Manufacturing Operator

If you would like to join a fast-growing animal-based cosmetics company that manufactures high-end skincare products from world-class Irish beef fat (tallow) then this is a perfect opportunity to join.

The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in our manufacturing operations. You will be responsible for all the steps of our manufacturing process, making sure a high standard of quality is met at every step of the process. From manufacturing cosmetics, assessing quality to supporting tasks such as maintaining the facility and equipment clean, your role will include serious commitment and multitasking.

You should have the ability to work in a small, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You are a doer, highly motivated and reliable person with a strong work ethic and second-to-none standard of quality. You will be expected to work as a part of the team but also to be independent and confident in your work.

This is a role for someone who is ready to learn, grow and change as the company rapidly grows.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Complete process of melting beef tallow from suet (beef fat) to a finished high-end skincare ingredient.
• Cleaning, trimming and handling raw beef fat
• Manufacturing of handmade cosmetics from beef tallow. Using professional equipment such as mixers, pipping bags, filling machines, high precision scales and similar.
• Handling raw ingredient in cosmetics manufacturing such as oils, butters, powders, essential oils and similar.
• Handling precision scales and exact product specification where attention to detail is crucial and expected.
• Cleaning on a daily rota and maintaining the facility and equipment to a high level of cleanliness required.
• Packing the products which includes labelling, quality control and tracking individual batches.
• Packing & unpacking of pallets and handling heavy boxes of products and ingredients.

You are:

• Highly motivated individual with a strong work ethic
• You have extremely high quality standards and strong attention to detail
• Able to handle physical aspects of manufacturing work environment, including lifting of heavy ingredients, bowl, boxes, etc
• Able to work in a fast paced manufacturing environment and handle professional kitchen equipment
• Able to follow precise instructions
• Ready to learn, change and grow in a fast growing entrepreneurial company

Your experience is:

• Fast paced kitchens as a chef, station chef or similar
• Knife handling experience (butchers, chefs, meat processing or similar)
• Experience of handling raw meat and following strict safety requirements in food or cosmetics industry
• Bakery experience working with piping bags, mixers and scales

Candidates without the relevant experience will NOT be considered for the role.

Training and development opportunities will be provided. Successful candidates will be required to complete a manual handling course and will be instructed daily on the job. Ability to learn and grow is crucial.

The role is on a full-time basis at 40 hours per week – strictly from 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, with one hour lunch break.

We are:

• A fast-growing animal-based cosmetics company manufacturing high-end skincare products that are sold globally and shipped to more than 50 countries on six continents.
• Determined to offer a better alternative to commercial plant-based skincare full of toxic ingredients and harmful chemicals.
• Small, fast-paced, passionate team that’s highly committed to work in a positive and relaxed atmosphere.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: €14.00-€15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Write a few sentences why you would be an ideal candidate for this position.

Experience:

• Chef, kitchen or similar: 1 year (preferred)
• Knife skills, butcher, meat processing or similar: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 28/10/2024