Multi Skilled Engineer

Finsbury Food Group Plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialty bakery manufacturer seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer for their Kara site in Manchester. This role combines electrical and mechanical engineering skills with responsibilities in maintenance, problem-solving, and mentoring within a team-focused environment. A competitive salary with extensive growth opportunities awaits successful candidates.

Benefits

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts via Benefits Hub

Company shop with discounted products

Refer a Friend Scheme

Employee Recognition Awards

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Time served apprentice or equivalent qualifications in engineering.
• Skills in both electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Experience in fault finding and food manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for site breakdowns and maintenance tasks.
• Ensure Health and Safety, Food Safety, and Hygiene standards are met.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Fault Finding

Attention to Detail

Mentoring

PLC Programming

FMCG Experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

18th Edition Electrical Certification

Job description

Park Seventeen, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8FJ, UK Req #7

19 February 2025

Shift: Rotating shift, 4 on 4 off, 12 hour shifts, Days and Nights

Salary: Competitive with Opportunity for Growth

We have an exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join our Engineering team at our Kara site which is part of Finsbury Food Group.

Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. Established in 1985, Kara offers a wide range of quality sweet and savoury bakery products, including both gourmet butter and vegan brioche buns, doughballs and teacakes. The Kara Bakery can bake over 1 million baps and burger buns every day.

he Multi Skilled Engineer is an onsite fast paced role that will be responsible for working as an active part of our cross-functional maintenance team. The successful applicant will have excellent electrical and mechanical engineering skills, along with strong organisational skills, to be able to successfully function our site CMMS system. They will work within our Engineering department and will have a thorough and detailed approach to maintenance work with a proven track record of fault finding.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills being able to mentor and coach other engineers and production operators.

This is what you’ll actually do!

As the Multi Skilled Engineer, you will be responsible for taking ownership of site breakdowns and ensuring a quick diagnosis with corrective action. You will be actively using CMMS system providing detailed reports. You will also ensure that the correct Health and Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene standards are followed at all times, whilst adhering to good working practices throughout. As a member of the team, you will make sure that the planned maintenance is completed to a strict schedule whilst always looking for improvements to ensure the reliability of the equipment and supporting the sites efficiency targets.

You will actively participate within the continuous improvement culture, identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce site waste and maintenance spends. As well as this, you will assist in the training of fellow maintenance engineers, operator-technicians along with others where necessary. As the Multi Skilled Engineer you will have the opportunity for learning and development, and in turn you will take an active role in project developments.

Ideally this is you!

• Be a time served apprentice or have an NVQ Level 3 equivalent.
• Skills within both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Have previous experience in fault finding.
• Achievement of their 18th edition electrical certification.
• PLC programming capability.
• FMCG experience.
• Have the skills to be able to mentor and coach other Engineers.
• Previous food manufacturing experience would be beneficial.

What's in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

• Park Seventeen, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8FJ, UK