Engineer
Location: Ultrapharm, Pontypool
Shift: 4on4off, 17:00 - 05:00 (Nightshift)
We have an opportunity for an Engineer to join our Engineering Team in our Pontypool site as part of the Finsbury Food Group.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading specialty bakery manufacturer that constantly raises quality and efficiency standards and builds long‑term relationships within the foodservice channel. We offer a wide range of bakery products and are a leading frozen supplier into the Foodservice sector.
Our Ultrapharm site is a dedicated gluten‑free bakery specialising in gluten‑free products since 1993. The company’s unique approach to craft and baking creates premium gluten‑free products with the flavour and taste of traditional bread. Our products range from artisanal bread to award‑winning hot cross buns and mince pies for major retailers such as M&S and Waitrose.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, fast‑paced manufacturing environment where quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
What you’ll actually do
In this role, you will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production equipment, applying your electrical and mechanical skills to keep lines running efficiently. Your day‑to‑day work will involve ensuring compliance with Food Safety, Health & Safety, and quality systems, diagnosing faults, performing repairs, and identifying root causes. You will record all activity, duration, and materials in the CMMS system (Mainsaver) and manage engineering supplies to support ongoing maintenance needs.
You will also identify and recommend improvements to machinery, production lines, and operational processes, while supporting projects, continuous improvement activity, and productivity initiatives. Clear communication is key, as you’ll report unscheduled downtime and corrective actions to the Engineering Shift Manager or Production Manager. Maintaining high standards of housekeeping in line with GMP and supporting or coaching operators to develop basic asset care skills in their areas will also form part of your responsibilities.
You will need to liaise with appropriate levels of staff to ensure effective communication regarding the resolution of all problems and issues to ensure appropriate escalation steps are implemented to allow, where necessary, appropriate decisions to be made. At times monitoring of contractors will be required to ensure their standard of work is acceptable and completed within agreed timescales.
This is a hands‑on role where your mechanical and electrical expertise, problem‑solving skills, and proactive approach will make a real impact on plant reliability and efficiency.
Ideally this is you
* Qualified multi‑skilled engineer with strong electrical and mechanical skills.
* Essential qualifications: time‑served apprenticeship with appropriate mechanical and electrical capability (depending on core discipline); SVQ, or HNC.
* Experience in a fast‑paced manufacturing or FMCG environment (food production preferred).
* Skilled in planned maintenance, troubleshooting, and root‑cause analysis across mechanical and electrical systems.
* Competent with CMMS systems, ideally Mainsaver.
* Strong understanding of Food Safety, Health & Safety, and GMP.
* Hands‑on, proactive, and able to work independently or as part of a team understanding team goals.
* Excellent communicator with clear, concise reporting and problem‑solving skills.
What’s in it for you
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival.
* Enhanced pension scheme for our employees.
* Death in service benefit.
* Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families).
* Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform.
* Refer a Friend scheme (up to £300 per referral, T&Cs dependent).
* Employee Recognition Awards and extensive learning & development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in‑house development course).
* An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
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