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Marketing Graduate Start date: September 2026 Contract: full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programs. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and functions. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of mentors, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to relocate across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our Marketing Program Imagine working with some of the world’s largest food manufacturers and foodservice brands. Here’s what you can look forward to: * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
HR Graduate Programme
HR Graduate Start date: September 2026 Contract: full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programs. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and functions. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of mentors, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to relocate across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our HR Program At Kerry, Human Resources is central to our business, driving strategy and objectives by recruiting, managing, and developing our people. We strive to be a unified Global HR Team, fostering an engaging environment for our most valued asset—our people. Our HR Graduate Programme provides real responsibilities and diverse experiences over a 2-year period, within a supportive and learning-focused environment. The program includes: * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
Accounting& Finance Graduate Programme
Accounting & Finance Graduate Start Date: September 2026 Contract: full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programmes. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and functions. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of mentors, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to relocate across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our Finance Programme In Finance, you’ll be at the heart of our business, driving both your personal growth and our company’s success. You’ll collaborate with various functions to ensure robust and effective controls, contributing to our business performance with top-notch financial insights. * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
Corporate Affairs Graduate Programme
Corporate Affairs Graduate Start date: September 2026 Contract: full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programs. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and functions. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of mentors, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to relocate across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our Corporate Affairs Program We are focused on influencing stakeholder behaviour in support of Kerry’s brand, reputation, culture and business vision, strategies, and priorities. We are a dynamic, results-focused function, supporting an ambitious company and growth agenda. The roles available are highly visible, and will contribute significantly to our globally connected, locally led team. As a Corporate Affairs Graduate, you will play a key role in shaping and executing communication strategies that align with Kerry’s values, brand, and business priorities. This position offers a unique opportunity to work within a dynamic team at the forefront of influencing stakeholder perceptions and enabling Kerry to achieve our Vision to become our customers most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. What you might be doing In your role, you could dive into a variety of exciting tasks and responsibilities, such as: * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
Research& Development Graduate Programme
RDA Graduate Start date: September 2026 You will be based in one of the following locations: - Naas (Ireland) - Mozzo (Italy) - Portbury (UK) - Leipzig (Germany) Contract: full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programs. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and locations. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of graduates, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to relocate across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our Research, Development & Application (RD&A) Program Our global RD&A team of 1,000+ food scientists and local manufacturing facilities with a footprint in 31 countries enable us to co-create great tasting products, with improved nutrition and functionality, while ensuring better impact for the planet. You’ll be at the front of Customer innovation helping our business and sustain growth. We innovate with a uniquely structured approach to designing products, services, and experiences that positively and profitably influence behaviour. You’ll be supported and mentored every step of the way by experts, working on real projects that allow you to apply your learning and start your journey towards becoming a leading food technologist. What you might be doing As part of the RD&A Graduate Program, you’ll be immersed in real-world innovation projects that span the full product lifecycle—from concept to commercialization. Depending on the team you join, your responsibilities may include: * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
ICT Graduate Programme
ICT Graduate Start date: September 2026 Contract type: Full time; permanent Join Kerry and Shape the Future of Sustainable Nutrition At Kerry, we’re tackling one of humanity’s greatest challenges: delivering sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people while protecting our planet. It’s a monumental task, and we need ambitious graduates bursting with innovative solutions to real-world problems. If you’re an agile, collaborative team player, we offer a career where you can make a real difference and help secure our future. Do you have what it takes to deliver sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people? Rise to the challenge with one of our Graduate Programs. This permanent, full-time role begins with a structured 2-year programme that includes rotational placements across different teams and functions. From day one, you’ll be immersed in real-world challenges, supported by a global network of mentors, and empowered to make meaningful contributions. With structured learning, cross-functional exposure, and opportunities to travel across Europe, the programme is designed to give you the skills, confidence, and experience to thrive in your career. Our Information Technology (ICT) Program Join our dynamic global team, spread across multiple locations, and gain comprehensive exposure to our business operations. You’ll take on significant responsibilities and play a crucial role in advancing our business strategy. Our two-year Graduate Programme offers real responsibilities from day one, with rotations and project work. You’ll develop both soft and technical skills needed to become a future leader, while working on business-critical projects and accessing deep expertise. This is an excellent opportunity to gain best practices in all aspects of ICT, including people management, technical expertise, process, and project management. You’ll work with various Kerry ICT technologies and have potential opportunities for regional and global travel. You’ll be assigned a mentor to support and guide you throughout the programme, and you’ll benefit from learning from our cross-functional subject matter experts. Previous ICT graduates have advanced to global senior leadership roles both within and outside the ICT function. What you might be doing As an ICT Graduate, you will have the opportunity to work in various roles, including: * Kerry Graduates must have permanent Right to Work in Europe or UK (for UK based roles) and be willing to relocate to other European countries during the program. Submit your application only for the program of your interest. Any multiple applications will be withdrawn.
Operations Graduate
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 Kilkenny, 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
Engineering Graduate
Engineering Graduate 2026 Graduate ProgrammeBallyragget, Kilkenny About Us Tirlán, formerly known as Glanbia Ireland, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and Agri brands. The farmer-owned co-operative has a first-class track record of success in the global market. Rooted in a rich heritage of family farming and embedded in its communities, Tirlán has evolved to bring the passion of its farmers and their high-quality milk and grains to the international marketplace. Overview Tirlán is offering a unique opportunity for a graduate to join our Operations & Supply Chain team as an Engineering Associate in our Ballyragget facility. This role will report to the Senior Project Engineer. Responsibilities If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume. More about us at Tirlán A talented team of over 2,100 people manage Tirlán’s network of 11 production facilities and 52 agri retail outlets serving its communities with annual revenues of over €3 billion expected in 2022. Tirlán’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Kilkenny city and innovation centre in Ballyragget promote innovation, creativity and collaboration. Tirlán is committed to sustainability throughout the organisation through its comprehensive Living Proof programme, and the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) contained within it. For more information visit www.tirlan.com. Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Tirlán embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams where different perspectives drive innovation and growth. We strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can bring their true self to work and achieve their full potential. At Tirlán, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status. At Tirlán our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more. Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation
IT Graduate
IT Associate 2026 Graduate Programme Hybrid 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 unique opportunities for graduates to join our IT Applications & Infrastructure teams as an IT Associate. These roles will be Hybrid. Located in our Abbey Quarter Office, these roles report to the IT Application Manager and IT Infrastructure Manager in supporting the delivery of our IT functions. Responsibilities 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. Join our Talent Pool Considering a new career in Tirlán but this isn’t the role for you? Join our talent community and sign up for job notifications at www.tirlan.com/careers Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation
Milk Supply Team Graduate
Milk Supply Team Graduate 2026 Graduate Programme 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 Milk Supply Team. This role will be a combination of being based in our collaboration hub in Abbey Quarter, and periods of travel throughout the Tirlán catchment area Responsibilities 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. Join our Talent Pool Considering a new career in Tirlán but this isn’t the role for you? Join our talent community and sign up for job notifications at www.tirlan.com/careers Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation
