Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Nestlé S.A.; Tutbury; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension plan

Development opportunities

Job summary

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Staffordshire is hiring a Manufacturing Engineering Technician to join the team on a permanent basis. The role reports to the Manufacturing Asset Maintenance Manager and focuses on maintaining and evolving equipment and systems to safeguard production quality and cost efficiency.

Location: Tutbury, Staffordshire. Benefits include a discretionary annual bonus, a generous pension scheme (up to 12% contribution), and commitment to personal development and growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment with engineering knowledge across maintenance, industrial services and automation.
• Ability to deliver safety, quality, cost and delivery compliance.
• Strong fault-finding skills with proven manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the Engineering and Shift Management Teams.
• Troubleshoot and perform reactive maintenance during breakdowns.
• Drive breakdown analysis to improve asset intensity and performance.
• Complete planned maintenance in line with factory KPIs and AMM strategy.
• Develop and enhance preventive maintenance plans.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Fault finding

Industrial services

Automation

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds

Tools

Clarifiers

Pumps

Valves

Job description

Salary: £65,010.24 (inclusive of shift allowances and contractual overtime)

Shift pattern: 3 on, 3 off - 12 hour shifts - Days & Nights.

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

We are recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineering Technician , to join our team based at our Nestlé UK&I, Tutbury Factory. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the Manufacturing Asset Maintenance Manager.

This role is responsible for maintaining and developing the equipment and systems within the factory in a manner that upholds the quality of the operation, with regards to production output, product quality and cost effectiveness.

Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Staffordshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. The factory is a Centre of excellence for Nescafé products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your impact

Ultimately, you will be responsible for all technical matters on shift across your area of the factory.

You will be working to drive improvements in the performance of machinery and assets, technically supporting the shift leader and developing the technical skills within the engineering and operational teams.

• Providing technical support to the Engineering and Shift Management Teams.
• Problem solving and efficient reactive maintenance in breakdown situations.
• Driving the use of break down analysis to continuously improve asset intensity.
• Completion of planned/scheduled maintenance activities in line with factory KPI’s.
• Supporting the AMM strategy by continually seeking opportunities to revise and improve planned maintenance activities and preventative maintenance plans.

Your ingredients for success

The successful candidate will have previous experience working within a Manufacturing environment and be able to demonstrate engineering knowledge across maintenance, industrial services and automation.

You will also ideally:

• Be qualified to NVQ level 3/City & Guilds and equivalent time served apprenticeship.
• Ideally multi-skilled but single skills will also be considered. Experience on clarifiers, pumps and valves will also be a distinct advantage.
• Will have the ability to deliver compliance in safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Will be able to support the development of the operational teams.
• Will have strong fault-finding skills and proven experience in a manufacturing environment.

What you need to know

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.