Shift Engineer

TieTalent; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Nantwich is seeking a Maintenance Engineer. The role includes conducting maintenance on processing and packaging assets and requires expertise in electrical fault finding. Ideal candidates will have a time-served apprenticeship in engineering and previous manufacturing experience. You will work in a dynamic environment, supporting a variety of engineering needs within the facility. A competitive salary and a strong benefits package are offered.

Benefits

Stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident Insurance

Holiday purchase scheme

Dental & hospital cash plans

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical experience within manufacturing.
• Competent in electrical fault finding and analysis.
• Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned and predictive maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Respond to breakdowns and identify faults.
• Lead or support operational teams with machinery changeovers.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Time served apprenticeship or equivalent

Recognised Engineering qualification

Job description

About

Maintenance Engineer

We rise to challenges together

• Nantwich, Cheshire
• Site based
• 4 on 4 off, rotating 06:00 - 18:00/18:00 - 06:00
• £51,676 per annum
• Highly competitive rewards package and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group
  
  

Why join us?

We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.

About The Role.

Working at our Bread site based in Aston, the successful candidate will have previous electrical and mechanical experience within manufacturing and a solid background in Health & Safety. You will be highly competent in electrical fault finding and analysis and provide engineering support to production to ensure the efficient performance of all equipment.

The site makes chilled speciality hand-crafted flatbreads, baguettes, doughballs and ciabattas for customers including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys.

Accountabilities

• Conduct planned and predictive maintenance of processing and packaging assets
• Respond to breakdowns
• Identify faults (electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatics) and action as required
• Lead or support operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups
• Manufacture and repair component parts for machinery
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes
• Ensure that all H&S procedures, engineering best practice are adhered to at all times
• Accurate & timely records are entered and recorded on all work carried out, root causes of failures and of spares/consumables used
  
  

About You.

• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent
• Recognised Engineering qualification
• Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Flexible working attitude
• Competent electrical / fault finding & analysis skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
• Methodical & strong attention to detail
  
  

What You'll Receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You'll Enjoy

• A stakeholder pension scheme
• Personal accident Insurance
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Employee assistance programme
• A range of voluntary benefits
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Additional life assurance
• Dental & hospital cash plans
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools
• Affordable loans via your salary
• Proud to be and loyal service awards
• Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions
  
  

Proud to be Bakkavor.

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

Find out more and apply.

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Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with operations also in the US, positioning the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 15,000 colleagues operate from 31 sites across our two markets supplying a large portfolio of products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US.

Category: Engineering

Location:

Nantwich, GB, CW5 8DL

Date: 9 Jul 2025

Req ID: 22410

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Nice-to-have skills

• Automation
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nantwich, England, United Kingdom
  
  

Work experience

• Electronics Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineer
  
  

Languages

• English