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.
The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.
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.
We are seeking 2 skilled and motivated Shift Engineering Technicians to join our Site Engineering team. You will be an integral part of a team dedicated to providing best in class engineering support to the manufacturing operation.
Your role is to optimise production performance, quality and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs. The working pattern associated with this role is 3 on 3 off rotating 12 hour shifts.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who thrives in a hands‑on environment and is passionate about delivering high‑quality engineering.
The Role
- Adherence to site health and safety policies.
- Provide engineering support (breakdown repair, corrective, preventative and improvement work) to the manufacturing equipment.
- Completion daily maintenance tasks including preventative, reactive and corrective work to support the site manufacturing operation, delivering optimum plant availability and reliability.
- Must have the ability to diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment issues promptly to avoid production delays.
- Responsible for ensuring the quality of work carried out is maintained at the highest possible standard and compliant with site quality requirements.
- Attend daily meetings both within the engineering function and plant operations when required to provide maintenance updates.
- Liaise with Contractors during planned service maintenance and reactive maintenance.
- Ensure that all maintenance activities are recorded on the CMMS.
- Lead and support improvement initiatives.
- Work as part of an inter‑dependent team with flexibility to take on all other reasonable tasks.
- Ensure all tools and equipment are kept in good condition.
The Person
- Time served apprenticeship (electrical/mechanical) with a recognised UK qualification.
- A minimum of 3 years engineering experience (mechanical or electrical) in a fast moving manufacturing environment.
- Highly motivated with the ability to perform in a highly challenging, expanding environment.
- Confident individual with excellent communication skills with the ability and skill set to develop and support the team.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills – methodical & analytical approach to work.
- Must have strong analytical skills to interrogate data to identify, implement and monitor energy saving initiatives.
- A high degree of IT literacy to include Microsoft Office and CMMS.
- Must have the ability to monitor, interrogate and analyse production/engineering SCADA systems.
- Must have the ability to follow electrical schematics, P&ID’s, pneumatics, mechanical component drawings, as built and as installed drawings.
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
- Demonstrate strong attention to detail when carrying out tasks.
- A flexible approach.
- Competent in the installation and fault finding on electrical instrumentation equipment e.g. controllers, probes, sensors etc.
- Experience of working in the food Industry.
- PLC experience.
- CIP knowledge.
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Wednesday 10th June 2026.
