Semi Skilled Engineer (Monday to Friday)

Cranswick PLC; Watton; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension - 3% employer contributions/5%

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Feed your Wellbeing discounts

Additional holiday with length of time

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is recruiting a Semi Skilled Engineer to support engineering and production with efficient machinery operation. Monday to Friday, 44 hours per week from 6:00 to 18:00, with potential overtime.

You will set up production machinery, perform checks, troubleshoot issues, and ensure accurate records while upholding food safety and health and safety standards. Join a team focused on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Ability to think quickly and work under pressure.
• Motivated self-starter with initiative.
• Flexible with daily hours for handovers and overtime.
• Reliable, punctual and eager to learn new skills.
• Able to work well in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate production machinery.
• Carry out routine machine checks and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and report equipment issues.
• Support production teams to achieve daily targets.
• Complete paperwork and machine records accurately.
• Follow food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Collaborate with engineering and production colleagues.

Skills

Fast thinking

Initiative

Flexibility

Reliability

Team player

Machinery knowledge

Education

Mechanical Engineering or machinery experience

Job description

Semi Skilled Engineer (Monday to Friday)

About Cranswick Country Foods:

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. Its win win; you achieve your potential; we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Engineering Machine Setter:

We are recruiting for an Engineering Machine Setter to support our Engineering and Production departments with the smooth running of factory machinery.

Shift - Monday to Friday between the hours of 6:00am and 18:00pm (44 hours per week)

Day to day tasks will include:

• Set up and operate production machinery.
• Carry out routine machine checks and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and report equipment issues.
• Support production teams to achieve daily targets.
• Complete paperwork and machine records accurately.
• Follow food safety, hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Work collaboratively with engineering and production colleagues.

What you will need:

• Mechanical Engineering or experience within machinery is required.
• The ability to think fast and thrive under pressure
• To be motivated and able to use your own initiative
• Be flexible with daily working hours for handovers and occasional overtime
• Be reliable, punctual and motivated to learn new skills.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team.

Pay and benefits:

Salary: £16.07 per hour (inclusive of a £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus)

Pension - 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

Additional holiday with length of service

Closing date: 30 th November 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)