Shift Engineer

Warburtons; Enfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit related bonus

6.6 weeks annual leave (option to buy)

Award-winning pension scheme

Life assurance

Discounts through Extra Dough portal

Personal development

Free on-site parking

Canteen

Cycle to work

Payroll giving

Job summary

Warburtons Enfield bakery is recruiting a Multi Skilled Engineer to join a large-scale, 24/7 FMCG operation in Brimsdown, North London. You will perform planned and preventative maintenance, troubleshoot, and implement robust long-term fixes across bakery equipment.

The role requires experience in a manufacturing setting, with electrical or mechanical engineering background, fault finding, and a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-skilled shift engineer in a manufacturing setting.
• Electrical or mechanical engineering background with HSE compliance.
• Experience with fault finding and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily preventative maintenance to high standards.
• Drive improvements in asset reliability and reduce downtime.
• Use SAP PM effectively to manage maintenance work orders.
• Develop maintenance approaches for bakery equipment.
• Ensure health and safety legislation and standards are met.
• Comply with quality and food safety regulations.

Skills

Maintenance

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Fault finding

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Engineering apprenticeship/HNC/degree

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off days and nights, working 6-6

Salary: up to £62,300 per annum

Benefits include: profit related bonus, 6.6 weeks of annual leave (opportunity to buy more), award winning pension scheme and benefits for you and your family.

Location: Brimsdown, North London

Accessible from: M25 (15 mins), Brimsdown Overground (10 mins walk), Tottenham Hale & Liverpool Street Station

Are you already a Multi Skilled, Shift, Electrical or Maintenance Engineer with previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment?

We are looking to appoint Multi Skilled Engineers to join our growing team. Warburtons Bakery in Enfield is one of the largest bakeries in Europe and a vital part of our national network of 12 bakeries across the UK.

As the UK’s No.1 Bakery Brand and ranked in the top 5 of The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands, Warburtons is a name you can be proud of. We've been baking since 1876 and remain a fifth-generation family business with the sixth generation now part of our journey

Warburtons is built on strong values, a commitment to quality, and pride in everything we do.

At our Enfield site, you’ll join around 500 colleagues and work across 5 operating plants – all within a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation.

Whether you’re an experienced mechanical or electrical Engineer, now is a great time to join a business that’s thriving, evolving, and investing in the future.

Extra Dough

Here’s some of the benefits that you can enjoy!

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement of 6.6 weeks, we’ll give you the opportunity to purchase additional days
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to a maximum of 12%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website including savings on meals out, holidays, retail and much more!
• 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, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
• Access to 24-hour virtual GP through our Help at Hand App which also includes counselling and life coaching sessions.
• Free on-site parking
• Canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Payroll giving scheme
• Electrical and Mechanical engineering experience
• Fault Finding and Route Cause Analysis skills
• Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree).
• Knowledge and experience of maintenance preferably in an FMCG environment.
• H&S knowledge e.g., PUWER, IOSH – able to ensure a safe working environment.
• Communication and relationship building skills
• Analysing and problem-solving skills, anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them

The Recipe

Our Multi Skilled Engineers work in shift teams in close conjunction with production, safety and hygiene. The team undertake planned and preventative maintenance and are encouraged to use their engineering skills and experience to develop robust solutions and long-term fixes.

There's a huge variety of tasks that will range from general plant maintenance to improving plant reliability and diagnosing problems before they develop. The environment is a highly automated 24/7 food manufacturing plant.

As part of your role, you’ll be identifying and completing continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime and save energy and associated costs.

We'll help to develop your technical skills by providing additional training and support.

The Role

• You’ll ensure daily preventative maintenance activities are completed to a high standard, breakdowns are resolved quickly and efficiently to maximise plant reliability, performance, product quality and safety.
• Drive improvements in asset reliability and reduce losses
• Effective use of SAP PM
• Development of maintenance approach for bakery equipment
• Ensure plant and personnel (including external contractors) conform to Health and Safety legislation, policy and standards identifying any required actions so that the area of responsibility is healthy, safe and accident free.
• Compliance with quality and food safety legislation

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.