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At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. 

Join Warburtons as a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer!

Location: Bristol, Severn Beach

Working pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days,2 nights 4 off)
Salary: starting salary £50,500 increasing with experience (new pay review pending very soon)

Are you a talented Engineer with a knack for both mechanical and electrical equipment? Do you thrive in a supportive yet fast-paced environment? 

We're looking for a driven Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer to join our innovative team at our state-of-the-art bakery. Here, you'll tackle exciting challenges, drive continuous improvement, and be a part of a legacy that has been baking the nation’s favourite bread since 1876. If you're ready to elevate your career and make a real impact, we want to hear from you!

The Recipe  

As a Multi-Skilled Manufacturing Engineer at Warburtons, you’ll work in collaborative shift teams alongside production, safety, and hygiene departments. You'll perform planned and preventative maintenance, using your engineering expertise to develop robust, long-term solutions.

The Role  

You’ll be part of a highly skilled engineering team, you’ll be driven and skilled in finding and rectifying faults through inputs and outputs, reading and acting on data, conducting planned and preventative maintenance and working on a variety of equipment from bulk handling systems, through to processing and packaging, site services and PLC control systems.

You’ll:

Tackle a wide variety of tasks, from general plant maintenance to enhancing plant reliability and pre-emptively diagnosing issues.
Work in a cutting-edge, highly automated 24/7 food manufacturing environment.
Foster and implement new ideas and perspectives whilst driving continuous improvement.
Identify and complete continuous improvement projects aimed at increasing plant efficiency, reducing downtime, and saving energy and associated costs.  

In return we will support and encourage the development of your technical skills with additional training and coaching.

Essential Ingredients
Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering experience.  
Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
Knowledge and experience of maintenance in preferably a FMCG/ manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with H&S and Food Safety systems and legislation (e.g., PUWER, IOSH).
Ability to work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.
Understanding of PLC and control systems (desirable but not essential).
Engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, HNC, BTEC, or equivalent).
  Extra Dough  

Last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your breads worth.

A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
Access to Free GP Services, Counselling and lifestyle coaching for you and your family through our help at hand app  

About Us As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do