Line Leader at Lir Chocolates in Navan, County Meath, IE

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 29th 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

About Us

Lir Chocolates produces a broad range of speciality chocolates under the Lir brand, as well as for major retail customers and other famous chocolate brands, all from our factory in Navan. We have three advanced production lines across two buildings, specialising in high-precision chocolate technologies such as panning, one-shot depositing, spinning, spraying, and decorative transfers. Our factory environment combines automated systems with artisan hand-finishing, creating unique packaging formats that add complexity and challenge to line design and maintenance

Application & Interview Process

Please apply online via our careers portal: create your account, upload your CV, and answer all requested questions. You will then be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team and, if progressed, enter a one stage interview process at our Navan site, including a factory tour and the opportunity to meet the team.

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

Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or adjustments to be made for your interview by speaking with the Talent Acquisition team at application stage.