Graduate scheme
Onsite Working
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 EH&S team as a EH&S Associate. This role will be onsite.
Located in our Ballitore facility in Kildare, this role reports to the EH&S Manager.
Responsibilities
• Safety is our no.1 priority. You’ll learn to put safety first. You’ll gain experience in best practice application of safe systems in a busy production environment.
• Environmental and Sustainability – Caring for our environment is part of our everyday in Tirlán. Working with our Utilities Team you will learn how environmental care and sustainability work in a large production environment.
• Problem solving and continuous improvement: Work as part of a broader EHS team and utilising team based problem solving employing lean / 6 sigma techniques through the Business Excellence, our platform for enterprise excellence. The tools, techniques, culture and ‘can do’ approach will be a defining feature of your programme.
• EHS Management: You will support the EHS policies and procedures across the site and be a proactive EHS presence in the plant and production environment. Assist with conduction risk assessments and work with the production teams to ensure actions are followed up from an EHS perspective. Communicate to all site employees safety alerts and training. Report on EHS metrics and be involved in audits or inspections from eternal organisations such as EPA, Department of Agriculture and customers. Working with the wider EHS team to ensure compliance with our environmental licence
Requirements
- High academic record to date in the following fields of study Environmental, Health & Safety 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
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 safety and 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.
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Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation
More Details
Locations
Kildare, Ireland.
