Operations Graduate | Wexford Job Details | Glanbia

Overview
Operations Graduate

2026 Graduate Programme

Onsite Working - Wexford

Tirlán

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán 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, these roles will report to the Production Managers and are exciting opportunities to gain rich experience in a fast paced food production site. Graduates will be rotated to a different site during the 2 year programme.

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

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

About us
Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safetyand state-of-the-art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi-functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.

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.

Join our Talent Pool
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Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation

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