Multi Skilled Engineer

Ornua Foods; Leek; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer to join their dynamic engineering team. This role involves maintaining high production efficiency, performing preventative and reactive maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate is trained in engineering, has FMCG experience, and strong troubleshooting skills. Great benefits and opportunities for development await you.

Benefits

Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days

Company Sick Pay

Subsidised Staff Canteen

Discounts on Ornua products

Sports & Social Club

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Trained to Level 3 in Engineering.
• Experience within food production lines/process machinery.
• PC competent (Word/Excel).

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Ensuring compliance to Health and safety/food safety standards.
• Assisting in the installation of new equipment.

Skills

Trouble shooting

Fault-finding diagnostics

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Lean experience

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering

Job description

Position:Full time 4 on, 4 off- 7am to 7pm and 7pm to 7am (2 days/ 2 nights)

Reports to: Engineering Shift Manager

Locations:Ornua Foods UK, Leek

Salary:Up to £55,000 per annum depending on experience

Benefits: Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days and rising to 27 with length of service, Company Sick Pay, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, StaffLottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, ConfidentialEmployee AssistProgramme,Free onsite parking,

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Due to internal development, we have a fantastic vacancy within our engineering department. Are you a Multi Skilled Engineer looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success? Do you have proven engineering experience working within the Food or FMCG industry?

Ornua is actively seeking a Multi Skilled Engineer to join our Engineering department as we continue our growth trajectory. The Multi Skilled Engineer will be responsible for delivering a high-quality, professional service to our stakeholders, and whilst ongoing maintenance and reactive tasks are necessary, our engineers need to be proactive and forward thinking in their approach to ensure that production continues to run with maximum efficiency enabling our clients’ needs to be met.

Based at Ornua Foods UK, our state of the art facility in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands, you will join a team of five Multi Skilled Engineers, managed by a Shift Manager. The wider engineer team is around forty strong with learning and development being integral to our teams and people strategies, we offer training opportunities throughout the department.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us toSeek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care,andAchieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Training, learning and development opportunities for the engineering team
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Multi Skilled Engineer isresponsible for;

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance tasks in line with the schedule and undertake emergency breakdown repairs
• Following up tasks from PPM and order any spare parts required
• Ensuring compliance to Health and safety/food safety standards at all times
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments in line with your daily tasks
• Maintaining and improving standards of hygiene and housekeeping in all areas of the factory including the engineering office and workshop
• Ensuring production lines are running in optimum condition
• Assisting in the installation of new equipment to the site
• Use and maintenance of the Mainsaver CMMS system
• Development and upskilling where applicable
• Providing both Reactive & PPM
• Working on a Variety of Kit Including Cheese cutting equipment (Block/portion/Sliced/Grated), Conveyors, Multihead Weighers, Packaging Equipment & Metal detectors
• Ensuring that equipment is set up and ready for shift start

What You Bring To The Role:

• Trained to L3 and relevant qualification in Engineering (HNC/ HND) or equivalent work experience in a similar environment
• Base knowledge of food production lines/process machinery from experience within FMCG/ food industry
• PC competent (Word/Excel)
• Experience in trouble shooting and fault-finding diagnostics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Continuous Improvement & lean experience

Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes a face-to-face interview that will allow us to get to know you better and gain an understanding for your skills and give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more, please visit Ornua at

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom