Job Description

Location : Dungannon
Job Ref: UDF/2025/519
Employment : Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date : 28 October 2025 05:00 pm

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.

Maintenance Technician

As part of a small engineering team, your responsibility will be to optimise the performance of our highly automated production facility.


Working closely with production colleagues you will ensure that equipment is properly set and maintained, monitoring performance, carrying out fault diagnosis and running adjustments/repairs as necessary in a fast-paced animal feed production environment.

Your job will include:

Routine preventative maintenance Overhauling mechanical plant and machinery General building fabric repairs Maintaining and monitoring consumption of M&E utilities Providing support for the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment. Assisting with continuous process improvement projects To support and assist production when necessary to ensure the continuation of the production process. Adhere to all site H&S rules and encourage others to do the same.

Criteria:

Candidates should have significant, recent and relevant experience to the role with a minimum 2 years' experience in a factory or manufacturing environment. This role will suit candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and experience.


Candidates must have the ability and confidence to work on their own initiative and as the single point of contact for maintenance activities in the absence of Management.


Candidates must be able to work as part of a team and have strong communication skills.


This role operates a 40hr week comprising of 5x8hr shifts. Shifts start on Sunday night at 10pm and finish on Friday night at 10pm. Shifts run 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm & 10pm-6am rotating weekly.


Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility at times around rotas and participate in a reasonable amount of overtime. All overtime is paid at a premium rate.


We would be particularly interested in talking to candidates with electrical experience however, this is not essential for the role.

The Package

This is an excellent career opportunity to join a secure and progressive company with plenty of scope for career development. The post comes with a very competitive salary package, pension and life assurance as well as a good working environment.