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Our culture is a blend of curiosity and conviviality. As makers of some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys, each of us has a role to play in creating magic moments through our portfolio of brands. #AmbitiousSpirits

Who We Are

Irish Distillers is Ireland’s leading supplier of spirits and wines and makers of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys. Led by Jameson, our brands are driving the global renaissance of Irish whiskey and are exported to over 130 markets across the globe.

We are located across 5 locations in Ireland across Cork, Dublin and Belfast. At the core of everything we do is a passion for our craft, a commitment to sustainability and an ambition to create drinks that can be enjoyed the world over.

At Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, a love of conviviality unites us. We believe great things happen when Real, Remarkable and Responsible come together. Irish Distillers joined Pernod Ricard in 1988, gaining access to unprecedented levels of investment and an extensive global distribution network. Pernod Ricard is the No.2 worldwide producer of wines and spirits.

Learn more here.

Our Culture & Values

At Irish Distillers, we live and love whiskey. We’re proud to be part of the Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard family because special things happen when Real, Remarkable and Responsible people come together.

Our culture is a blend of curiosity and conviviality. As makers of some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys, each of us has a role to play in creating magic moments through our portfolio of brands. Learn more here.

What we offer

We understand our people are our special ingredient. We want to make you feel recognised and valued for your contribution to our shared success. Some of offerings include;

  • Hybrid working; A blended working arrangement of up to 3 days a week working from where you work best (Head Office Ballsbridge) and 2 days a week at our Production sites (office based roles).
  • Profit share; An annual profit share scheme to reward your contribution to the company’s success.
  • Allowance; An annual allowance to spend on our portfolio of products and merchandise, for you to enjoy responsibly .
  • People Development: We enable continuous development for our people at every stage of their careers through our people development, online learning, and leadership training programmes.
  • Health & Wellbeing; Our Wellbeing Programme “THRIVE” supports employees across the three main pillars: Life, Body and Mind
  • Charity Days: up to 2 days paid leave every year to volunteer at a charity of their choice

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Your Development

Our goal is to enable you to become our future generation of Irish Distillers talent by offering you a Graduate Training Programme that fuels your ambition. Our supportive and structured learning programme offers you technical, professional and personal development.

Our Learning and Development philosophy is based on the 70:20:10 model. 70% is on the job learning, 20% learning through feedback and observation from managers and 10% is formal learning.

This includes:

  • On-boarding
  • Structured rotations ( Programme Dependent )
  • Mentor and buddy framework
  • Technical skills development
  • Professional skills development
  • Project work

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Our Opportunities

We will launch our next recruitment campaign in September 2023, for a September 2024 start.

You can now join the Irish Distillers Early Talent Community to learn more about key opening dates and where you can meet our team on campus - Click HERE to register.

Our Internship Programmes

Our paid Internship Programmes offer you the opportunity to bridge the gap between University and a real work environment. Irish Distillers internships are designed to give you the opportunity to get actively involved in project work and day to day activities in a warm, collaborative, supportive environment.

We engage with a number of Universities across Ireland every September and October. Starting in January 2024 we are offering the following Internships;

  • Process and Chemical Engineering (Midleton, Cork),
  • Food Science / Nutritional Science (Midleton Distillery, Cork)

Interested in learning more? Check out our Irish Distillers Grad Page here.

Awards

Student Voted Sector Awards 2023 Shortlist - Engineering

Student Voted Sector Awards 2023 Shortlist - Engineering

Student Voted Sector Awards 2023 Shortlist - Engineering

Ireland's 100 2023/24

Ireland's 100 2023/24

The 100 most popular graduate employers in Ireland, as voted by students.

Latest opportunities

Latest opportunities

  • Midleton Distillery Experience Brand Ambassador (Customer Service Assistant)