Kepak is adding 100 new positions to its already 600 strong workforce in Watergrasshill.

The new additions to the consumer food facility will come on stream over the next 12 months.

The group processes in excess of 300,000 cattle, 1.5 million lambs and 25,000 tons of consumer foods per year.

It employs over 2,000 people with 9 manufacturing facilities are located across Ireland and the U.K.

It has a sales presence in all major EU and international markets and an operations office in South America.

Multi-lingual positions

Meanwhile Voxpro is recruiting 100 multi-lingual personnel to bring its workforce to 330 within the next 3 months.

The firm is Irish-owned and run.

It provides technical customer management solutions to a variety of clients both in Ireland and overseas.

It delivers customer contact solutions on behalf of 300 companies and organisations and has 3 facilities in Cork city.