Keenan Oysterfarm Ldt "Hiring now"
General operative in Carlingford full time job available from September 2025.
Human valors, passion for work in contact with the nature, exceptional quality products are "the Ethic of the company" as a part of family group Gillardeau France, multi national leader in the oysters market since 1898
If you are dynamic, motivated, driven by a passion for the sea and its products... welcome aboard the crew
Purpose of the Job
Reporting to the supervisor, the successful applicant will carry out picking, grading, loading, storing, packing and quality control of our Oyster products and various other tasks as detailed by the supervisor
Key responsibilities
· Maintain equipment and work area in careful and orderly manner.
· Take part in continuous improvement initiatives and opportunities to improve work processes.
· Follow and adhere to work instructions and procedures.
· Achieve daily and weekly production targets.
· Follow checklists and work flow guidelines where applicable.
· Highlight any product deficiencies to Team supervisor.
· Support H&S, Maintenance and Quality and other personnel to ensure production runs safely and efficiently and to the highest level of quality.
Skills and experience required
· Ability to work in a fast paced environment. ( Including boat-tractor-night shift-outdoor work, hard weather condition approx 50% to 80% of the work time)
· Good organisational skills.
· Strong work ethic.
· Teamwork and positive interpersonal skills.
· An eye for detail, quality focused and results orientated
· Flexibility to work overtime and move shifts most of the time if requested (including some week-end)
. Work 2 week end per month
. Over 18 years old only
. Car licensed and able to come by your own means (personal car to commute to the work place mandatory)
. Good physical condition is essential
. Ability to come to work by your means
.Any experience of powerboat or advanced powerboat driving such as ICC or Irish selling club with basic skill of driving a outboard boat of 12m+ are more than welcome.
What we Offer
* 40-45hours per week (approx. 160 hours/month, week-end include)
* 15€ per hour (Gross Pay) monthly paiement in arrears, paiement by bank transfert usually falling every 1ft, 2sd, 3rd or 4th of the following month.
* All safety equipment provided
* Lunch breaks (Paid) (1h)
* Monthly Bonus of performance (up to maximum 574€/Gross monthly)
* Recruitment bonus scheme available helping company to find new staff (agent recruiter) based on + 150€/Gross monthly on top of the monthly bonus of performance, bonus given and valid for 3 consecutive months after insertion of the news staff.
* Forklift driver/ loader bonus scheme (inside or/and outside work time) (210€/Gross monthly, based on loading 4 trucks per month)
* Annual Bonus/Christmas bonus (yearly) (scale 0€ up to 2090€ Gross/annually) paid yearly in arrears usually in December of each year.
* Profit sharing plan yearly bonus, based at 4% of the global group profit, bonus paid yearly in arrears, usually in November of each years.
* Ostéopathie up to 2 sessions per year refundable by the company.
* Company events available trough the year
* Company close every years between Christmas and New year (lay off available for that period)
Follow us on our Facebook page at "Keenan Oysters ltd" or either at "Maison Gillardeau" we invit you to check it for more info and curiosity joins us on board
Team Keenan Oyster Ltd 2025
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: €34,000.00-€38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* On-site parking
* Profit sharing
* Sick pay
* Wellness program
Application question(s):
* Are you fit to work outside lifting heavy load manually ?
* Are you ok to work under pressure and poor forecast conditions (rain-wind-water-night )
* Have you in the past any important medical issue who could affect your work ?
* What is your main goal/motivation for get on board with us ?
* Are you totally changing sector/areas or did this aquaculture/farming sector is familiar to you ?
* Could you qualify/describe yourself in few adjectifs/words ?
* ARE YOU ABLE TO COMMUTE TO THE WORK PLACE WITH YOU OWN CAR/LICENCE ?
Experience:
* Manual work: 2 years (required)
* powerboat driving (ISCC-beginner-advanced skill..) : 1 year (required)
Language:
* English (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* Ireland (required)
Location:
* Carlingford, CO. Louth (required)
Work Location: In person