Company: Dawn Meats
Job Description: Operations Student Placement Programme 2027
Location: We offer placements at multiple sites across Ireland, including Grannagh (Co. Waterford) Ballyhaunis (Co. Mayo) Charleville (Co. Cork) Kildare town (Co. Kildare) or Kilbeggan (Co. Westmeath)
Job type: Full time, 6-month Fixed Term Contract (January - June) with the possibility to extend further.
Remuneration: This is a paid placement position that comes with a financial bursary.
Dawn Meats is a premium meat processor and supplier of choice for a range of leading supermarket, foodservice and restaurant businesses. Established in 1980, Dawn Meats is an industry leader with annual revenues of over €4.5bn, employing over 12,000 staff in 13 countries and exporting to over 70 countries.
Role Summary: Dawn Meats are running a professional work experience programme in order to give 3rd level students the opportunity to gain experience in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment. The idea of the placement is to allow the successful candidates to experience the day-to-day operations of a meat processing factory and to gain skills that will be transferable as they venture into the workplace following the completion of their 3rd level course. This placement programme will encompass project work that will enhance your knowledge of the industry and will allow you to see your work implemented in the production environment.
The successful candidate will be based in our primary production will gain experience in the following areas.
The closing date for applications is 5:00pm on Friday October 23rd, 2026.
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Dawn Meats is the supplier of choice to a range of leading supermarket, food service and restaurant businesses, exporting to over 50 countries.
As a family-owned business Dawn remains true to its farming heritage through the close relationships it has forged with the 30,000 British and Irish farmers from whom it directly sources grass-fed cattle and lamb for processing at its 10 Irish and 12 British plants.
Dawn Meats was established in Co. Waterford, Ireland in 1980, and has grown to a business with over €2bn in annual revenue, employing 7,200 staff in eight countries. The company works with some of the world’s leading food companies who are attracted by a commitment to sustainability and quality.
We are proud of the industry awards that we have received over the years for our excellence in sustainability, innovation as well as for our quality products. They are a testament to the commitment of our dedicated passionate teams who continually deliver on quality, service and innovation – attributes that our customers have come to expect from us. Our most recent awards include 2 and 3 star Great Taste awards, McDonald's Scale for Good award, winner at the Green Awards 2018, and Lean Business Ireland award for "Most progress made towards Organisational Efficiency".
