Careers

IT Systems Analyst

Ref: UDF/2026/665

Dale Farm is a leading dairy company supplying a wide range of consumer and food ingredients dairy products including fresh milk, cheeses, milk powders, butter & dairy spreads, yogurts, desserts and ice cream into the UK, Irish and international markets.

Business Improvement Analyst

Ref: UDF/2026/664

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.

Retail Maintenance Manager

Ref: UDF/2026/663

The Maintenance Manager (Retail) will lead a multi‑skilled team of engineers, creating a positive, safe, and high‑performing environment across our busy Retail Department. You will ensure every team member feels supported, valued, and equipped to deliver high‑quality work each day.

Reliability Engineering Manager

Ref: UDF/2026/661

The Reliability Engineering Manager will develop and maintain the maintenance strategies that ensure our assets operate safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their lifecycle.

Production Team Leader - Ash Manor

Ref: UDF/2026/660

As a Production Team Leader you will have responsibility of leading a team of operatives in the production area for the cheese cutting and packing lines to deliver best in class standards and performance in efficiency, output, quality and safety to satisfy and exceed customer requirements.

Production Operative - Pennybridge

Ref: UDF/2026/659

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.

Senior Innovation Manager

Ref: UDF/2026/658

As one of the UK and Ireland’s leading dairy co-operatives, Dale Farm is entering an exciting new phase of growth, creating new opportunities across our innovation teams as we expand our capabilities and invest in the future. For talented individuals, this is a chance to join a proud farmer-owned cooperative with strong foundations, ambitious plans and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. It is also an opportunity to build your career in a values-led organisation shaped by collaboration, innovation, sustainability and long-term ambition. We are seeking to appoint a Senior Innovation Manager to lead innovation activity in new and emerging technical spaces, with a particular focus on milk-derived proteins and associated by-products. This is a senior leadership opportunity within a growth-focused business, helping shape new value streams, build customer opportunities and support Dale Farm’s expanding milk pool across domestic and international markets.

Senior Commercial Manager

Ref: UDF/2026/657

As one of the UK and Ireland’s leading dairy co-operatives, Dale Farm is entering an exciting new phase of growth, creating new opportunities across our commercial teams as we expand our capabilities and invest in the future. For talented individuals, this is a chance to join a proud farmer-owned cooperative with strong foundations, ambitious plans and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. It is also an opportunity to build your career in a values-led organisation shaped by collaboration, innovation, sustainability and long-term ambition. We are seeking to appoint a Senior Commercial Manager – Dairy Ingredients/B2B to support the continued commercial development of our Cheddar cheese business and associated dairy ingredient streams. This is a senior commercial opportunity within a growth-focused business, working closely with key customers and helping shape value across domestic and international markets.

Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Ref: UDF/2026/656

As one of the UK and Ireland’s leading dairy co-operatives, Dale Farm is entering an exciting new phase of growth, creating new opportunities across our commercial and finance teams as we continue to invest in the future direction of the business. For talented individuals, this is a chance to join a proud farmer-owned cooperative with strong foundations, ambitious plans and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. It is also an opportunity to build your career in a values-led organisation shaped by collaboration, innovation, sustainability and long-term ambition. We are seeking to appoint a Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner to provide commercial insight and leadership on financial performance and the future direction of the business. This is a key role within Dale Farm’s Commercial and Finance teams, offering the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and contribute to an exciting growth period in the Cooperative’s journey.

New Product Development Manager

Ref: UDF/2026/655

As one of the UK and Ireland’s leading dairy co-operatives, Dale Farm is entering an exciting new phase of growth, creating new opportunities across our innovation teams as we expand our capabilities and invest in the future. For talented individuals, this is a chance to join a proud farmer-owned cooperative with strong foundations, ambitious plans and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. It is also an opportunity to build your career in a values-led organisation shaped by collaboration, innovation, sustainability and long-term ambition. We are seeking to appoint a New Product Development Manager (Emerging technologies) to drive NPD activity for emerging dairy products, with a particular focus on speciality milk proteins for clinical nutrition and food ingredient customers. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in developing new products, demonstrating their commercial applications, and helping shape future growth in a highly innovative area of the business.