2026 Europe Manufacturing Internship Programme
Manufacturing Intern
Start date: January/March - 6 months minimum
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Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world.Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
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Description and Responsibilities:
Our Manufacturing Intern will be placed in our team based at our Carrigaline site. As part of this team, you will carry out the following tasks:
- Support production system improvements, including helping to complete and close out digital records for manufacturing batches—contributing to our broader digital transformation goals.
- Assist in resolving system-related issues, helping to improve how production data is recorded and tracked as part of our shift toward smarter, tech-enabled operations.
- Review and update digital process instructions, working with the Process team to ensure accuracy and consistency in how production steps are documented—supporting our transformation to more agile and data-driven manufacturing.
- Contribute to packaging traceability projects, using new digital tools to improve how we track materials through the supply chain and enhance transparency.
- Participate in inventory checks, helping to reconcile physical stock with digital records and improve reporting accuracy—an important part of our digital transformation in inventory management.
- Support any additional projects or tasks that arise within the Operations or Transformation teams, including data clean-up, documentation updates, and process mapping—all key enablers of our digital evolution
Kerry Internship Programme:
As a Kerry intern, you will benefit from:
- Meaningful work experience
- Networking with other interns and graduates
- Exposure to our Senior Leaders
- Opportunities to demonstrate to our leaders how you have contributed to Kerry during your internship.
- Learning about our wider business
We are committed to the development of our interns as we aim to convert our best performing interns to graduates through an early assessment centre at the end of the programme.
What we are Looking for:
- Studying Business, Engineering, Business Information Systems, Computer Science or related degrees.
- Results-Oriented
- Motivated self-starter with the determination and drive to succeed.
- Strong ability to work well in a team and work independently.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams
- Good organisational, time management & communication skills.