EHS Technician - Tralee
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite
About Kerry Dairy Ireland
Kerry Dairy Ireland is a vertically integrated farm-to-fork business with a very substantial consumer foods presenceand a leading nutritional and dairy ingredients division, delivering high-quality dairy solutions with a focus onsustainability and innovation.From partnering with local family farms to producing world-class dairy products, weensure every step of our value chain reflects our commitment to excellence.
With over 50 years’ experience in milk processing, dairy and nutritional technology advancement, and productinnovation, we are a key stakeholder in the global food industry and creators of a strong portfolio of market leadingdairy brands including Cheestrings, Charleville and Coleraine Cheese, Dairygold, Golden Cow and our new SMUGrange.Our from food, for food culture and deep-rooted connection to our 2,800 milk suppliers differentiates ourbusiness and offers captivating opportunities for our customers and consumers.
Our dairy comes from some of the world’s richest grazing land and is produced by a network of Irish family farmsthat have one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world. Through a combination of expertise, innovation, andsustainability, Kerry Dairy Ireland is proud to shape the future of dairy while meeting the diverse needs of ourfarmers, customers, and communities.
Globally, Kerry Dairy Ireland employs over 1,600 dedicated professionals across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK,USA, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and China. In 2024, we achieved a turnover of approximately €1.3 billion,reflecting our commitment to excellence and growth.Our Safety purpose:
“we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day”. We arecommitted to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Joinus in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.
About the EHS Fast Track Academy Programme
Environmental protection and keeping our people safe is at the heart of our operations at Kerry Dairy Ireland. We are recruiting a number of people that are hungry to learn and develop quickly into the next generation of environmental, health & safety experts in the industry.
Are you a recent graduate or someone with 3 years relevant industrial experience with a passion for safety, sustainability and environmental protection? Join our EHS Academy - a unique opportunity to build a long term career in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) within the dairy and food manufacturing sector.
Locations: Southwest Ireland (Listowel, Newmarket, Charleville), GB (Ossett, Portbury), Northern Ireland (Coleraine, Portadown). Multiple locations and vacancies.
Duration: 2-year development programme + Sponsored baseline qualifications & future degrees (H&S)Start Date: January 2026
What's in it for you?- Baseline industry recognized qualifications within your first year. This will be tailored to individual candidate needs and all development plans will be approved between the candidate via regular dialogue with the EHS director.
- Work with Industry Experts: Hands on learning alongside seasoned EHS professional in a real- world food and dairy environment.
- Diverse Manufacturing Experience: Gain exposure to multiple production sites, state of the art technologies, processes and associated safety & environmental protection systems.
- Degree Equivalent Sponsorship: After 2 years you will begin a fully sponsored degree in Occupational Health & Safety (Tailored to the needs of prospective candidates).
- Enrolment into our KDI Early careers scheme or graduate development programme.
- Fast Track Progression: Based on performance and development, you could progress to a senior EHS leadership role in 3-5 Years.
- Learn, Learn, Learn - through hands on experience with our EHS experts.
- Complete additional academia and training as per your tailored development plan.
- Support EHS managers in promoting a Safety First, Quality Always culture at your nominated location(s).
- Conduct audits and inspection on all significant environmental and people safety protection systems.
- Assist with administration and management of critical environmental and safety systems (ISO14001, Hazard Identification Programme, Safety Management System, PPC Permit, Waste Management etc.)
- Build trusting relationships with key stakeholders (Front line staff, managers and senior leaders).
- Travel to multiple locations to understand differing techniques, processes, manufacturing and associated controls to develop all round industry capability.
- Recent Graduates (Or final Year Students) in science, engineering, environmental studies, food, agriculture, social sciences, business or any related fields.
- Those with 3 years manufacturing experience at any level who have a passion for building a career in EHS.
- A genuine interest in safety, environment, sustainability and the food industry.
- Proactive, curious and willing to learn and develop quickly.
- Strong communication skills and confidence to work with people across all levels.
- Flexible to travel between sites to build industry experience
Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses.
In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
Recruiter: #LI-SR1Posting Type: LI
Please note also: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.In the event that speculative CVs or candidate profiles are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current or future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency.