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Shift Electrical Engineer - Food Manufacturing
High Peak | Full-time, Shift-based | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer looking to join a long-established and thriving UK food manufacturer? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company with over 90 years of heritage, producing some of the nation's most iconic and best-loved products. With strong family-business values, a culture of innovation, and a focus on quality, this employer is proud to invest in its people, offering excellent benefits, training, and career development opportunities.
Overview / Purpose of the Role
As part of a team of Electrical Maintenance Engineers, you'll ensure a proactive response to maintenance and breakdowns across two manufacturing sites, working on a 7-day shift pattern (6-2 / 2-10 rotating shifts) with additional weekend cover via a call-out rota.
You'll support the Operations team to achieve production targets by minimising downtime, increasing asset reliability, and driving efficiency through continuous improvement. This role is key to ensuring timely responses to breakdowns, effective planned maintenance, and ongoing compliance with the site's PPM schedule.
What's on Offer:
Alongside a competitive salary, this role comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance:
- Annual performance bonus (discretionary)
- 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
- Company sick pay (after 1 year's service)
- 45k a year, plus overtime and bonus
- Generous pension scheme
- Training & career development opportunities (including apprenticeships and professional courses)
- Subsidised on-site canteen & free parking
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support line
- Health cash plan & occupational health checks
- Retail & leisure discounts (including local gym membership)
- Staff shop with discounts on company products
- Employee recognition & long service awards
- Social events & charity involvement
- Christmas gifts and company-wide lunch
- Free ice pops in the summer & sweet treats throughout the year
Responsibilities & Duties
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organised working environment
- Demonstrate safe behaviour at all times, following all safe systems of work
- Support a culture of safety awareness to reduce accidents and near misses
- Ensure the site achieves and maintains GMP standards
- Provide weekday cover and weekend rota support, with overtime available
- Attend machinery breakdowns, recording all actions on CMMS (Shire)
- Deliver first-line maintenance support to manufacturing departments
- Monitor line performance to improve efficiency
- Complete planned/scheduled maintenance tasks and record on CMMS (Shire)
- Provide feedback to improve planned maintenance systems
- Order spare parts and liaise with Engineering Stores
- Liaise with contractors and issue permits (if trained)
- Support with machinery installation and decommissioning
- Undertake proactive and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance
- Diagnose and resolve machine breakdowns efficiently
- Escalate and communicate effectively when further support is required
- Carry out equipment safety and maintenance inspections
- Ensure work complies with statutory and safety requirements
- Maintain plant/equipment to produce high-quality products efficiently
- Support other departments with training and day-to-day running of the factory
- Train and coach colleagues as required
- Identify personal training needs and work with management to achieve them
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects, enhancing safety, quality, efficiency, and waste reduction
- Communicate daily with Team Leaders & Managers regarding priorities
- Cover for Team Leader when required
Key Skills & Attributes:
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Reliable, punctual, and highly motivated with a strong work ethic
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office & mobile devices)
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Comfortable working at height when required
- Ability to work under pressure both independently and as part of a team
- Logical, risk-based approach to decision making
- Proactive mindset with a drive for continuous improvement
- Open to learning and skills development
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Electrical Engineer to join a secure and growing food manufacturer with a supportive, team-focused culture. Please apply with your updated CV, if you have been successful, you will hear back within 2 days.
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