Graduate Programme Opportunities

About the job

Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland. The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties.

With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in on a cross border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the world’s foremost ‘blue chip’ companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis. Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide.

The Group’s Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state of the art Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland

Why Lakeland Dairies

We are fuelled by ambition to be the dairy co-operative of choice for customers, providing the highest quality dairy nutrition and to be your employer of choice to grow your career.

When you become a member of the Lakeland Dairies team you are joining an organisation of highly committed, performance focussed, ambitious, innovative, sustainable focussed people who take pride in the contribution they are making.

Our Graduate Programme

Our graduate programme has an excellent track record of successfully nurturing talent, injecting new perspectives and innovative thinking into our organisation.

It is a fantastic opportunity for you to build your career and shape your future with us, whilst contributing to the growth of one of Ireland’s most successful and forward-looking dairy co-operatives.

We’re looking for graduates in:

• Food Science
• Nutrition
• Agriculture
• Engineering
• Business
• Finance
• IT

What we offer:

• A two-year rotational Graduate Programme is structured with planned job rotations enabling you to develop a breath of vital skills and experience to accelerate your development and growth
• One-to-One mentoring from experienced professionals in the business
• An accredited professional diploma
• Competitive salary package with excellent benefits
• Exposure to senior leadership
• Structured connection and team building events

For further information on the Graduate Programme please our website www.lakelanddairies.com/graduate-programme/opportunities or

contact graduates@lakelanddairies.com

To apply

Please visit the careers section of our website at www.lakelanddairies.com/join-our-team/opportunities where you will find all the details you need, along with an online application form.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 10th January 2025

Please note as applications are received, they will be reviewed,

and candidates will be responded to.