Multi-Skilled Engineer

BBF Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

4x Life Assurance/Death in Service

25 days holiday per annum

GP access

Bereavement support

Learning & Development team

Online training platform

BBF Star Awards

Job summary

BBF Limited in Hull is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to support our fast‑moving ambient cake and dessert manufacturing lines. You will perform fault finding, preventative maintenance and improvements to maximise equipment reliability and production uptime, working across electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

The role operates on a rotating shift pattern (6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm, Monday to Friday).

Qualifications

• Time served accredited apprentice or equivalent.
• Maintenance of Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment.
• ONC or HNC in electrical engineering with mechanical training/qualification.
• Experience in FMCG environment, ideally food industry.
• Electrical/ pnuematic/hydraulic fault-finding capability.
• Knowledge of PLC‑ operated equipment and ability to maintain/monitor it.
• Ability to read, follow and amend engineering drawings.
• Computer literacy (Outlook, Word, Internet).
• Pro-active and positive engineering approach.

Responsibilities

• Complete fault finding, planned and preventative maintenance on plant/equipment to maximise reliability and performance.
• Carry out fault finding and establish root cause fixes to address issues.
• Maintain communications with operations to align engineering activities and schedules.
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximise production up time.
• Comply with food safety standards and controls in all work.
• Record stock removed from Engineering stores for accurate stock control.
• Complete necessary documentation ensuring audit readiness.
• Identify and suggest improvements for Health & Safety and operational efficiency.

Skills

Time served apprentice

Manufacturing maintenance

Electrical bias

Electrical fault-finding

PLC knowledge

Engineering drawings

Computer literacy

Pro-active attitude

Mechanical familiarity

Education

ONC or HNC in electrical engineering

Job description

Shift pattern

Monday - Friday (rotating weekly, 6am-2pm & 2pm-10pm)

Employer

BBF Limited

Location

Hull

Salary

£44,347

Key Accountabilities

• Complete fault finding, planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Carry out fault finding, problem solving and establish route cause fixes to address equipment issues.
• Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team ensuring they are fully aware of all relevant engineering activities and schedules.
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximise production up time according to given priorities.
• Comply with food safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely.
• Record any stock removed from the Engineering stores to ensure accurate stock control.
• Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and is audit ready.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Time served accredited apprentice or equivalent experience with appropriate certification.
• Maintenance of Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment. Experience of a multi-skilled engineering environment.
• An ONC or HNC (or equivalent) in electrical engineering with mechanical training / qualification.
• Experience of working within a FMCG environment, preferably within the food industry.
• Electrically biased with electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability (including electrical/pneumatic and hydraulic systems).
• A working knowledge of PLC operated equipment with the skills to maintain and monitor.
• The ability to read, follow and amend engineering drawings.
• Computer literate (Outlook, Word, Internet explorer)
• A pro-active and positive approach to engineering.

About BBF Limited

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!

We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited! We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!

On top of making some delicious cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

What benefits do we offer?

Financial

• Competitive Salary
• 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit

Health & Wellbeing

• 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)
• 24/7 Access to a GP
• 24/7 Bereavement Support

Personal & Professional Development

• Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
• Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses

A few other bits

• Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!