Engineering Technician

Dale Farm -
Cullybackey

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
9 hours ago

Qualifications

Communication skills

Full job description

Location : Cullybackey

Job Ref: UDF/2026/709

Employment : Full-Time Permanent

Closing Date : 07 August 2026 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.

About the Role

As an Engineering Technician, you will play a core role within our multi-skilled Engineering Team to optimise the performance of automated production filling and packing machinery and ancillary services.

Reporting to the site Engineering Manager, within this role you will look after the following responsibilities:

Developing and implementing continuous process improvement projects
Routine preventative maintenance
Ensuring that equipment is properly set and maintained
Fault diagnosis and running adjustments/repairs as necessary
Overhauling mechanical plant and machinery
General building fabric repairs
Maintaining and monitoring consumption of M&E utilities
Providing support for the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.

About You

This opportunity calls for an Engineering Technician with first rate communication skills who will be a hands-on, results-oriented individual and who can demonstrate their skills, energy and ability to multitask effectively.

Candidates should therefore possess significant, recent and relevant experience to the role, ideally at least 3 years post apprenticeship. Candidates should also have undertaken an engineering apprenticeship/training programme. It is desirable but not essential that candidates possess an electrically biased qualification and be mechanically proficient.

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious person who has the energy and determination to make an impact in a challenging, dynamic, and competitive environment. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and the desire to work with their team to drive forward success.

Completed applications must be received before 5.00pm on Friday 7th August 2026

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

You can find out more about our organisation on our LinkedIn and Facebook Career pages and on our company website where you will find the link to apply:

dalefarm.co.uk/careers

We are an Equal Opportunities employer

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Location : Cullybackey

Job Ref: UDF/2026/709

Employment : Full-Time Permanent

Closing Date : 07 August 2026 05:00 pm

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