Group Lead Asset Care

Lakeland Dairies Co; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy processing company in Ireland is seeking a Group Asset Care Manager to enhance asset performance and reliability across multiple manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, significant experience in engineering management, and expertise in asset care methodologies. Responsibilities include driving maintenance strategies, implementing KPIs, and championing continuous improvement initiatives. A full clean driver’s licence and occasional travel to ROI & NI sites are required.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in engineering management within manufacturing.
• Expertise in asset care methodologies, KPIs, and tools.
• Experience in high-volume, automated environments, preferably in the dairy industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive asset reliability and optimise maintenance strategies across all sites.
• Implement standardised engineering KPIs and monitor performance.
• Lead continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Develop training programs and uplift technical skills within engineering teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Champion predictive and preventive maintenance practices and engineering innovation.

Skills

Engineering management

Asset care methodologies

Continuous improvement

Supplier relationship management

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

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 6 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.

The Group’s Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state-of-the-art Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland.

Group Asset Care Manager to lead best-in‑class asset performance and reliability across multiple dairy manufacturing sites. This technical leadership role ensures optimum equipment availability, maintenance strategies, and engineering excellence through standardisation, continuous improvement, and people development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive asset reliability and optimise maintenance strategies across all sites.
• Implement standardised engineering KPIs and monitor performance.
• Lead continuous improvement and cost‑saving initiatives.
• Develop training programs and uplift technical skills within engineering teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Champion predictive and preventive maintenance practices and engineering innovation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in engineering management within manufacturing.
• Expertise in asset care methodologies, KPIs, and tools.
• Experience in high-volume, automated environments (food industry/dairy desirable).

Travel: ROI & NI sites, occasional international travel. Full clean driver’s licence required.

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 at 049 4364200 or email [e-mail]