Laboratory Technician

Job Title:                      Laboratory Technician 

Reports to:                 Innovation Project Manager

Location:                      Moorepark, Fermoy

Company Background

Ornua is a leading dairy co-operative which sells premium dairy products globally on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.

Ornua has revenues of €3.4 billion and is supported by a global team of approximately 2,800 employees. The Group operates as a commercial organisation across 10 business units, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold. Consumer markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany and the UK and by in-market Sales & Marketing Teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe and North and Latin America.

It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility. These activities are supported by production facilities and in-market teams in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Provide technical support to the Product Development Managers ensuring the efficient & successful execution of active projects.
  • Perform all laboratory analysis, product functionality testing and evaluations with skill while focusing on accuracy and precision.
  • Assist on bench scale and pilot plant trial work and testing.
  • Assuring that all laboratory records are kept up to date
  • Create and plan testing schedules as required
  • Communicating results in an accurate and timely manner

• Carry out both routine laboratory work as well as project and customer related laboratory work and contribute to the day to day running of the laboratory.

• Ensure that the laboratory environment is an organised, clean, tidy, safe place to work, and that it is well stocked.

• Keep all equipment well maintained and up to date with calibrations and services, maintaining calibration records up to date.

Key Requirements and Competencies

• A laboratory skills-based qualification.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational, and administrative skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with other members of innovation team
• Flexibility of doing a mix of desk, laboratory and pilot plant work.
• IT literate with strong Excel and Email skills.
• Health, Safety and Environmental awareness
• Continuous professional development in dairy science.
• Taking pride in our company and products and deliver excellence in terms of service to our partners and products to our customers.

Closing date: 25 December 2025