PTT Associate

PTT Associate

Tirlán Graduate Programme

About Tirlán

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.

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

Are you looking for a graduate programme to match your ambition?

Being selected for our Tirlan Graduate Programme is a significant first step in an exciting and invigorating career.  At Tirlan, we nurture your talent and individuality.  We support you in fulfilling your potential and help who you are today become who you want to be tomorrow.  We want to grow and we want you to grow with us.

What you will be doing:

Through the Tirlan Graduate Programme, you’ll have the opportunity to make a big impact every day. We offer an engaging and immersive experience-driven development journey where you’ll learn and develop not just the skills required for today, but the skills required for tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support in optimisation of production processes and equipment on an on-going basis
• Proactively contribute to on-going efforts to improve plant efficiencies and reduce process variation.
• Support the business in producing quality product first time through clear understanding  of customer needs
• Systematically assess plant performance to identify improvement opportunities 
• Support  Plant Personnel in implementation of improvement projects, facilitating and monitoring improvement initiatives through the use of GPS tools and techniques
• Provide technical support to operations in relation to equipment configurations and process parameters
• Link up with R&D personnel as required for new product introductions  or line extensions 
• Assess issues that arise during normal operations and, in collaboration with the operations team, identify improvement opportunities and the root cause of process problems.
• Strive to reduce costs and improve efficiencies through a detailed knowledge of the process and a continuous goal of eliminating waste.
• Contribute to the development of site culture and act as role model for Plant values and behaviours.
• Support and strengthen the site safety culture 
• Support implementation of site cleanliness and hygiene standards.
• Support new plant validation and commissioning in line with agreed KPIs

Key Requirements

• High academic record to date in the following fields of study: Engineering, Food Science or related discipline; and expected minimum of a 2.1 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.

Join our Talent Pool

Considering a new career in Tirlán but this isn’t the role for you?! Then why not register your experience & sign up for career opportunities at www.tirlan.com/careers.

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 owns leading consumer and agri brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition. 

About us:

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. Using modern-day technology and applying the best processes to its milk pool of three billion litres and its premium grains portfolio, Tirlán now exports to more than 80 countries.  Its award-winning brands are household names in Ireland, and include Ireland’s number one consumer dairy brand, Avonmore.

The organisation draws on a wealth of experience to deliver exceptional products and tailored nutritional solutions including Kilmeaden, Wexford, Truly Grass Fed, Solmiko, CheddMax and GAIN. Tirlán has a strong market presence in the UK, France, Germany, UAE, the US, North Africa, Japan and China.

Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation - www.tirlan.com