OPEX Manager

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 an experienced OPEX Manager looking for an exciting opportunity to influence as part of the Senior Leadership Team of Ireland’s first 1-billion-euro food brand?  

Ornua is actively seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to join our Kerrygold Park business, in Mitchelstown, Cork. This is a great time to join our business after a huge investment and expansion of our state of the art factory to ensure that the right skills and practices are in place as we look to drive efficiency, quality, and best practise. 

You will work with a range of stakeholders to ensure that there is a consistency of approach, and the teams see the benefit and value of driving forward a programme of change and continuous improvement. 

Why Ornua? 

• 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. 

• Hybrid working conditions can be considered 

• Professional growth and development opportunities to advance your career including Global Mobility opportunities. 

• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings that start Day One. 

• Progressive Family Leave including 20 weeks of maternity leave. 

Why This Role Is Valuable: 

The Operational Excellence Manager will apply project management techniques in driving a structured approach to optimise site process improvements for increased productivity, quality & waste reduction. The role will identify and drive operational process improvement initiatives in line with best practice Operational Excellence methodologies. 

What You Bring To The Role: 

• Proven experience in leading Continuous Improvement teams.

• Lean Six Sigma black belt qualification or equivalent. 

• Power BI or other data analytics experience (e.g., Tableau).  

• Confident to liaise at all levels, articulate with good presentation skills. 
   

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. 

How do you want to make your impact?  

To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com