Careers

Production Process Operative

Ref: UDF/2026/628

As a Production Process Operative, you will be a key member of the Bulk Cheese and Whey team playing a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient production of quality cheese and whey products. You must be willing to work flexible hours including weekends, nightshifts, early starts and late finishes as required. In addition this role can also involve holiday/absence cover across differing shift patterns.

Production Process Technician

Ref: UDF/2026/627

As a Production Process Technician, you will be a key member of the Bulk Cheese and Whey team playing a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient production of quality cheese and whey products. You must be willing to work flexible hours including weekends, nightshifts, early starts and late finishes as required. In addition this role can also involve holiday/absence cover across differing shift patterns.

Production Operative - Ash Manor

Ref: UDF/2026/626

As a Production Operative, you will be a key member of the Grating and Packing facilities playing a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient production and packing of quality grated cheese.

Production Operative - Mullins

Ref: UDF/2026/625

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.

Group CMMS Manager

Ref: UFD/2026/624

Group CMMS Manager Dale Farm is the largest UK farmer-owned cooperative, owned by 1,300 UK farmers. We supply a wide range of dairy products, including cheese, butter, dairy spreads, fresh milk and ice cream to consumers and as food ingredients into the UK, Irish and international markets. Core to our success is our people, and we now have a new and exciting opportunity within the IT team for a Group CMMS Manager based at Head Office, Belfast, with travel across our other NI sites as required. The successful applicant will be based in NI, within commuting distance of Belfast. The Role Reporting to the Head of Operational Technology, you will lead the deployment and embedding of the Fiix CMMS across all manufacturing sites. You will build the core maintenance structures, workflows, documentation, and processes required for consistent, effective maintenance management across the Group. You will work closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, IT and OT to ensure the CMMS becomes a foundation for improved asset reliability, operational efficiency, and data driven decision making.

Liquid Processing Operative - Dunman

Ref: UDF/2026/618

As Liquid Processing Operator you will undertake a role to maximise product output, efficiencies and quality. The job covers all aspects of our liquid processing operations, including milk reception, liquid despatch, evaporation, water management, process control (including SCADA), quality assurance and plant cleaning-in-place (CIP). This role is on a 3 on 3 off rotating days, 07:00am to 7:00pm. Some flexibility may be required to cover night shift on occasion.