Multi-Skilled Engineer

Warburtons; North East; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Extra annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Staff discounts

Personal development

Free stocked kitchens

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Warburtons in Newburn is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our modern gluten-free facility. You’ll combine electrical and mechanical skills to keep packaging lines and process equipment running safely and efficiently on a 12-hour shift pattern.

You’ll work with Production, Safety and Hygiene teams, performing planned maintenance, fault finding, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification such as an Apprenticeship, HNC, or BTEC.
• Multiskilled electrical and mechanical experience.
• Strong fault-finding capability in electrical systems.
• Experience within manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Good knowledge of planned and preventive maintenance.
• Understanding of PLCs and control systems is an advantage.
• Practical approach to Health & Safety and Food Safety.

Responsibilities

• Planned and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding to restore operation.
• Improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Use data and root cause analysis for long-term fixes.
• Work with automated processing and packaging systems.
• Support continuous improvement across the site.
• Share ideas and engineering expertise with the wider team.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical experience

Electrical fault-finding

Manufacturing/FMCG experience

Planned and preventive maintenance

PLC awareness

Education

Engineering qualification (Apprenticeship/HNC/BTEC)

Job description

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business.
Location: Newburn, Newcaslte
Shift pattern: 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off, 12 hour shifts
Salary: £57,014 per annum + Overtime + Annual Profit-Related Bonus
At Warburtons, engineering keeps everything moving. From maintaining and improving our equipment to solving problems before they become problems, our Engineers play a big part in keeping our bakeries doing what they do best.
We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our team in Newburn. Ideally, you’ll bring a strong mix of electrical and mechanical engineering skills, although an electrical bias would be particularly welcome.
And there’s plenty to get stuck into. You’ll be working within a modern food manufacturing environment, in our newly rebuilt Gluten Free facility, helping us keep our equipment safe, reliable and performing at its best.

The Recipe

No two shifts are quite the same.
You’ll work alongside our Production, Safety and Hygiene teams, using your engineering know-how to find faults, fix problems and, importantly, look for ways of stopping them happening again.
You’ll be involved in:

• Planned and preventative maintenance
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime
• Using data and root cause analysis to find long-term solutions
• Working with automated equipment, processing and packaging systems
• Supporting continuous improvement across the site
• Sharing ideas and engineering expertise with the wider team

The Method

• Ensure all engineering activities undertaken are compliant to internal & external standards including Health & Safety legislation, identifying any required actions so that the area of responsibility is healthy, safe and accident free.
• Responsible for executing fault finding and maintenance through RCM and CBM activities. Driving improvements in asset reliability and reduction in losses.
• Adheres to site specific machinery procedures to ensure safe and efficient asset maintenance, contributing to the continuous improvement of operational performance.
• Drive a proactive Engineering Continuous Improvement culture - Contributing to the improvement and development of maintenance activities & standard operating procedures.
• Compliance with quality and food safety legislation, company standards and specifications in order to meet the requirements of professional and legal standards.

Essential Ingredients

We’re looking for an Engineer who enjoys getting to the bottom of a problem and takes pride in doing things properly.
Ideally, you’ll have:

• A recognised engineering qualification, such as an Apprenticeship, HNC, BTEC or equivalent
• Multi-skilled engineering experience across electrical and mechanical disciplines
• Strong electrical fault-finding capability
• Experience within manufacturing or FMCG
• A good understanding of planned and preventative maintenance
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• An understanding of PLCs and control systems would be a real advantage but is not essential
• A practical approach to Health & Safety and Food Safety

Extra Dough

Last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your breads worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service