Kerry Graduate Programme 2027 - Food Safety & Quality

Location: Cam, GB, GL11 5NA

Kerry Graduate Programme 2027 - Food Safety & Quality

📍 Key Programme Details

Start date: September 2027

Structure: you will be hired on a permanent contract, beginning with a 2-year rotational programme. You will complete two rotations across different FSQ teams.

Location: you will join one of our Kerry locations across Europe. Depending on your team and function, you could be based in Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland or Denmark. Please note that you may be required to relocate as part of your rotations, therefore we are seeking candidates who are international mobile.

Working model: on-site

🌱 Grow Your Future at Kerry

At Kerry, our purpose - Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life - comes to life through science, innovation and sustainable nutrition. From food and beverage to pharma, our teams use insight, technology and science-backed solutions to help solve real-world challenges for people, society and the planet. Our impact reaches billions, but it starts with curious people, fresh ideas and teams who care about making a difference. If you’re looking for a place to learn, contribute and grow, Kerry could be the place for you.

🚀 Our Graduate Programme: Your First Step Towards Leadership

The programme combines:

Rotations: complete two main rotations over the 2-year programme, building breadth of exposure and readiness for future leadership roles.

Leadership development: develop formal leadership skills through dedicated learning modules and ongoing career-focused mentoring.

Strategic projects: work on projects that help solve real business challenges and give you the chance to make a meaningful contribution.

Senior leader exposure: gain access to senior leaders who will help inspire, motivate and connect you to Kerry’s purpose and strategy from the start.

Graduate networks: build relationships through our global and regional graduate networks, connecting with other graduates across the business.

📊 Your FSQ Journey at Kerry

As a Food Safety & Quality Graduate, you’ll help protect the safety, quality and consistency of the products we make, while learning how strong quality systems support our customers, consumers and manufacturing teams every day.

Across your rotations, you’ll gain hands-on experience across at least two manufacturing sites, building exposure to different process technologies, products and end markets. You’ll work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and the wider Kerry FSQ community, developing the technical knowledge and practical confidence to grow into future Quality and Food Safety leadership roles.

You could gain exposure to areas including:

Quality and food safety projects across live manufacturing environments

Key performance indicators, trend analysis and continuous improvement actions

Auditing, inspections and risk assessments

Quality control, product specifications, analytical procedures and sampling programmes

Designed experiments, capability studies and data-led problem solving

Quality and safety systems, documentation and manufacturing readiness

Cross-functional project work with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering and Health and Safety teams

🔎 What We’re Looking For

You’re a graduate or soon-to-be graduate, on track for a 2:1 degree or equivalent in Food Technology, Chemistry, Food Science, Food Safety & Quality, Biotechnology, Science or another related field

You’re ambitious, open-minded and ready to learn through hands-on, lab-based work and real customer innovation projects

You’re fluent in English and ideally another language

You’re excited by science, technology and new ways of working, and keen to use data, digital tools and AI thoughtfully to improve how products are developed, tested and scaled

You’re eligible to work permanently in Europe

You’re open to travel and relocation as part of the programme

🌟 What’s in It for You

Competitive package: a graduate salary and benefits package aligned to the Country and location you join.

International experience: opportunities to work with different teams, functions, and locations as part of a global business.

A long-term career path: a permanent role from day one, with a structured programme designed to help you grow beyond your first placement.

📝 Ready to Take the Next Step? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the kind of experience you’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply for one graduate programme only, so we can consider your application for the opportunity that best matches your interests. Multiple applications will be withdrawn.

Our graduate selection process includes:

Application review

Psychometric assessment

Short virtual interview

Final-stage virtual assessment centre