💷 Salary: Circa £52,000 per annum
⏰ Hours: 42 hours per week
🔄 Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off rotating days and nights
2 day shifts
2 night shifts
4 days off
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our bakery 🍞.
This is a hands-on position requiring strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, and a proactive approach to maintenance and continuous improvement.
Working across both day and night shifts, you will be responsible for maintaining plant equipment and site services, responding to breakdowns, and supporting site performance through reliability and efficiency improvements.
✅ Diagnose and repair automation, electrical, and mechanical faults during breakdowns
✅ Deliver proactive and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime
✅ Support and implement the site engineering strategy
✅ Lead and deliver continuous improvement projects on time and within budget
✅ Contribute to improved site performance through KPIs such as OEE and CCOs
✅ Maintain and promote high standards of health and safety
✅ Provide training, coaching, and technical support to operators and fellow engineers
✅ Support wider site activities as required to ensure operational success
This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the role.
✅ Strong communication and teamwork skills
✅ Proven experience in training and coaching others
✅ Enthusiastic, proactive and committed to continuous improvement
✅ Able to adapt to changing business requirements
✅ Time-served multi-skilled apprenticeship supported by relevant experience
✅ C&G 2346-03 Electro-technical Experienced Worker qualification
✅ ONC in Electrical, Automation, or Multi-Skilled Engineering
We believe in rewarding our people 🌟, which is why we offer an outstanding benefits package:
💷 Competitive Salary: Circa £52,000
🏖️ 24 Days Annual Leave – Enjoy your well-earned breaks!
💰 Up to 10% Employer Pension Contributions (including Life Assurance ❤️)
🛍️ ‘Extra Slice’ Benefits Scheme – Discounts at 500+ retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, M&S, Curry's and more!
🚗⚡ Electric Car / Cycle to Work Scheme – Great bike 🚴 or EV deals to support your commute
🤝 Employee Assistance Programme – Free and confidential support for financial 💷, legal ⚖️ and personal wellbeing
❤️ Charitable Giving – Support our partnership with Save the Children and give back through payroll donations
🤝 A Strong Team Culture – Be part of a friendly, supportive workforce that values safety and teamwork
🍞 A Respected Brand – Help deliver products from household favourites including Kingsmill, Allinson's and Sunblest
📈 Career Progression Opportunities – We're committed to helping you grow, develop, and build your future with us
✨ Join our engineering team and help keep our bakery running safely, efficiently, and successfully every day!
Associated British Foods is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group. Our purpose is to provide safe, nutritious and affordable food, and clothing that is great value for money.
We have 138,000 employees and operations in 56 countries, suppliers in many more, and customers in more than 100 countries. We are a highly internationalised and diverse group with operations across Europe, southern Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia.
We take a long-term, patient approach to drive sustainable growth, cash generation and strong returns across our businesses to create value for all stakeholders. This aligns with our approach to sustainability, where we focus on what matters and where we can make a difference.
