Job Description

Location : Dungannon
Job Ref: UDF/2025/438
Employment : Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date : 08 May 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 Manager

As a Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for delivering effective maintenance support to the Dungannon site involving optimising the condition, life, cost and efficiency of fixed assets whilst ensuring best in class performance in downtime, quality and energy.


This is an exciting opportunity and will involve both administrative and hands on approach approx. an 80/20 split, however this can vary depending on business needs. This role may be suitable for candidates looking for the next step in their career involving management experience.


The role will primarily involve supporting the Mill Manager in overseeing and co-ordinating all aspects of the site. You will be required to meet production targets and KPI's by optimising all aspects of the assets, operation and financial performance of the business.

Key responsibilities:

Maximise production performance by ensuring all plant and equipment is properly set up, operated, cleaned and maintained to minimise downtime. Initiate immediate and effective corrective action when faults /problems and non-conformances arise. Devise and manage the implementation of a structured preventative maintenance program supporting the delivery of the overall site business objectives. Direct, motivate and develop a multiskilled maintenance team. Encourage subordinates to take ownership of their responsibilities and address poor performance. Communicate effectively with the production team and get people involved. Ensure the cost-effective delivery of all site utility services whilst minimizing the site's environmental footprint. Create a program of continuous improvement in reducing waste and improving energy efficiency. Work closely with the Mill manager to ensure continuous mill cover as well as a contributing towards capital projects and budgetary control.

About you:

Candidates must be electrically biased with a strong mechanical ability and must have excellent people management skills and leadership skills. The successful candidate must possess confidence in leading by example and confidence to work on their own initiative.





This is an important role within United Feeds Dungannon, and we are looking for candidates who have strong interpersonal skills, possess energy and drive, bringing immediate credibility, knowledge, demonstrate commitment to deliver improvement in a fast paced environment.





This role operates on a 40-hour week working dayshift Monday to Friday although on occasion the successful candidate may be required to work outside of these hours for project work or in other exceptional circumstances, this can include evening, nights or weekends.





We promote an open and supportive culture which is based on our core values

Teamwork | Positivity | Resolve | Ambition | Curiosity | Accountability

The closing date for applications is

5pm on Thursday the 8th of May 2025

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer


Only applications from EU Nationals or those with a valid permit to work in the UK will be accepted