Maintenance Engineer
We rise to challenges together
Nantwich, Cheshire Site based 4 on 4 off, rotating 06:00 - 18:00/18:00 - 06:00 £51,676 per annum Highly competitive rewards package and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group
Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
About the role.
Working at our Bread site based in Aston, the successful candidate will have previous electrical and mechanical experience within manufacturing and a solid background in Health & Safety. You will be highly competent in electrical fault finding and analysis and provide engineering support to production to ensure the efficient performance of all equipment.
The site makes chilled speciality hand-crafted flatbreads, baguettes, doughballs and ciabattas for customers including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsburys.
Accountabilities:
Conduct planned and predictive maintenance of processing and packaging assets Respond to breakdowns 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 machinery Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes Ensure that all H&S procedures, engineering best practice are adhered to at all times Accurate & timely records are entered and recorded on all work carried out, root causes of failures and of spares/consumables used
About you.
Time served apprenticeship or equivalent Recognised Engineering qualification Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment Flexible working attitude Competent electrical / fault finding & analysis skills Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) Methodical & strong attention to detail
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy: A stakeholder pension scheme Personal accident Insurance Free independent mortgage advice Employee assistance programme A range of voluntary benefits Holiday purchase scheme Additional life assurance Dental & hospital cash plans Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools Affordable loans via your salary Proud to be and loyal service awards Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions
Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
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Bakkavor We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Engineering
Location: Nantwich, GB, CW5 8DL
Date: 10 Jun 2025
Req ID: 22410 TPBN1_UKTJ