Careers at Foyle Food Group

INFORMATION

The Foyle Food Group is seeking a temporary NPD Assistant to be based at our Shared Service Centre located on the Foyle Omagh site. Reporting to the NPD Manager the successful candidate will undertake a number of roles relating to NPD including:

• Cooking validations
• Shelf life and organoleptic carried out on new products
• Sample and recipe creation
• Organising shipment of samples
• New product specification creation
• Assist with factory trials
• Organise and maintain product files

We envisage this role to last between 6 and 9 months, ideally, we are seeking applications of interest form candidates with a Technical / Quality background, experience in NPD or seeking a long term placement as part of your studies.

Hours of work – 40 hours between 0730 > 1700 – Monday to Friday

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest red meat processing Companies in the UK and Ireland. The Foyle Food Group reserves the right to expand the shortlisting criteria to facilitate shortlisting

How to apply:

If you believe you have the relevant qualifications / experience / passion and drive to make a success of this position, please do not hesitate to forward your CV with a covering letter to the address below.

Closing date for receipt of applications is the 21st January 2025

Please apply to:
The Monitoring Officer
Shared Service Centre, Foyle Omagh, 52 Doogary Road
Omagh, Co Tyrone BT79 0BQ
T +44 (0) 28822 43201
Email: recruitment@foylefoodgroup.com

INFORMATION

The Foyle Food Group is seeking applications of interest for the 2025 / 2026 Graduate Academy kicking off in July 2025. We are keen to attract applications from people seeking to develop their skills and knowledge to develop a career within the Red Meat Processing Industry. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most progressive red meat processing groups in the UK and Ireland.

We are particularly interested in hearing from persons interested in
Production Management People Management Food Safety / Technical Operations
Lean Manufacturing

Successful applicants will undertake a 12-month on the job development programme, you will be placed within the production units – Beef Boning Hall, Beef Slaughter Hall, Loading Bay, Further Processing, Red & Green Offal preparation, Dispatch operations. Working closely with the management teams to develop your knowledge of red meat processing. The programme will develop you to become fully equipped with the right skills needed for an exciting career in the Red Meat processing industry.

We know that developing our future leaders is the key to our continued success and is an excellent platform for moving into senior positions offering high degrees of responsibility.

What you will need to demonstrate

• That you are a committed and ambitious person, having excellent communication skills and a real desire to learn
• A desire to manage teams of people and processes
• Excellent organisational, analytical, IT and administrative skills
• A positive attitude, attention to detail and an understanding of how strong management adds value
• A degree / third level qualification in a relevant business, food related or manufacturing discipline
• A current EU driving licence as some travel may be required between our sites / training etc.

If you meet most or all of the above criteria, you are highly motivated and ambitious why not give us a call or forward us your CV for review. We will only consider applicants who have the relevant right to work credentials to work in the UK / Ireland long term.

Contact details: recruitment@foylefoodgroup.com

Monitoring Officer
Foyle Food Group
Shared Service Centre
52 Doogary Road
Omagh
BT79 0BQ

Closing date for the receipt of applications is the 30th April 2025 – the Company reserves the right to adjust the criteria to facilitate shortlisting.