Careers
We always welcome hearing from people interested in a career in the timber processing sector. To enquire about current vacancies, email careers@glennonbrothers.ie
Since 1913, Glennon Brothers has been manufacturing high-quality timber products and is now the premier name in the Irish and UK timber processing industry. Through Glennon Brothers plants in Longford and Fermoy, and Windymains Timber and Adam Wilsons in Scotland, we supply both the Irish and UK markets with products for the construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. We also supply timber frame and engineered roof trusses through Dempsey Timber Engineering in Ireland and Alexanders Timber Design in Scotland.
Products include kiln dried graded carcassing, pallet and packing case material, CLS for the timber frame manufacturing industry and machined whitewood for the garden shed industry. In addition, we offer Glendeck timber decking and fencing for outdoor use.
Vacancies
Maintenance Scheduler - Fermoy
Production Supervisor - Fermoy
Area Sales Manager - South East of England
Area Sales Manager – North England & Midlands
Shift Maintenance Fitter – Fermoy
Glennon Brothers (www.glennonbrothers.ie) is a leading timber processor in Ireland & UK with a strong growth story. As a leader in the Green Tech industry, Glennon Brothers is a growing, dynamic and innovative organisation with ambitious plans. Turnover has more than doubled since 2009 and the company won the Ernst & Young Ireland Industry Entrepreneur award in 2010 and a Ruban d’Honneur in the European Business Award in 2013. Glennon Brothers supplies both the Irish and UK markets with products for the construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. It also manufactures timber frame homes and engineered roof trusses for the house building sector. It has over 900 employees with plants in Troon and Edinburgh in Scotland, Enniskillen in Northern Ireland and Longford and Fermoy in Ireland. Its people, a commitment to service, and ongoing investment in new technology are core to the business. Over the past four years it invested over €50 million across the Group including value added processing in Fermoy and a state-of-the-art combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Troon. As the company prepares for continued growth and investment in Ireland, Glennon Brothers is now seeking to appoint a Head of Maintenance Management for the Fermoy sawmilling business which is the largest sawmill in the country employing 120 people.
Role purpose
Reporting to the Site Manager, the ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge and experience in heavy industry with a proven track record in good manufacturing practice and lean principles. They will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on the Fermoy sawmill site. They will work closely with operations to manage the Fermoy sawmill production capacity to deliver on the Group’s strategic objectives.
Duties & Responsibilities
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Lead the Maintenance management team as well as a team of fitters and electricians to deliver high performance process efficiency in a modern well-invested facility.
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Demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills to ensure performance of people and equipment is optimised.
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Comprehensive knowledge and experience of asset Management, reliability, maintenance strategy, organisation and systems including planning, CMMS, preventive and condition-based maintenance.
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Ensure the Maintenance function operates to the site required Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
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Planning and developing PEMAC / CMMS systems to deliver maximum line/process efficiency including energy, plant services and utilities.
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Delivery of KPIs: downtime, uptime, PM schedules and workflow.
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PEMAC / CMMS utilisation from a scheduling, stores and purchasing perspective.
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Implement best plant practices in process engineering & maintenance systems involving new technology and design standards.
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Development of the Maintenance Team's capability and skills, leading performance review, training and individual on the job coaching/mentoring and support to best industry standards.
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Responsible for cost management in the maintenance and engineering functions, delivering costs to weekly KPI budgets including energy and projects.
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Developing Maintenance Lean Systems using tools and techniques to meet continuous improvement targets that are critical to the success and delivery of a high-performance plant.
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Working with external Contractors and installations companies to complete in-house maintenance and project work to the required standards.
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Act as a key member of the Site Management Team involved in the strategic and day to day responsibilities of a modern high-performance facility.
Essential Skills & Experience
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Qualification in Engineering – mechanical & electrical background, or related field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
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Minimum 10 years’ maintenance/engineering management experience is essential; sawmilling or heavy industry experience is an advantage.
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Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management desirable.
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Knowledge and experience to promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory standards.
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Reduces complexity and increases efficiency in processes to maximise outcome/return.
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Leads by example, with a "can do" approach, passion, energy and a strong work ethic.
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Strong leadership and people management skill.
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Very strong organisation skills and attention to detail.
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Drive to exceed goals and push self and others towards high levels of performance.
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Makes good decisions and delegates responsibility and accountability to the appropriate level.
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Understands the importance of managing and developing people.
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Creates a climate in which people can do their best.
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Open to change with a capacity to deal comfortably with risk and uncertainty.
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Strong communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships.
Applications in the strictest confidence, with full CV by email to: PMFermoy@glennonbrothers.ie
Maintenance Scheduler - Fermoy
Role purpose
Reporting to the Head of Maintenance, the Maintenance Scheduler will have in-depth knowledge, experience and understanding of Maintenance and CMMS. This individual should have a proven track record in good manufacturing practices, regulatory compliance and lean principles. They will be responsible for ensuring all equipment is maintained through an effective preventative maintenance system. They will also be responsible for scheduling and optimizing resources in order to reduce downtime and deliver Site KPI’s.
Duties & Responsibilities
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Prepare preventative maintenance plans and schedules that are in sync with the organization’s maintenance goals and the Site KPI’s.
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Constantly adjust schedules to account for unexpected emergency work.
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Act as the primary liaison person between maintenance and operations.
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Lead communication between maintenance and other internal beneficiaries of maintenance work to ensure that everyone receives timely, efficient, and quality service.
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Understand jobs well enough to describe what needs to be accomplished, estimate labour hours, tools, and resources needed to complete different work orders.
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Coordinate planned downtimes to reduce mean time between equipment failures.
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PM Schedule
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Shutdown Plans
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Minimize the number of interruptions once work begins.
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Establish job goals for the maintenance workforce.
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Maintain the CMMS System by continually creating and updating Routines, Schedules and associated SOP’s
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Be the On-Site expert for CMMS and provide training to all employees that utilize the system
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Provide immediate insights into potential labour shortages (or excesses).
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Help with keeping an optimal stock of spare parts and materials.
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Maintain preventive maintenance checklists and other standardized procedures to ensure there is an audit trail for compliance audits etc.
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Facilitate appropriate scheduling meetings between Maintenance and Operations
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Provide trending detail and analysis of equipment performance
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Deliver and Track Department KPIs
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Job Plan Accuracy
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Resource Utilization
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PM Compliance
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Schedule Adherence
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Develop Lean Systems using tools and techniques to meet continuous improvement targets that are critical to the success and delivery of a high-performance plant
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Work with external and internal Contractors and Installation companies to complete in-house maintenance and project work to the required standards
Essential Skills & Experience
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Qualification in Engineering/Related Field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
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Knowledge and experience to promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory standards
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Reduces complexity and increases efficiency in processes to maximise outcome/return
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Leads by example, with a "can do" approach, passion, energy and a strong work ethic
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Strong leadership and influence skill
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Very strong organisation skills and attention to detail
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Drive to exceed goals and push self and others towards high levels of performance
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Makes good decisions and delegates responsibility and accountability to the appropriate level
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Strong communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence others
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Good communication skills, both written and verbal
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Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and under your own initiative
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Problem solving skills, analytical skills and the ability to make decisions quickly
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Organisational and team leader skills
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Knowledge of process improvement and validation
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Knowledge of regulatory standards relevant to the industry
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The ability to investigate and identify trends
Applications in the strictest confidence, with full CV by email to: jordon.hauge@glennonbrothers.ie
Production Supervisor - Fermoy
Glennon Brothers (www.glennonbrothers.ie) is a leading timber processor in the Ireland & UK with a strong growth story. As a leader in the Green Tech industry, Glennon Brothers is a growing, dynamic and innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans. Glennon Brothers provides a one stop shop solution for sawn softwood in Ireland & the UK and predominantly sells into builder merchants, pallet manufacturing, and fencing sectors. We currently have an exciting opportunity at our Fermoy facility for a Production Supervisor.
Role purpose
The Production Supervisor will be required to manage and co-ordinate the activities of production personnel to achieve production metrics including throughput, changeover times, minimising downtime and driving ongoing improvement, while optimizing the manufacturing process for increased productivity. Reporting to the Site Manager, this person will be required to ensure that production schedules are produced in a timely fashion and to ensure that all operational, administration, H & S and business controls are adhered to. The ideal candidates will have production management experience and have good manufacturing practice and lean principles. The role involves managing a production team on a rotating days and evenings shift over 5 working days.
Duties & Responsibilities
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To ensure the plant meets its customer quality, service and safety goals through effective management of the secondary processing unit
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To lead and manage assigned operations manufacturing and liaise with support functions namely scheduling, maintenance and sales
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Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring that all H & S requirements and procedures are adhered to, including the reporting and resolution of all incidents or accidents and the correct use of specified PPE;
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Establish strong working relationships with all departments ensuring a cohesive approach to delivery of budgeted metrics and other key performance indicators;
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Ensure that all procedures relating to any aspect of production are fully implemented and adhered to, in line with customer and regulatory expectations;
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Ensure that there are adequate resources available for the shift based on the production schedule and that appropriate control is exercised on overtime spend and other production costs;
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Ensure continual compliance with the policies relating to personnel, quality, engineering and safety;
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Ensure that all shift personnel are appropriately trained to carry out their role in an optimal way;
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Recommend / implement improvements to standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement in production and safety;
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Ensure the site uptime is maximised through preventative maintenance programme.
Essential Skills & Experience
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Saw milling or heavy manufacturing experience is an advantage.
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5 Years’ experience operating at a similar level within a production facility.
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Strong team player and experience leader in a production environment.
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Ability to engage and motivate production teams.
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Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment to support our customer.
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Ability to multi task.
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Good Numeracy & Literacy Skills.
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Customer Service Focused.
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Passionate about meeting both Customer and Company expectations.
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IT literate.
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Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Applications in the strictest confidence, with full CV by email to:
Area Sales Manager - South East of England
Glennon Brothers (www.glennonbrothers.ie) is a leading timber processor in the UK and Ireland with a strong growth story. As a leader in the Green Tech industry, Glennon Brothers is a growing, dynamic and innovative organisation with ambitious growth plans. The company won the Ernst & Young Ireland Industry Entrepreneur award in 2010, a Ruban d’Honneur in the European Business Award in 2013 and the TTJ Softwood Trader of the Year 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022. Glennon Brothers supplies both the UK and Irish markets with products for the construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. It also manufactures timber frame homes and engineered roof trusses for the house building sector. Glennon Brothers has operations in Troon and Edinburgh in the UK, and Longford, Fermoy and Arklow in Ireland. Following the acquisition of Balcas Timber and Balcas Energy in November 2021 with facilities in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland and Invergordon in Scotland, the groups turnover has doubled, and headcount increased to over 900 employees. Its people, a commitment to service, and ongoing investment in new technology are core to the business. Glennon Brothers is now expanding its sales team to appoint an Area Sales Manager for North England and Midlands.
Role
Reporting to the Head of Group Sales, this is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join a dynamic sales team. This is a field sales role, covering South East of England. The key responsibilities include:
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Repeat selling to an established customer base as well as generating new business.
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Responsible for proactively managing their accounts,
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Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships with key accounts and Buying Groups across the UK.
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Own, hit or exceed annual sales targets and key milestones from a personal and company perspective from achieving sales targets, to maintaining a high level of customer service.
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Demonstrate a strong willingness to grow, lead and manage the sales territory.
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Ensure that the sales process and CRM are maintained from a key account and customer service perspective.
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Strong journey planning and account management experience.
The Candidate
This position would suit an ambitious, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual, with a proven ability in selling timber or building products. Experience of selling timber products into the builders’ merchant sector would be an advantage. Good communication skills are essential as well as the ability to deal with people at all levels of the organization up to Director level.
An attractive package is available for the right candidate.
Applications in the strictest confidence, with full CV to asmgb@glennonbrothers.com using reference code GBASM.