Engineering Associate
2025 Graduate Programme
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. 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 Project Engineering team as an Engineering Associate. This role will be onsite and will require travel between our Ballitore, Lough Egish, and Virginia sites, reporting to the CAPEX Engineer.
Responsibilities
1. Apply best practice of safe systems in a busy production environment.
2. Problem solving and continuous improvement: Work as part of a broader production/process team utilizing team-based problem solving employing lean/six sigma techniques through our Performance System (GPS).
3. Working with our utility plants, including water treatment, boilers, effluent, refrigeration, compressed air, and site service functions, coordinating utility plant requirements with maintenance and engineering.
4. Trending and analysis of plant performance data to evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance and calibration systems for continuous improvement on key metrics.
5. Learning the production processes and working with a team of experienced operators to produce product to the right first-time quality, scheduling plant activities to maximize throughput to meet customer requirements.
6. Working closely with mechanical and electrical crafts to apply sound technical solutions to resolve problems relating to plant efficiencies and to drive continuous improvement.
7. Supporting and maintaining preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance programs, delivering planned maintenance schedules in line with production-related requirements.
8. Working in conjunction with the quality department to ensure compliance with our HACCP program and maintaining audit readiness 365 days per year.
9. Capital expenditure projects: Collaborating with engineering, leadership, and other key stakeholders to input into project scoping, design, installation, and commissioning.
10. Process engineering and projects engineering: Managing individual engineering-related projects, including design, proposal, and implementation.
Requirements
1. High academic record to date in Engineering (Mechanical, Automation, Process, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental) or related discipline; expected minimum of a 2.2 honours primary degree.
2. Ambition to progress in a career in engineering in an exciting, ever-changing environment.
3. Commercial thinking and delivering customer-centric solutions.
4. Drives collaboration and builds partnerships to meet shared objectives.
5. Clear communication skills and ability to influence at all levels.
6. Thirst for knowledge with a desire to continually learn and grow.
7. Analytically minded with the ability to develop creative insights and execute change.
8. Accessibility to move between production sites is a distinct advantage.
If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up-to-date resume.
We offer
1. 2-year structured graduate development programme.
2. Site or team rotations as part of the programme.
3. Year-on-year salary increment.
4. Free parking including EV charging – where applicable.
5. Bike to work scheme.
6. Work/life balance and collaborative work culture.
7. 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 experiences, 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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