Production Stream Team Member
About the job
- Proficient written, numerical, and verbal skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Food manufacturing experience.
- Execute production operations by converting materials into work in progress or finished products according to trained Standard Operating Procedures, and engage in frontline process problem-solving.
- Identify, rectify, and report production issues that may affect process performance, product quality, or team member health and safety to facilitate investigation and root cause analysis.
- Visually inspect materials for damage, defects, or foreign material, and verify material batch numbers and shelf life.
- Verify the availability of ingredients, packaging, consumables, and process lines before production, process start-up, changeovers, or cleanouts.
- Set up the production line or area, ensuring safety controls, hygiene standards, machines, parts, tools, and labor are available and working; conduct product and process changeovers as specified in changeover Standard Operating Procedures.
- Record and collect data such as downtime, waste, yield, non-conformances, rework, and machine and equipment changeover times to support effective management of the Production Stream.
- Subject work in progress and finished products to standard operating checks to ensure they meet specifications before release to the next process or warehouse.
- Check process equipment before, during, and after daily operations as detailed in Autonomous Maintenance Standard Operating Procedures.
- Technical ability to complete required standard work at full line speed.
- Engages and expresses ideas.
- Works as part of a team to help the Production Stream reach its goals.
- Engages in problem-solving.
- Uses own initiative and makes active efforts to reach personal and team goals.
- Demonstrates ownership of the job.
- Learns quickly in a changing environment.
- Embraces change, adapts, and remains effective in varying environments.
- Demonstrates a can-do attitude.
- Demonstrates commitment to continuous improvement on the job and personal development.
About the company
Kinisla makes dairy ingredients and packaged foods for food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators. It processes milk from Irish family farms into cheese, butter, milk powders and proteins used in everyday foods and specialist nutrition. Its consumer business sells brands including Dairygold, Charleville and Strings & Things, alongside dairy products made for retailers' own labels. The company combines milk collection and processing with product development and sells ingredients to other businesses and finished foods through consumer and foodservice channels. Kinisla traces its operating roots to 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Tralee, Ireland
Founded
1972
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graduates get permanent roles: Kinisla's two-year programme combines business rotations with Irish Management Institute learning.
- Frontline managers get a defined pathway: Kinisla runs People Manager Development for first-time and frontline managers.
- Expansion supports career scope: Kinisla announced 100 additional roles and a five-year €300 million investment plan in May 2026.
What critics are saying
- Production follows global prices: Kinisla adjusts its processing mix to capture value and manage dairy-price volatility.
- Farmer returns shape priorities: Kinisla's board measures success by competitive milk prices paid to suppliers.
- Job security has limits in Charleville: Kinisla's E-Commerce and Marketing Coordinator opening specifies a 12-month fixed term.
What makes Kinisla unique
- Farmer ownership controls Kinisla: Kerry Co-op holds 70%, while Kerry Group retains 30%.
- Environmental performance has external verification: Kinisla reports Stage 5 status under the Sustainable Dairy Partnership.
- Kinisla also feeds its supply base: Bloom Feeds makes ruminant nutrition designed for Ireland's pasture-based farms.
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