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How Kepak Group hires

Truth index
A 91/100
Median time to fill
41 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
36%
Reposted roles
0%

Kepak Group scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 25 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 36% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 41 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

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Overview

Kepak Group is a family-owned Irish meat processor and food company headquartered in Clonee, County Meath, near Dublin, supplying beef, lamb and pork cuts, foodservice products and convenience foods to retailers and restaurants. Founded by master butcher Noel Keating more than 50 years ago, it runs manufacturing plants in Ireland and the UK, including sites in Cork, Merthyr Tydfil and York, sources livestock from about 17,000 farmers, and owns brands such as Rustlers and Big Al's. It recruits abattoir and boning hall operatives, skilled knife operators, hygiene and production operatives, forklift drivers, maintenance electricians and engineers, quality assurance technicians and graduates.

News

Blog 3 months ago
Kepak and Musgrave host Young Farmer Forum supply chain experience in Cork
Participants gain a unique understanding of Ireland's beef supply chain through visits to Kepak, Musgrave and SuperValu sites in Cork, exploring every stage from processing and distribution to retail and consumer demand 26th June, 2026: Kepak and Musgrave
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Blog 5 months ago
Summer CalfCare 2026: Twenty20 Beef Club Supporting On-Farm Excellence
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has announced the return of its highly regarded Summer CalfCare series this June, with the Twenty20 Beef Club playing a key role in bringing events to life on farms in Louth and Kildare. Running on June 9 & 11, and delivered in
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Blog 5 months ago
Twenty20 Beef Club powers Ireland's first verified lower-carbon beef range, now exclusively in Tesco
Through the Twenty20 Beef Club, Kepak and Tirlán have partnered with Tesco Ireland to launch the Bright Meat Company, a new lower-carbon Irish beef range now available exclusively in Tesco stores and online across Ireland. The range was officially launche
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Blog 5 months ago
Irish Wagyu range lands in SuperValu
Kepak and SuperValu launch Ireland's first Irish Wagyu beef programme Irish Wagyu is now on shelf in selected SuperValu stores nationwide, marking the culmination of a three-year partnership between Kepak and SuperValu to build Ireland's first fully integ
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Award 6 months ago
Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition wins top honour at Education Awards 2026
The Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition has been recognised at the prestigious Education Awards 2026, receiving the Best Student Experience award. The accolade highlights the programme's strong impact in connecting second-level students with Ireland
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Blog 6 months ago
New Young Farmer Forum launched by Kepak and Musgrave
A new Young Farmer Forum, launched by Kepak in partnership with Musgrave, Ireland's leading retail, wholesale and foodservice company, will bring together the next generation of farmers from across Ireland to build skills, share knowledge and support the
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Award 6 months ago
Kepak Merthyr recognised with the Sustainable Values Award at the 2026 Welsh Food & Drink Awards
Sustainable food production starts with people and our colleagues in Merthyr are showing what that looks like in practice. We're delighted to see the team at Kepak Merthyr recognised with the Sustainable Values Award at the 2026 Welsh Food & Drink Awards.
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Blog 8 months ago
Le Boucher Irlandais Wins Gold at the World Steak Challenge
Kepak is proud to celebrate a standout achievement: our Le Boucher Irlandais Ribeye earned a Gold medal at the World Steak Challenge, alongside multiple additional accolades across our premium beef ranges. These awards recognise the craftsmanship behind o
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Blog 9 months ago
Driving Water Quality Forward: New Catchment Action Plan Sets a Blueprint for Better Farming
Kepak is proud to support the launch of the Catchment Action Plan, a flagship initiative within the national Better Farming for Water Campaign, aimed at accelerating impactful on-farm actions that protect and enhance Ireland's water quality. A Priority Ca
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Blog 10 months ago
Young Sheep Farmer Forum Visits Oireachtas to Engage with Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
On Wednesday (17/12/2025), our Young Sheep Farmer Forum met with the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food at Leinster House, giving TDs and Senators the opportunity to hear directly from the next generation of sheep farmers. The energy, insight and pra
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Kepak Group over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
26
Postings analysed
14
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Languages
Python14%
C#7%
SQL7%
Scala7%
Cloud & platforms
Azure14%
Microsoft Fabric14%
Power BI14%
.NET7%
AI & ML
Claude7%
LLM7%
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$32k
Typical range
$22k – $32k
Open positions
3
1 Jobs
Intern 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 1 $32k $32k
Highest paying role Trainee Operative $32k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
70/100
Growing
Open positions
69
40 opened / 22 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
40 days
faster than 33% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
41% ▼
Early Careers
14% ▲
Industrial Engineering
12% ▼
HR
9% ▼
Operations
9% ▲
Finance
4%
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+17 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Athleague Oct 2026
New location: Kirkham Oct 2026
New location: Clonee Oct 2026
New location: Bodmin Oct 2026
New location: Preston Oct 2026
+22 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Longford Oct 2026
New location: Ireland Sep 2026
New location: United Kingdom Sep 2026
Added SQL to stack Sep 2026
Added Spark to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
15
Hiring now
15
Countries
2
Busiest office
Clonee
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Clonee Ireland
HQ
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Finance, Early Careers
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom
Plant / site
9 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $32k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers, Finance
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Watergrasshill Ireland
Plant / site
9 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Industrial Engineering
seen since Jan 2026 job postings
Bodmin United Kingdom
Plant / site
8 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $32k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Finance
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Aberdeen United Kingdom
Plant / site
7 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, HR
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
Kirkham United Kingdom
Plant / site
7 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Early Careers, Sales
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Ballybay Ireland
Plant / site
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
seen since Jan 2026 job postings
Athleague Ireland
Plant / site
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Early Careers
seen since May 2026 job postings
York United Kingdom
Plant / site
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, HR, Operations
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Roscommon Ireland
Plant / site
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $22k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, HR
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Dublin Ireland
Sales office
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Sep 2023 job postings
Cavan Ireland
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Longford Ireland
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Preston United Kingdom
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Kilbeggan Ireland
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Nov 2023 job postings