Electrical Engineer
Hours:
Days: 05:30 – 17:30
Nights: 17:30 – 05:30
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on Electrical Engineer role within a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing environment where engineering truly drives performance.
You’ll play a critical part in keeping production moving — responding to breakdowns, improving reliability, and ensuring equipment delivers against key operational targets. This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll be on the factory floor, working closely with operations, solving problems in real time, and making a measurable impact on output, efficiency and safety.
The Role
As an Electrical Engineer, you will:
* Respond quickly and safely to plant breakdowns and stoppages
* Carry out fault finding and repair across a range of production machinery
* Work on single and three-phase electrical systems
* Deliver both reactive and planned maintenance (PPM) activities
* Maintain and optimise equipment to maximise performance and uptime
* Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance OEE and reliability
* Use SAP to accurately record engineering labour and parts usage
* Work collaboratively with engineering leadership and external specialists on complex faults
* Ensure all machinery operates to required product and quality specifications
What You’ll Be Measured On
* First-time fix rate on breakdowns
* Completion and accuracy of PPM tasks
* Contribution to equipment reliability and uptime
* Safety engagement and observations (BSO)
Health & Safety
Safety is central to everything on site. You will:
* Follow all Health & Safety procedures and safe systems of work
* Use Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) at all times where required
* Wear appropriate PPE and report hazards immediately
* Support a culture of safe working across the engineering and production teams
* Assist in training new starters and apprentices
What We’re Looking For
* NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering (UK recognised)
* Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability
* Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing or industrial environment
* Ability to work under pressure and respond decisively
* Good communication skills and attention to detail
* A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement
The Environment
You’ll be joining a large, well-established food manufacturing business supplying major retailers and food service providers across the UK and Europe.
With a workforce of over 20,000 people, the organisation is built around quality, consistency and operational excellence. Engineering plays a vital role in delivering this — ensuring production runs efficiently, safely and to the highest standards every day