Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical/Mechanical) – Manufacturing

Warburtons; Newburn; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share (annual)

Extra annual leave purchase

Pension scheme with employer funding

Life assurance

Employee discounts on products

Development opportunities

Free onsite kitchens and brews

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer for our Newburn site. You’ll perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on our modern food manufacturing lines, including our newly rebuilt Gluten Free facility. The role embraces fault finding, reliability improvements and continuous improvement across the site.

You’ll work 12-hour shifts (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off) and contribute to safe, compliant operations while leveraging data to prevent issues before they arise.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification such as Apprenticeship/HNC/BTEC
• Experience across electrical and mechanical disciplines
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments
• Understanding of PLCs and control systems advantageous

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance
• Fault finding on electrical and mechanical systems
• Improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
• Use data and root cause analysis for long-term solutions
• Work with automated processing and packaging equipment
• Support continuous improvement across the site
• Share engineering ideas with the team

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical fault-finding

Planned maintenance

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering qualification (Apprenticeship/HNC/BTEC)

Job description

Warburtons is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer for our Newburn site. You’ll perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on our modern food manufacturing lines, including our newly rebuilt Gluten Free facility. The role embraces fault finding, reliability improvements and continuous improvement across the site.

You’ll work 12-hour shifts (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off) and contribute to safe, compliant operations while leveraging data to prevent issues before they arise.