Multi Skilled Engineer (Shifts)

Dovecote Park Ltd; Pontefract; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Staff shop, with products as low as £1

Onsite Gym open 24/7

Subsidised canteen

3% Pension contribution

Cycle to Work scheme.

Dovecote Rewards scheme where you’ll fi

Yearly attendance bonus - (qualifying

Job summary

Dovecote Park Ltd seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer to maintain and improve machinery in a busy food production environment in Pontefract. This permanent, on-site role covers primarily electrical maintenance with occasional mechanical tasks and project work.

You will work Monday to Friday, 38.5 hours per week, ensuring equipment reliability and efficiency. Experience in electrical installations and a proactive approach are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• ONC level 3 minimum qualified in electrical engineering/electrical installation.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred but not essential.
• 18th Edition Electrical Regulations preferred but not essential.
• Good IT skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all machinery to the standard expected within a food environment.
• Continuous improvement of all production/packaging machinery.
• Decrease down time and increase productivity by providing reactive and planned preventative maintenance and assisting with project work.
• Cover electrical work (75% Electrical - 25% Mechanical) and assist with mechanical tasks when needed.
• Reactive/breakdown maintenance with workloads split 50% breakdown, 30% preventative, 20% project work.
• Obtain workloads via the maintenance board and complete worksheets.
• Electrical fault finding.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Teamwork

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

ONC level 3 in electrical/electrical installation

Job description

Role: Multi Skilled Engineer
Pay Rate: competitive
Contract:Permanent
Location:Pontefract, WF8 3DD
Shift Available: Monday to Friday, 38.5 hours per week

Who are we?

We are a family business established in Yorkshire in 1997 based in Pontefract with a reputation for exceptional product, innovation and industry leading animal welfare standards. Our facilities combine traditional British butchery technique with some of the best technological prowess in the food sector.

A committed team of over 800 staff oversee the whole process: from procuring the best possible livestock from our carefully picked group of farms, through butchery, retail packaging and despatch before it finally arrives on the supermarket shelf or as part of the restaurant dining experience.

About you:

• ONC level 3 Minimum qualified in electrical engineering/electrical installation.
• Previous Food Manufacturing Experience preferred but not essential
• Qualified in 18th Edition Electrical Regulations preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to use initiative and work under pressure.
• Good communication skills
• Good IT skills

Role:

• Maintain all machinery to the standard expected within a food environment.
• Continuous improvement of all production/packaging machinery
• Decrease down time and increase productivity; by providing reactive and planned preventative maintenance and assisting with project work.
• Cover electrical work in the main, however you will be asked to assist with mechanical tasks from time to time (75% Electrical - 25% Mechanical).
• Reactive/Breakdown maintenance - Due to the nature of the business the work loads are split between breakdown maintenance (and covering production) 50%, planned preventative maintenance 30% and project work 20%.
• You will obtain your workloads via the maintenance board - conduct your work and complete the worksheet.
• Electrical control fault finding.
• plumbing experience desirable

Benefits:

• Free onsite parking
• Staff shop, with products as low as £1
• Onsite Gym open 24/7
• Subsidised canteen
• 3% Pension contribution
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Dovecote Rewards scheme where you’ll find discounts at over a 1000 Retailers.
• Yearly attendance bonus - (qualifying criteria)