Multi skilled engineer

GLEBE FARM FOODS LIMITED; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

GLEBE FARM FOODS LIMITED in Huntingdon is seeking a qualified candidate for a mechanical and electrical engineering role. You will be responsible for maintenance support across various production activities, ensuring maximum uptime and compliance with health and safety standards.

Ideal applicants will have experience with food manufacturing equipment and proven problem-solving skills. This full-time position runs Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 2:30pm, on a family-run farm devoted to quality gluten-free oats.

Qualifications

• Ideally possess a mechanical/electrical qualification or relevant experience.
• Able to identify faults, especially in PLC control and instrumentation.
• Effective communications skills at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM).
• Varied work on modern packing and beverage production equipment.
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repair.
• Ensure effective running for all internal customers.

Skills

Mechanical and electrical qualification or relevant experience

Experience with modern food manufacturing equipment

Fault identification in PLC control

Experience with steam pipeline work

BOAS Certification

Experience with HVAC and chiller systems

Job description

You will be responsible for mechanical and electrical engineering and maintenance support for our production activity on site.

Your responsibilities

Key aspects of the role include:

• Conduct the Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
• Varied work on modern packing, grain processing, milling and beverage production equipment
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repair
• Ensure effective running, maximum uptime & minimal downtime for all our internal customers.
• Ensure that site PM and legal checks are completed in the agreed timescales
• Ensure H&S processes are being followed
• Ensure that all work is carried out to meet current legislative standards
• Ensure all parts that are required are requested/ordered in a timely manner, with particular attention to essential items/longer lead times.
• Propose and implement site production improvements
• Any other tasks that may reasonably be required by colleagues.

Skills and experience

• Ideally possess a mechanical/electrical qualification or relevant experience
• Experience of working on modern food manufacturing equipment including SCADA screens and HMI screens
• Able to identify faults, especially in PLC control and instrumentation
• Experience on steam pipe work is an advantage
• Boiler room BOAS Certification is an advantage
• Demonstrable experience on HVAC and chiller
• Effective communications skills at all levels
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Adaptable team player

This is a 40-hour-per-week role, typically Monday to Friday, 6:00am–2:30pm.

Who We are

We are an independent business led by brother and sister team, Philip and Rebecca Rayner on our family farm, north of Huntingdon, in Cambridgeshire.At Glebe Farm Foods, oats are more than just a crop – they are our obsession, our passion, and our way of life. We take great pride in delivering the highest quality and purest British gluten free oats, supplying customers and manufacturers right around the world. From field to farm to food, we meticulously handle every step of the process, from growing to processing, to ensure unparalleled quality. Under our PureOaty brand, we offer a range of tOATtally tasty products, including oat drinks, granolas, and porridges, made with unwavering dedication to quality ingredients and sustainability, all certified 100% gluten free by Coeliac UK .