Environmental Co-ordinator

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 an exciting opportunity within our Sustainability team for permanent Environmental Coordinator, based at our Dunmanbridge Factory in Cookstown.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainability, the Environmental Coordinator will play a key role to ensure environmental compliance across the Dunmanbridge facility and support continuous improvement of environmental performance.

• Maintenance and development of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, to include:
• Management of internal auditing and environmental communications
• Development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures
• Identifying training needs
• Management of nonconformances, aspects, and impacts, environmental management program etc
• Management of the PPC(IE) permit, to include:
• Point of contact for pollution inspector
• Preparation and submission of all Reports and PPC variations
• Carry out internal auditing of permit clauses
• Preparing, developing, and chairing Quarterly Environmental Compliance meeting
• Preparing and circulating Annual Compliance Inspection and Environmental Report.
• Complete weekly environmental site walk-round inspects and complete actions
• Management of water abstraction licences
• Management of trade effluent consent
• Implementation and development of Site Protection and Monitoring Programme (SPMP)
• Compliance of waste disposal
• Management of nuisance issues (odour, noise) as required, including for other group sites.
• Carry out other duties or cover as reasonably required within the group.

• 3rd level qualification in either an engineering or environmental discipline
• 2 years manufacturing experience managing environmental compliance including PPC (IE) permitting.
• Demonstration of environmental auditing skills
• Wording knowledge and proven experience of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc)
• High attention to detail, ability to work independently and respond to out of hours contact
• Right to work in the UK (Sponsorship is not available)

We have a lot to offer our employees, including:

• This role offers hybrid working based on the company’s current hybrid working arrangement.
• Salary depending on experience
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• contributary 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 Linked In and Facebook Career pages, and on our company website.

The closing date for applications is 23rd February 2026

Only applications with a valid permit to work in the UK, and those within reasonable commuting distance to Cookstown will be accepted.