Line Leader

Overview

Line Leader

Lir Chocolates, Navan, County Meath

Position type: Temporary Full-Time (Ending 30/11/2026)

Hours: 36

Shift Pattern: Friday - Sunday, 18:00 - 06:30

Pay range: €16.05 per hour

Breaks: 1 x 30 minutes paid, 1 x 30 minutes unpaid

Closing date: Friday 22nd May 2026

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production teams of 14, ensuring all operators are trained and competent
• Deliver daily and weekly production plans, optimising line performance, yields and changeovers
• Ensure full compliance with Food Safety, Quality, Hygiene, Health & Safety and audit standards
• Act as the Line Quality Lead, keeping the area audit ready at all times
• Run line start ups and changeovers in line with SOPs and agreed procedures
• Monitor product quality, target weights, temper index checks and right first time standards
• Ensure accurate completion of all production, quality, labour and stock documentation
• Control stock movements between areas and verify production and system accuracy
• Identify and address non conformances, escalating issues where appropriate
• Coordinate labour and communicate clear expectations for each shift
• Raise and document engineering or data issues and support continuous improvement projects

Qualifications

• Experience working in an FMCG environment, ideally within food manufacturing
• Experience working with Critical Control Points (CCPs) and completing quality paperwork in a food manufacturing environment
• Comfortable using production systems, computers and standard factory software
• Good people skills and able to work effectively with others on the shop floor
• Numerate, with the ability to work accurately with figures and production data
• Able to communicate clearly with team members, supervisors and support functions

Rewards Benefits

• 15 days holiday entitlement
• 1.5% company matched employee pension plan
• Death in service benefit
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to meeting minimum criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Lir Chocolates is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.