optimal utilisation of all resources within your plant to deliver the agreed production plan by working closely with relevant stakeholders and teams. + Co-ordinating required resources from inside or outside the team to deliver required goals. **Morale:** + Manage a team of direct reports. + Create a positive working environment to enhance morale and develop a culture of two-way communication. + Define expected norms of behaviours that sets high personal standards for all the team. + Effective management of Union relationships and Industrial Relations issues within the plant. **What you will bring:** + Proven experience of working as a production line manager /manufacturing team leader or equivalent. + Experience working in a unionised environment. + A strong drive for Continuous improvement and drive for results, Experience in Lean methodology is advantageous but not a perquisite – Training will be provided. + Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a drive for delivering results. + Manufacturing Plant technical knowledge is preferred. **Work schedule:** Shift cycle: 12 week rotation: 8 weeks of weekly rotating between day and evening shifts then 4 weeks of nights Day Shift: 7:30am-3pm Evening Shift: 2:30pm - 10pm Night Shift: 10pm - 7:30pm **Relocation Support Available?** **Business Unit Summary** **We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!** **_Our people make all the difference in our succes_** Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Excited to grow your career?** We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! **IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER** **Job Type** Regular Manufacturing core Manufacturing At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.