Operations Graduate | Wexford

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and nutrition co-operative in Ireland is seeking a Graduate Operations Associate for their program. The role offers hands-on training in a busy production environment, focusing on problem-solving and teamwork. Candidates should have a strong academic background in Engineering or Food Science with a passion for operations. This is an excellent opportunity for graduates looking to build a career in a dynamic company that values innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

2 year structured graduate development programme

Year on year salary increment

Work/life balance

Career progression opportunities

Free parking including EV charging

Qualifications

• High academic record with at least a 2.2 honours primary degree.
• Ambition to progress in operations and production.
• Ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in safe systems in a production environment.
• Lead daily shift handover meetings and drive team performance.
• Act as a key point of authority for team members.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical thinking

Customer centric solutions

Education

Engineering, Food Science or related discipline

Job description

Tirlán, a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile

Our Graduate Programme is designed to take you through a series of real-world learning experiences, helping you build confidence in your abilities, and flourish in your career.

We are looking for people who care about the world and each other, who want to build their career with likeminded and passionate people. So if you want a career where you can truly make a difference, then we’d like to hear from you!

Tirlán is offering a unique opportunity for a graduate to join our Operations teams as an Operations Associate. These roles will be onsite, located in our production facilities in Wexford, and will report to the Production Managers.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in best practice application of safe systems in a busy production environment.
• Problem solving and continuous improvement: Work as part of a broader production/process team and utilising team based problem solving employing lean / 6 sigma techniques through our Performance System (GPS), our platform for enterprise excellence
• Shift management: Learning the production processes
• Working with a team of experienced operators to produce product to the right first time quality, scheduling plant activities to maximise throughput to meet customer requirements
• Act as a key point of authority for all team members, and resolve any people related issues that may arise on your shift
• Act as key decision maker in relation to production impacting decisions within a shift and escalate issues to appropriate support or management personnel where necessary
• Lead the daily shift handover meeting, ensure meeting objectives are met and all participants are actively contributing.
• Maximise team understanding in relation to performance against KPIs
• Drive team performance through feedback, coaching, counselling and training team members and coordinating systems, policies, and procedures to optimise multi-skilling across the team.

Requirements

• High academic record to date in the following fields of study: Engineering, Food Science or related discipline; and expected minimum of a 2.2 honours primary degree
• Ambition to progress successfully in a career in operations and production in an exciting, ever-changing and challenging environment
• Thinks commercially and delivers customer centric solutions
• Drives collaboration and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives
• Communicates clearly and can influence at all levels
• Demonstrates a thirst for knowledge with a desire to continually learn and grow
• Analytically minded with the ability to develop creative insights and execute change
• Accessibility to move between production sites is a distinct advantage

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.

We offer

• 2 year structured graduate development programme
• Site or team rotations as part of the programme
• Year on year salary increment
• Free parking incl. EV charging – where applicable
• Bike to work scheme
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities