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.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the full deployment of Fiix CMMS across sites.
• Develop and standardise maintenance workflows (work-order management, PM routines, job plans, failure codes, and asset records).
• Build and govern the Group asset hierarchy, naming conventions, data quality standards, and CMMS configuration.
• Support asset data cleansing, migration, and validation for accuracy.
• Create and maintain maintenance documentation, e.g. SOPs, PM templates, work instructions, BOM structures, and spare-parts guidelines.
• Integrate spare-parts management into the CMMS, aligning catalogue structures, stock controls, approved supplier data, and purchasing processes with Procurement and site engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Operations, Finance, Procurement, IT and OT to ensure maintenance workflows and CMMS processes meet business needs.
• Support Finance with work-order cost structures, asset lifecycle insights, and maintenance cost transparency.
• Develop & provide the CMMS training, coaching, and hands-on support to engineering teams to adopt consistent Group-wide system use.
• Contribute to the Digital Transformation initiatives, including IT/OT integrations, system improvements and group wide engineering & technology projects.
• Work with engineering teams to support early-stage reliability fundamentals, including asset criticality, PM optimisation, reduction of reactive work, root cause analysis (RCA) and FMECA.
• Build dashboards, KPIs and reporting tools for maintenance and reliability performance tracking across all sites.
• Act as a key change driver, encouraging system usage, best practice and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience of deploying, configuring, or supporting a CMMS (Fiix desirable).
• Excellent understanding of maintenance planning, engineering workflows, and asset data structures.
• Experience developing technical documentation e.g. maintenance standards, PMs, SOPs, or job plans.
• Confident multi-site leader with strong engagement skills and cross-functional departmental skills.
• Proven experience in change management, particularly in supporting new system adoption, behaviour change, or multi-site implementation.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Right to Work in the UK.

Desirable

• Experience in food manufacturing, FMCG or 24/7 production environment.
• Knowledge of TPM, RCM, reliability engineering or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience in digital transformation or interconnected maintenance/OT systems.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple sites and functions.
• High attention to detail, particularly in data accuracy and documentation.
• Problem-solving and analytical mindset.
• Able to work independently and proactively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Passion for system adoption, standardisation, and continuous improvement.

Why Dale Farm?

We have a lot to offer our employees, including:

• Hybrid working based on the company’s current hybrid working arrangement.
• Agile working patterns.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing Calendar (Thrive).
• Family friendly policies.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Contributory company pension.
• Life Assurance.
• 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 8th April 2026 at 5:00pm. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.