Shift Engineer - Electrical Bias

Danone; Kettering; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Income protection

Employee discounts

Job summary

Alpro, part of Danone, is hiring an Electrical Bias Shift Engineer for their Kettering site. The role involves maintaining and improving automation, ensuring equipment reliability and supporting continuous improvement within a fast-paced, highly automated manufacturing environment.

The position offers a Panama shift pattern on a 24/7 operation, with day and night shifts. Essential qualifications include time-served maintenance engineering, NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds, and strong PLC experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified maintenance engineer with electrical fault-finding experience in industrial settings.
• Experience working on PLC-controlled production equipment.
• Strong diagnostic and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Good IT literacy including maintenance management systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance across site equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and restore production safely and efficiently.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults on equipment.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled lines, drives, motors and sensors.
• Support continuous improvement projects and root cause analysis.
• Assist with equipment modifications, upgrades and installation projects.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders using SAP.
• Promote and maintain high standards of safety, food safety, housekeeping and engineering excellence.
• Support the optimisation of automation and control systems across the site.

Skills

Maintenance engineer

Electrical fault-finding

PLC controls

IT literacy

IT literacy / SAP

Team working

Education

NVQ Level 3

City & Guilds

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

SAP CMMS

Job description

Shift Engineer - Electrical Bias

Location Alpro – Kettering, Northamptonshire

Salary

£52,341.73 training salary, raising to £57,518.39 once trained plus shift allowance and, an excellent range of benefits including pension, private healthcare, income protection and employee discounts.

Join Alpro, Part of Danone

At Alpro, we're passionate about creating plant-based products that millions of people enjoy every day. As part of Danone, we're a global business with a local feel, offering excellent career development opportunities in a fast-paced and highly automated manufacturing environment.

We're currently looking for an Electrical Bias Shift Engineer to join our Maintenance & Engineering team at our Kettering manufacturing site.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving advanced manufacturing technology, ensuring equipment reliability, maximising production performance and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities across site equipment.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and restore production safely and efficiently.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled equipment, drives, motors, sensors, instrumentation and automated production lines.
• Support continuous improvement projects and root cause analysis activities.
• Assist with equipment modifications, upgrades and installation projects.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders using SAP.
• Promote and maintain high standards of safety, food safety, housekeeping and engineering excellence.
• Support the optimisation of automation and control systems across the site.

Working Pattern

This role operates on a Panama Shift Pattern, providing engineering support across our 24/7 manufacturing operation.

Shift Rotation

Week 1

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Schedule
Work
Work
Off
Off
Work
Work
Work

Week 2

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Schedule
Off
Off
Work
Work
Off
Off
Off

Shift Times

• Day Shift 0600 - 1800
• Night Shift 1800 - 0600

About You

We're looking for a proactive and safety-focused engineer with strong fault-finding capabilities and a passion for maintaining high-performing manufacturing equipment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Time-served and qualified Maintenance Engineer.
• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Strong electrical fault-finding experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience working on PLC-controlled production equipment.
• Knowledge of motors, drives, sensors, instrumentation and industrial control systems.
• Strong diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good IT literacy, including experience using maintenance management systems.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a fast-paced production environment.

Desirable

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Experience within food manufacturing, FMCG, beverage, packaging or process industries.
• Knowledge of Siemens, Allen Bradley or similar PLC platforms.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• SAP maintenance system experience.
• Multi-skilled engineering capability.

About us

Alpro is one of Europe's leading plant-based food and drink brands and is proudly part of Danone, a global company with a mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

Our Alpro Kettering site plays a vital role in producing products enjoyed by consumers across the UK and beyond. We're proud of our culture, our commitment to safety, quality and operational excellence, and the opportunities we provide for our people to learn, develop and grow their careers.

At Danone, we believe that different perspectives make us stronger. Creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive is a core part of who we are.

What's Next?

If you're looking for your next engineering challenge in a highly automated manufacturing environment and want to be part of a team producing products enjoyed by millions, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing Date

6th November 2026