Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer

Allied Bakeries; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery company is looking for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to ensure smooth operations in their facilities. The role includes diagnosing automation, electrical, and mechanical issues, implementing engineering strategies, and delivering improvement projects while maintaining safety standards. The ideal candidate will possess robust training and coaching skills, along with relevant qualifications like an electrical bias or HNC in engineering. This is a hands-on position requiring initiative in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills are essential.
• Experience in training and coaching is required.
• Enthusiastic and motivated for continuous improvement.
• Addressing emerging requirements within the business.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve automation, electrical, and mechanical issues.
• Implement engineering strategy effectively.
• Deliver improvement projects on time and within budget.
• Support site performance by focusing on KPIs.
• Maintain high standards of safe working practices.
• Provide training and coaching to operators and engineers.

Skills

Effective communication

Training and coaching

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving

Education

Indentured time-served apprentice with electrical bias

C&G 2346-03 electro-technical qualification

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in engineering

Job description

As a Multi‑Skilled Shift Engineer, you will have an integral part in ensuring the smooth running of our bakery. You’ll work across shifts (days and nights) to deliver continuous improvement, proactive maintenance, and timely repairs. This is a hands‑on role requiring quick problem‑solving, initiative, and collaboration with the wider team.

Key Accountabilities

• Diagnose and resolve automation, electrical, and mechanical issues during breakdowns.
• Implement our engineering strategy with consistency and efficiency.
• Deliver improvement projects on time and within budget.
• Support site performance by focusing on KPIs such as OEE and CCOs.
• Maintain high standards of safe working practices.
• Provide training and coaching to operators and other engineers.
• Undertake additional activities as required, supporting the overall function of the site.

Qualifications

• A candidate with effective communication skills.
• Experience in training and coaching others.
• Enthusiastic and motivated for continuous improvement.
• Ready and equipped to address emerging requirements within the business.
• Indentured time‑served apprentice with an electrical bias, supported by suitable experience.
• Alternatively, C&G 2346‑03 electro‑technical experienced worker qualification.
• A Higher National Certificate (HNC) in an electrical, automation or multi‑skilled engineering discipline is desirable.

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market‑leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market‑leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint‑hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well‑known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS. If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.