Shift Engineer (electrical)

Kerry; Ossett; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in taste and nutrition is seeking a Site Engineer with an Electrical Bias for its Ossett Production Facility. This permanent, full-time role includes responsibilities such as maintaining plant equipment, ensuring operational practices, and promoting safety compliance. Candidates should have a formal engineering qualification and practical experience in maintenance engineering. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered, along with opportunities for self-growth and career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for self-growth and career development

Qualifications

• Strong electrical bias with practical experience in maintenance engineering.
• Ability to interrogate PLCs is beneficial but not essential.
• Flexibility around working hours is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant equipment throughout all stages of the production process.
• Liaise with contractors and develop effective relationships.
• Promote a safety-first culture and comply with health and safety requirements.
• Monitor plant and perform planned preventative maintenance.
• Manage daily operation of engineering maintenance function.

Skills

Time-served multi-skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias

Fault-finding skills

Knowledge of H&S and Food Safety systems

Continuous improvement experience

Ability to act as a champion of good engineering standards

Education

Formal engineering qualification (OND, ONC, BTEC, City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3)

Job description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Every day, we work behind the scenes with our customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges through our diverse ingredients, technologies, and people. We do everything with passion and continuously innovate to create a future of healthier, tastier, and more sustainable food—without compromise. Our goal is to be our customers’ most valued partner, to help create a world of sustainable nutrition, and to reach over two billion consumers with sustainable food solutions by 2030.

About the role

We are currently looking to recruit a Site Engineer with an Electrical Bias to join our Engineering team at the Ossett Production Facility. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining plant equipment (both proactive and reactive) throughout all stages of the production process, including start-up and shut-down. You will provide an engineering service to maintain company assets and maximize plant availability, efficiency, and profitability at all times, in line with operational targets.

This is a permanent, full-time position operating on a 24/7 rotating shift pattern, so flexibility of working hours is required.
Shift pattern: 2 days 2 nights, 5 off / 2 days 3 nights, 4 off / 3 days 2 nights, 5 off (14 shifts across 28 days, 7 days and 7 nights).

Key responsibilities

• Liaise with all levels of people on site and develop effective relationships with contractors and other Kerry sites.
• Work closely with Production Supervisors and Site Manager to ensure operational practices and preventative maintenance strategies are integrated.
• Maintain an understanding of current regulations and legislation relevant to the factory and industry.
• Actively promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety, and quality requirements.
• Manage the daily operation of the engineering maintenance function, identifying root causes of problems and developing solutions to maximize efficiency.
• Ensure engineering stores essential items are kept in stock.
• Undertake day-to-day work and management of contractors, ensuring work is carried out safely and efficiently.
• Monitor plant and machinery and perform planned, preventative maintenance to continuously improve performance.
• Assist the Process function with new installations, trials, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Complete stores requisitions for parts and contract services.
• Perform in-depth RCA for breakdowns and process failures.
• Help generate and maintain compliance to SOPs and Risk Assessments.
• Report plant performance using appropriate company systems and ensure timely communication of non-conformance issues.

What you can bring to the role

• Time-served multi-skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias.
• Formal engineering qualification such as OND, ONC, BTEC, City & Guilds, or NVQ Level 3 in electrical/mechanical discipline.
• Practical experience in maintenance engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Fault-finding skills, including the ability to interrogate PLCs (beneficial but not essential).
• Knowledge of H&S and Food Safety systems and legislation.
• 17th Edition qualified (or equivalent).
• Experience in contractor control and general services (air, gas, water, electricity).
• Continuous improvement experience and RCA skills.
• Ability to act as a champion of good engineering standards.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and ownership; must be a team player.
• Flexibility around working hours.

What we offer

In return, we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, as well as opportunities for self-growth and career development within one of the world’s leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology.