Milk Inspector – Armagh

Location: Atek Building, Armagh
Pay: Approx. £21.35 per hour
Hours: 37 hours | Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Contract: Temporary assignment – 30 November 2026 to 3 May 2027
Positions: 1

JDR Recruitment is recruiting a Milk Inspector for a Northern Ireland Civil Service assignment with DAERA Agri-food Inspection in Armagh.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of official controls across dairy farms and dairy processing premises, carrying out inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with relevant food hygiene and regulatory requirements.

The Role

You will:

• Conduct routine inspections on dairy farms and dairy processing sites.

• Support investigations into regulatory compliance.

• Help ensure official controls are delivered consistently and to a high standard.

• Develop, review and improve documented procedures.

• Provide guidance and support to the food and dairy industry.

• Undertake other appropriate duties in support of DAERA’s inspection work.

Essential Criteria

Applicants must have:

• At least a 2:2 Honours Degree in Food or a closely related subject, or an equivalent qualification.

A closely related subject is defined as one where at least 50% of the technical modules are similar to those within the relevant Food degree.

Applicants must also have:

• At least 1 year’s full-time equivalent post-qualification experience working within the food, feed or agriculture industry.

A relevant Master’s degree or higher qualification may be accepted as equivalent to one year’s post-qualification experience.

Desirable

It would be advantageous to have:

• Experience of food safety management.

• Practical experience applying HACCP and risk analysis.

• Level 4 Managing HACCP.

• Level 3 Effective Auditing and Inspection.

Some evening, weekend and public-holiday work may be required.

Some home or remote working may be possible following induction and training, subject to NICS policy and business need.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks and obtain Basic security clearance.

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