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Silver Hill Duck is a fast paced and dynamic workplace where we offer a progressive and supportive working environment, along with regular opportunities to progress your career within the company.
Silver Hill Duck recognises that the training and development of our employees is vital to the continued development and success of our business.
Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Reporting to: Maintenance Manager
Contract Type: Full-time / Permanent
Location: Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
Key Accountabilities:
Requirements:
Founded in 1962, Silver Hill Duck is a fully integrated premium Duck Producer. All aspects of our duck production are owned and controlled by Silver Hill Duck, from breeding, egg production, hatching and selection, to processing, cooking, and packaging. Our distinctive hybrid duck is the secret to our success and is a breed that is exclusive to Silver Hill Duck. It has been continually developed over the years, to produce a duck that is full of flavour, succulent, tender and consistent in its quality. In March 2019 Fane Valley Group acquired Silver Hill Duck. Fane Valley is a progressive agri-food business, based in Northern Ireland and has been Silver Hill’s feed nutrition partner for over 20 years. The announcement secured ongoing investment in the development of the existing production site at Emyvale to keep pace with rapidly growing global demand for the famous Silver Hill Duck.
Environmental Manager
The Company
Founded in 1962, Silver Hill Duck is a fully integrated Peking Duck producing company. All aspects of duck production are owned and controlled by us, from breeding, egg production, hatching and selection, to processing, cooking, and packaging. Our distinctive hybrid duck is the secret to our success and is a breed that is exclusive only to Silver Hill. We export to over 30 countries worldwide and are colloquially known as “The Best Duck in the World”.
The Role
We are seeking an Environmental Manager to join our business to lead the environment team at our processing plant in Emyvale and ancillary farm sites at various locations. The role has responsibility for coordinating and implementing companywide environmental strategy. We will soon be commencing construction of a new facility so the Environmental Manager will have key input and responsibilities with the migration to this exciting new facility.
In the role, you will report directly to the Head of Operations but will have a very strong link with various other functions/departments to co-ordinate a smooth operation of the WTTP at the site.
Key responsibilities
Key Attributes
To be successful in this role you will need to ideally have at least 3 years similar experience in environmental management. You must hold an honours degree (level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in Environmental Science or equivalent.
Other skills that will be needed for the role are strong competence in dealing with multiple stakeholders and the ability to compile, prepare and present reports and presentations and to draft correspondence adeptly. Naturally the role involves leadership skills, project management skills and communication skills that will all be expected to be at a proficient level.
Remuneration
The successful candidate will be remunerated with a competitive market based salary, bonus and pension.
In return for all the hard work, commitment for the right candidate along with a competitive reward package, we offer a great place to work, with an opportunity to progress your career in an innovative, fast growing, and well-respected business.
Head of Operations
The Company
Founded in 1962, Silver Hill Duck is a fully integrated Peking Duck producing company. All aspects of duck production are owned and controlled by us, from breeding, egg production, hatching and selection, to processing, cooking, and packaging. Our distinctive hybrid duck is the secret to our success and is a breed that is exclusive only to Silver Hill. We export to over 30 countries worldwide and are colloquially known as “The Best Duck in the World”.
The Role
We are seeking a Head of Operations to join our business to lead the teams at our processing plant in Emyvale, to identify opportunities from a process point of view and to lead the delivery of improvement projects across the entire production facility. We will soon be commencing construction on a new facility so the Head of Operations will be integral to managing the migration to this exciting new facility.
In the role, you will report directly to the Managing Director but will have a very strong link with various other functions to co-ordinate Continuous Improvement activity across the site and be responsible for embedding this methodology on site.
Key responsibilities
Key Attributes
To be successful in this role you will need experience of working in a food manufacturing production environment, be educated to degree level education or equivalent and have proven problem solving experience and knowledge, preferably support by certified process improvement methodology such as Six Sigma.
Other essential attributes include project management, stakeholder management and excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style depending on the audience. Strong analytical skills would also be beneficial. Pragmatic in approach, you should be confident and experienced with working collaboratively to achieve business goals. You will also need to be comfortable in challenging the “status quo” in a constructive manner and use this to influence other functions in a positive manner.
We are looking for a “can do” attitude – we are passionate in our belief that we are all part of the same team, so you will have a track record of working constructively with other functions of the business (NPD, Planning, Operations, Technical, HR etc), enabling the delivery of their commitments as well as your own priorities.
Remuneration
The successful candidate will be remunerated with a competitive market based salary, bonus and pension.
In return for all the hard work, commitment for the right candidate along with a competitive reward package, we offer a great place to work, with an opportunity to progress your career in an innovative, fast growing, and well-respected business.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer with 3+ years’ experience working in the Food or related industry.
Hands-on role demonstrating excellent mechanical and electrical knowledge.
Competent working on motors, gearboxes, drives and conveyors.
Main aspect of the role is to respond promptly to issues with our production or facility equipment identify a solution and implement an appropriate repair.
Ensure planned facility / equipment maintenance is clearly prioritised and completed safely, effectively, in a timely manner and in compliance with the appropriate industry standards.
Silver Hill are in the process of a major expansion program so this will be an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to contribute significantly to our future strategy.
Closing date for applications Friday 28th February 2023.