MAINTENANCE SHIFT ENGINEER

Pontefract (Home of Butterkist Popcorn)
Rotating shifts: Monday to Thursday (including a 5am start on Mondays) – 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, and 10pm-6am. Friday shifts – 6am-1pm, 1pm-8pm, and 8pm-3am.
Join our snack-loving team! We’re looking for a Maintenance Shift Engineer to join our team at KP Snacks. Fancy being part of a group where your ideas matter and your growth is celebrated? Keep reading – this might just be your next adventure!
This is a great opportunity for a qualified Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-skilled Engineer who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment. Joining a team of six Shift Engineers, you’ll be key to keeping the site running smoothly through a mix of planned and reactive maintenance. You’ll prioritise breakdowns, carry out initial fault finding on site services such as compressors, boilers and chillers, and work closely with production teams to reduce downtime and improve efficiency. If you’re proactive, safety-focused and looking to make a real impact, this could be the perfect next step in your engineering career.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bring your knowledge of food manufacturing environments to a team where your experience will be highly valued.
• Use your strong communication and problem-solving skills to positively influence outcomes and support team success.
• Apply your hands-on engineering background, ideally with a relevant qualification in this discipline.
• While additional qualifications or broader experience are a plus, we welcome applicants with the core requirements and a readiness to grow.
• If you’re enthusiastic, committed, and driven to succeed, you’ll thrive in our culture that champions ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
  

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• Tackle a variety of maintenance tasks across both production and site services, keeping equipment running smoothly and efficiently.
• Take on the exciting challenge of diagnosing and resolving breakdowns in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
• Work as part of a supportive team of six Shift Engineers, collaborating closely to share knowledge and keep operations moving.
• Make a real impact by helping to reduce downtime, improve processes, and support the overall performance of the site.
• Develop your skills further with the opportunity to complete electrical training if you’re not already qualified – we’ll support you every step of the way.