Warehouse Operative
** START DATE Feb/March 2026*
Shift - Monday to Friday, Start Time* (Subject to change) 07:30 to Finish time- 16:00
We offer a starting rate of € 15.26 per hour for our operatives, with the potential for this to rise to € 16.03 for our experienced operatives.
Kepak Poppintree is looking for a friendly and hardworking Warehouse Operative to join our team in the food production industry. As one of Europe's leading food producers with 12 manufacturing plants across Ireland and the UK, Kepak prides itself on its meat craft, trusted quality, and excellent service. Sustainability and animal welfare are important values that we hold dear, which help us stay rooted in nature and our communities. With a focus on innovation and inspirational nutrition, Kepak is committed to developing and growing as a business.
The Warehouse Operative will play a critical role, ensuring effective controls and measures are used within all operational areas. You will also be required to liaise across functional areas e.g., Cookline, Production and offices
Responsibilities
Responsibilities associated with this role include, but are not limited to the following:
- To work effectively as part of a team
- To comply with and always ensure safe working practices
- Timely removal of production wastes to maintain a continuous operation
- Loading and unloading of vehicles with raw materials, finished product and waste
- Put away deliveries to the relevant store/area in a timely manner
- Utilise all Warehouse Inventory Management Systems
- To optimise recycling of waste materials
- To ensure all quality standards are maintained
- To maintain good housekeeping skills
- To ensure good team communication
Requirements
- FLT license advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided.
- Ideally candidate should have experience working within a Warehouse/waste environment
- Experience of R.F. handsets would be advantageous
- Good level of numeracy, accuracy and candidate should be detail conscious
- Candidate must possess proactive approach to problem solving
- Able to work on own initiative (self-starter)
- Ability to work calmly and clearly under pressure
Personal Attributes:
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good team player
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible attitude to work
Benefits
At Kepak we are looking for people who are as passionate about food as we are. If you would like to join a culture where our values of Ambition, Responsibility, Teamwork and Passion for Food are at the heart of all we do, and diversity and inclusion matters to you then you are what we are looking for.
Kepak is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Note: as with all positions, due to the nature of the business, key responsibilities will evolve and change over time.
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Access to discounted health care
- Employee Discount Platform
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Discounted Meat Purchases
- Career Development opportunities
- Opportunities for overtime (overtime paid time and a half; Sunday work paid double)
- Free on-site parking
- Free hot drinks
- On-site kitchen with vending machines
- Full training is provided, including Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene