Tayto Snacks is the home to Ireland's most iconic crisp and snack brands, including Tayto, Hunky Dorys, King, O'Donnell's and many others such as Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, Skips, Rancheros, and Meanies.

Located in Ashbourne, County Meath – just 40 minutes from Dublin city centre where 350 colleagues work at our state-of-the-art production facility and Head Office, we process 30,000 tonnes of Irish potatoes annually (representing 10% of the Ireland's total potato crop) to make the nations favourite crisps. We are proud to be part of the Intersnack Group, a privately owned company with operations in 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

At Tayto Snacks we are passionate about people and proud of the exciting and rewarding careers we offer.

Title: Machine Operative - Evening Shift

Function: Operations
Reporting to: Line Lead
Location: Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Role type: Full-time, Permanent

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the H&S, hygiene and housekeeping of your area as per company standard.
To contribute to the performance of all the production shifts through one way of working.
Responsible for FTQ and all quality control parameters linked to production for your area of work.
Responsible for the recording/inputting of all data in your area of work through paperwork/FMES.
Responsible for the Efficiency in your area – maximize total output from all forms of packing machines through effective communication with Line Lead, Maintenance Lead, Process Lead and Team Captains on a continual basis to improve.
Responsible for monitoring/delivering total hourly efficiency of your area of work.
Responsible for checking your area and machinery is left in its standard working condition that is line with company best practices.

KEY SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES / CORE COMPETENCIES:

Pro-active team player.
Good knowledge and understanding of all packing machinery.
Computer skills desirable (e.g. Excel)
Good knowledge of product specifications and companies CCP’s.
Good communicational skills and willingness to actively listen.
Desire to learn new skills and improve our way of working

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum 6 months of experience operating manufacturing machinery
Excellent communication skills: ability to liaise with varying management at all levels, both internal and external
Excellent interpersonal skills
Self-motivated
Problem-solving skills
Well organised
Willing to undertake personal development training

If you feel you have the skills and experience to apply for this role, please do so by applying online before 3pm, Friday 17 April 2026.

This job description is intended as a summary of the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position, it is not intended as inclusive of all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or that may be required to do either now or in the future.

Tayto Snacks is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Location

Ashbourne, Co Meath

Department

Operations

Employment Type

Permanent

Minimum Experience

Mid-level

Machine Operative - Evening Shift

Job Description