Multi Skilled Manufacturing Engineer

Warburtons; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary profit share

Additional annual leave option

Pension with company contributions

Life assurance

Discounts through Extra Dough

Personal development investment

Kitchens stocked with products for the

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer to join our Bristol bakery on a permanent days-based pattern. You will work with production, safety, hygiene and engineering colleagues to ensure equipment performs safely, efficiently and reliably.

You will focus on preventative maintenance, asset care and continuous improvement, delivering maintenance activities across bakery and packaging equipment while upholding high site standards.

Qualifications

• Multiskilled engineer with mechanical and electrical fault-finding capability.
• Experience delivering planned preventative maintenance in manufacturing.
• Strong diagnostic and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience with automated production equipment.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Capable of contributing to continuous improvement and asset care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering planned preventative maintenance to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Supporting asset care programmes and helping drive a proactive maintenance culture.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults using a structured approach to problem solving.
• Identifying recurring equipment issues and implementing robust, long-term solutions.
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects that improve efficiency, reduce downtime and optimise asset performance.
• Working safely and ensuring engineering activities are completed in line with site standards and procedures.
• Collaborating with production teams and key stakeholders to improve operational performance.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and supporting engineering best practices.
• Maintaining multi-skilled engineering capability across mechanical and electrical domains.

Skills

Mechanical & Electrical fault-finding

Root cause analysis

Teamwork & communication

Reliability & asset care

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship, HNC, C&G, BTEC or equivalent qualification

Tools

CMMS/SAP maintenance systems

Job description

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Join Warburtons as a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer

Are you an experienced engineer with both mechanical and electrical skills? Do you enjoy getting to the root cause of issues, improving equipment reliability and making a lasting impact on site performance?

We're looking for a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer to join our Bristol bakery on a permanent days-based pattern. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in asset care, planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement, helping us maintain the high standards that keep the nation's favourite bakery running.

At Warburtons, you'll be part of a business that's proudly family-owned, investing in both its people and its facilities. If you're looking for a role where you can take ownership, develop your skills and make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

The Recipe

As a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer, you'll work closely with production, safety, hygiene and engineering colleagues to ensure our equipment performs safely, efficiently and reliably.

Working as part of the site engineering team, you'll focus on preventative maintenance, asset care and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of bakery and packaging equipment.

The Method

You'll be responsible for:

• Delivering planned preventative maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Supporting asset care programmes and helping drive a proactive maintenance culture.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and electrical faults using a structured approach to problem solving.
• Identifying recurring equipment issues and implementing robust, long-term solutions.
• Contributing to continuous improvement projects that improve efficiency, reduce downtime and optimise asset performance.
• Working safely and ensuring engineering activities are completed in line with site standards and procedures.
• Collaborating with production teams and key stakeholders to improve operational performance.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and supporting engineering best practices.
• Multi-skilled engineering experience with both mechanical and electrical fault-finding capability.
• A recognised Engineering Apprenticeship, HNC, C&G, BTEC or equivalent qualification.
• Experience delivering planned preventative maintenance within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong diagnostic and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working with automated production equipment and machinery.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements and engineering safe systems of work.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• A proactive approach to reliability, continuous improvement and asset care.

Desirable ingredients include:

• Experience using CMMS/SAP maintenance systems.
• Food / Drinks manufacturing experience.

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, 24/5 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service