Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

KP Snacks; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading snack manufacturer in Northallerton seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer to ensure the smooth operation of production lines. The role involves mechanical and electrical tasks, maintenance, fault finding, and coaching colleagues. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in a manufacturing setting. The company offers an annual salary of £52,578.66, healthcare support, and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Comprehensive healthcare support

KP Pension Plan with contribution matching

Qualifications

• Experience operating complex machinery in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and safe working practices is essential.
• Ability to analyze data for decision-making and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of mechanical and electrical integrity across your area.
• Carry out planned maintenance, fault finding and repairs.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical experience

Strong communication skills

Ability to read engineering drawings

Education

City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Multi Skilled Engineering

Tools

Complex machinery

Hydraulics

PLCs

Job description

Overview

As a Multi Skilled Engineer, you'll play a key role in keeping our production lines running smoothly and safely. Working as part of the Line Structure Team (LST), you'll support the day-to-day running of our equipment and contribute to continuous improvement across the site. You'll be hands-on with both mechanical and electrical tasks, helping us deliver great-tasting snacks to our customers - right first time, every time. You'll also support and coach colleagues, helping to build engineering capability across the team. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same, and where your ideas and energy will make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of mechanical and electrical integrity across your area
• Carry out planned maintenance, fault finding and repairs
• Recommend improvements to maintenance schedules and equipment performance
• Operate food manufacturing equipment when needed, including changeovers
• Support and coach colleagues and apprentices to build engineering capability
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement activities using IWS tools
• Monitor plant conditions and report defects, ensuring downtime is minimised
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, safety and housekeeping
• Champion engineering standards and safe working practices
• Help create and maintain risk assessments and job operating procedures

Requirements

• Electrical and mechanical experience and qualifications, including fault finding and diagnostics (Essential)
• A formal engineering qualification (eg City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Multi skilled engineering)
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs and safe working practices (Essential)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A flexible, hands-on approach and willingness to support across shifts
• Experience operating complex machinery in a manufacturing environment
• Confidence using data to drive decisions and improvements
• A commitment to safety, quality and hygiene standards

Company overview

We're KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love - from Hula Hoops to McCoy's. In the UK, we're a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We're proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

Inclusion

We're committed to inclusion. We're building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you - your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

What’s in it for you?

We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here's a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual salary of £52,578.66
• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement
• Comprehensive healthcare support - including Medicash Health Cash Plan, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care
• KP Pension Plan - contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
• Holiday buy scheme
• KP4ME - our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more