Job Description

Dale Farm Cooperative is a UK dairy farmer co-operative owned by over 1200 dairy farmers who supply us with fresh milk. Dale Farm has operations throughout the UK and Ireland producing and distributing a wide range of dairy products which it sells across the UK and Ireland as well as exporting to over 45 countries worldwide.
At Dale Farm virtually every career discipline is represented in our workforce, from production, engineering and distribution, to sales & marketing and food technology/quality assurance, to Finance, HR and IT through to general management. Our standards are high and when we recruit we are looking for those with energy and drive, who are keen for responsibility and motivated to succeed with a record of achievement and with the potential to develop as the company grows.
Culture
Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working to-wards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the company. We strive to develop our people and harness everyone's contribution to deliver a winning team.
Equal Opportunities
The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.
Benefits
In return, we offer a high degree of responsibility, plenty of challenge, good opportunities for learning and personal development and rewarding benefit packages, all within a fast moving and results oriented environment.
Group Asset Management Specialist
The Role
As Group Asset Management Specialist, you'll standardise maintenance foundations across sites and lead CMMS onboarding by creating workflows, asset hierarchies, and processes while guiding change management across teams. The role reports to the Head of Operational Technology and will be based in our Head Office, Belfast.
What you'll be doing:

• Build maintenance and engineering foundations for a successful CMMS deployment across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Document core processes to set standards, ensure compliance, and drive consistency.
• Design, Implement and Standardise practices aligned with RCM (Reliability-Centred Maintenance) to drive improvement and excellence.
• Implement asset naming & criticality standards with risk scoring for strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate asset data into CMMS and digital initiatives.
• Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation (SOPs, BOMs, spare parts, planning, CAPEX).
• Leverage analytics to improve reliability, availability, and performance.
• Develop and report on KPIs to track progress and guide the long-term engineering strategy.
• Manage asset lifecycle from acquisition to decommissioning.
• Promote change adoption of systems, tools, and practices across teams.
• Build stakeholder relationships to ensure buy-in and smooth integration.
• Design and deliver training and coaching on standards, asset management, and CMMS usage.
• Use data-driven decisions guided by insights, risks, and business impact.
• Drive improvements proactively with minimal supervision.
• Lead and support group projects in Engineering, OT, and IT deployments.
• Engage teams effectively by listening and enabling frontline support.
• Champion accountability and technical excellence across all sites.

What we are looking for:
Essential:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or asset management in a manufacturing environment (preferably food or FMCG).
• Proven experience in preparing or implementing CMMS systems (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, Fiix, or similar).
• Proven understanding of engineering workflows, maintenance planning, and spare parts management.
• Experience in documenting engineering procedures and creating technical standards.
• Right to Work in the UK

Desirable:

• Familiarity with food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, GMP)
• Certification in maintenance or asset management (e.g., CMRP, IAM, PMP)
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, TPM, Six Sigma).

Why Dale Farm?
We have a lot to offer our employees, including:

• This role offers hybrid working based on the company's current hybrid working arrangement.
• Salary depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributary Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career
• Wellbeing platforms and support, including events, Employee Assistance Programme, and Family Leave.
• Supportive work environment and culture, which is based on our core values:

Teamwork | Positivity | Resolve | Ambition | Curiosity | Accountability
You can find out more about life at Dale Farm on our LinkedIn and Facebook Career pages, and on our company website.
The closing date for applications is 5:00pm on Friday 5th December 2025.
Only applications with a valid permit to work in the UK, and those within reasonable commuting distance to Belfast will be accepted.

Skills Required