Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

ZEST (UK) LTD; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Non-contributory pension

Holiday allowance

Life cover

Job summary

ZEST (UK) LTD in Somerset is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join a growing British Food manufacturer. You will be a key part of the Engineering team, maintaining machinery across five production zones and ensuring production runs smoothly on a large-scale site with automated lines such as Tetra Pak and Delta equipment.

The role covers planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding to minimise downtime, and involvement in continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Engineering qualification, apprenticeship preferred.
• Good Health & Safety knowledge in a food processing setting.
• Able to work in a large-scale, fast-paced site.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across site machinery and plant.
• Fault finding to minimise downtime in a fast-paced environment.
• Support root cause analysis, continuous improvement and day-to-day efficiency.
• Assist with projects and bringing in new plant and equipment.

Skills

Maintenance engineering experience

Electrical skills

Multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical)

Team player / initiative

Education

Engineering qualification (apprenticeship preferred)

Tools

SCADA

PLC

Job description

Position: Multi-Skilled Engineer

Location: Somerset (Commutable from Bristol, Weston-Super Mare, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Blagdon and surrounding areas)

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

Shift: 4O4O - 2Days 2nights

Contract: Permanent opportunity

WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A LOOK

• Brand new kit: around £1m invested in new, increasingly automated machinery
• Employee-owned: colleagues own a share of the business
• Open to all flavours of engineer: strong electrical or multi-skilled mechanical/electrical, whichever way you lean
• Room to grow: learning and development after probation, with a clear route to the next role
• A team that wants you there: welcoming, supportive engineering teams of around 6-8

THE ROLE

Join the Engineering team at an established, ambitious British Food manufacturer on a mission to build a truly world-class engineering function. You'll be a key part of the production process, keeping machinery running smoothly so production runs as effectively and efficiently as possible. It's a large-scale site with five production zones, big volumes of products and a growing list of automated lines, including Tetra Pak, Tecma and Delta equipment.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across machinery and plant on site
• Fault finding and keeping downtime to a minimum in a fast-paced, large-scale environment
• Supporting root cause analysis, continuous improvement and day-to-day operational efficiency
• Helping with project work as needed, including bringing in new plant and equipment

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer
• An appropriate engineering qualification, ideally apprenticeship trained
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety in a food processing environment
• Ideally, food manufacturing or FMCG production experience
• Strong electrical skills or multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical) ability, depending on your experience
• The ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative

Nice to have: SCADA experience, and PLC experience would be a bonus.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• £50,000 - £55,000 (DOE), with optional overtime
• Non-contributory pension and competitive holiday allowance
• Life cover (3x annual salary)
• Healthcare cash-back plan (including dental) and a 24-hour doctor line for you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised company products
• Free parking and top-of-the-range PPE
• Access to Grocery Aid support
• A share in the business through employee ownership