Operations Manager - Shift

About the Role

The Operations Shift Manager at Coca-Cola Ballina leads a diverse team responsible for delivering our beloved beverage brands to market. Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager and contributing as a key member of the wider management team, this role expects proactive, hands-on leadership to optimize shift performance and team dynamics.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire, and motivate a multi-skilled operations team within an empowered, collaborative environment, ensuring full team engagement.
• Oversee daily operations to comply fully with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Implement daily and weekly operational plans aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure all corrective and preventive measures are completed promptly to prevent recurrence of service and quality issues, including addressing audit non-conformances.
• Maintain consistent, clear communication with team members through regular daily, weekly, and monthly meetings.
• Champion operational excellence and foster a culture of continuous improvement using lean methodologies and systems.

Qualifications and Experience

• Possess a third-level diploma or degree in business or a technical field.
• At least three years’ experience leading people, including recruitment, staff development, performance coaching, and daily operations supervision in an operational context.
• A strong commitment to continuous improvement practices.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities with sound decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to thrive in a team-based, matrixed, and sometimes ambiguous setting.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively.
• Demonstrated success in meeting results within a high-performance, goal-driven environment.
• High proficiency with PC applications.

What We Offer

• Opportunities for growth and learning within a global company.
• A comprehensive benefits package effective from day one of employment.
• The chance to collaborate with a world-class manufacturing team in advanced facility settings.

Location and Travel

This position is based in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. Travel is expected to be between 0% and 25%. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Additional Information

The company embraces an inclusive culture focusing on curiosity, empowerment, inclusiveness, and agility to promote continuous improvement. This culture supports long-term success and innovation within a 130-plus-year-old organization.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 15%

Relevant competencies include 5s, Ammonia Refrigeration, Change Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Food Safety and Sanitation, Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, ISO 90001, Lean Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, PLC Logic, Production Management and Processes, Quality Control, Six Sigma, and Standard Operating Procedures.

Application deadline is July 23, 2026.