General Dairy Operative in Coleraine

Ballyrashane Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited (The Group) is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland. The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties. With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in 8 locations on a cross-border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the world's foremost blue chip companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis. Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide.

Applications are invited for multiple positions at our Ballyrashane site. Our General Dairy Operator will be responsible for working as part of our teams within Intake & Processing. Working with all shift members, operatives will work to deliver production targets and meet customer demands on time and in full ensuring that Food safety, Quality, Health & Safety and all operating procedures are adhered to at all times to the highest standard and in line with the company's food safety culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out required duties within production departments, ensuring that work is performed in accordance with the appropriate work instructions and cleaning instructions.
• Ensure that the work area is kept clean and tidy, operating a clean as you go policy and reporting any spillages so that these can be dealt with in the correct and timely manner.
• Ensure at all times that all production records are completed on a real time basis to ensure traceability.
• Demonstrate high personal standards in the performance of all duties and responsibilities.
• Where applicable, adhere to the HACCP system for control of product safety, legality, traceability and quality.
• Work in a collaborative manner with all functions on site.
• Ensure effective communication with fellow team members and others as appropriate.
• Escalate issues to Supervisor/senior team member as appropriate.
• Support the programme of work to help deliver zero harm i.e. no accidents.
• Ensure that any accidents that occur are dealt with swiftly and support the supervisors and senior team members with accident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies.
• Develop own performance by completing relevant learning and development activities.

Who are we looking for?

We invite applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic people to work as Dairy Operators within our Production Operation with opportunities available in various departments working across various shift patterns at our Ballyrashane site. This is a very exciting time to join the company. Roles are available across our manufacturing site in the areas of Intake & Process (both variable shift patterns). All roles will also involve manual lifting, completing production/cleaning records and maintaining quality standards. A high standard of numeracy and literacy is therefore required. Computer skills are also required for this role. Applicants must be able to use initiative to solve problems and work proactively with minimal supervision. A knowledge of food safety and previous production experience or experience in a production/manufacturing environment sector would be advantageous.

If you have the necessary skills and attributes to meet this exciting opportunity in a dynamic, high volume and fast-moving business, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Application Process:

To apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV by no later than Monday 9th February 2026. Lakeland Dairies Ltd is committed to having an inclusive workplace where every employee feels they belong. If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact us.