WHAT WE DO.

We’re the biggest name you’ve never heard of. You’ve probably eaten our food - you just didn’t realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.
This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Desserts site in Newark, Nottinghamshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as trifles, creamcakes and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,900 people and is one of eight Manufacturing sites that are part of the Bakkavor Bakery sector in the UK.

ABOUT THE ROLE.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our expanding team and site, working on B Nights shift, 4on 4off, 17,45pm-05.45am.
The Maintenance Engineer will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent issues occurring. Your role will lead or support the operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups. Working with other teams, you will contribute to technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities. Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a team or standalone, depending on the task. The role reports to the Nights Engineering Section Manager.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Conduct predictive maintenance of food processing and packaging assets (condition-based monitoring).
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Conduct reactive maintenance or corrective actions to resolve deviation.
• 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 processing and packaging assets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes.