Agri-Food

Meat processing, dairy, farm and food production roles, hired internationally.

Recruitroo hires for meat processing facilities, dairy producers, farms and food manufacturers across Ireland and the UK — sourcing skilled operatives and supervisors and filing their visas on your behalf.

90+

Agri-food hires placed

Bulk

Seasonal capacity

GEP

Eligible route confirmed

Why Recruitroo

How Recruitroo helps agri-food employers.

Sector-specific sourcing

Direct pipelines for boners, deboners, livestock handlers, dairy operatives and food processing supervisors.

Visa filed for the candidate

GEP applications submitted by our case team — the candidate provides details, data and documents, we handle preparation, filing and tracking.

Renewals stay current

Workforce retention depends on renewals not slipping — we track expiry dates and file renewals in advance.

Common challenges

Where agri-food hiring usually breaks — and what we do about it.

Problem

Labour Market Needs Test slowing the start

Recruitroo

We run LMNT advertising, record the evidence and submit alongside the case.

Problem

Seasonal demand competing with one-off cycles

Recruitroo

Scale / Enterprise programmes reserve capacity for batched seasonal hiring.

Problem

Renewals slipping = workforce loss

Recruitroo

Renewal expiry tracking + automatic case filing keeps the workforce in place.

How it works

How we hire for agri-food.

The same managed workflow every time — recruitment, screening and visa submission all sit with us.

01

Brief & route check

We take the role brief, confirm the visa route, and run case-readiness checks before sourcing starts.

02

Source & shortlist

International sourcing across our pool plus targeted search, presented as a video-evidence shortlist.

03

Screen & verify

Skills demo, references and credentials verified — you only review candidates who've passed the checks.

04

File visa & onboard

We file the visa and immigration application on your behalf, then track relocation and onboarding to start date.

Roles

We hire across all agri-food roles.

These are common examples — if it sits inside agri-food, we can source for it.

Boner / DebonerLivestock HandlerDairy OperativeFood Production OperativeQuality SupervisorFarm Manager+ every other agri-food role

Have a niche or hybrid role in mind? Tell us the brief and we'll run a targeted search — there's no fixed catalogue.

Visa routes

Visa routes that apply

Routes commonly used for agri-food hires. Eligibility checked per case against current official guidance.

  • General Employment Permit (GEP) — Ireland (incl. shortage occupations such as Meat Processing Operative)
  • UK Skilled Worker — relevant agri-food occupations

Recruitroo files these on your behalf. The candidate just hands over details, data and documents — we handle preparation, submission and case tracking.

Verify

Credentials we verify before shortlist

Sector-specific checks recorded on every candidate profile — no surprises after offer.

Trade-test evidence (boning / deboning)Livestock handling experienceFood safety / HACCP awarenessReference verificationRight-to-work documentation
Featured clients

Agri-Food employers hiring through Recruitroo

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FAQ

Agri-Food hiring questions

Do meat-processing operatives qualify for a GEP?

Yes — meat-processing operative roles have appeared on the shortage / eligible list. We confirm route eligibility against current guidance before each case.

Can you handle bulk seasonal demand?

Bulk seasonal hiring fits the Scale or Enterprise monthly programme so capacity is reserved instead of competing with one-off recruitment cycles.

What about labour-market needs testing?

When LMNT is required we run the advertising window, record evidence and submit the test alongside the case — all tracked in the platform.

Hiring internationally for agri-food?

We'll look at the roles, your volume and the right visa route — and recommend whether one-off support or a monthly programme fits.