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MULTI SKILLED SHIFT ENGINEER

  • Engineer, BC
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 14, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Internship / apprenticeship
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
Professional degree
Apply by
Nov 3, 2026
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Seniority
Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Deliver planned and reactive maintenance to keep production equipment safe, reliable, and efficient, while minimizing downtime. Implement engineering improvements, support new equipment installations, collaborate with project and technical teams, and maintain audit readiness.

Job details

What would you get for working here? If you have the engineering experience and skills we need then you will receive a total reward package that includes: A competitive salary of £53,040,000 p/a Combined Pension contributions (5% Ees / 5% Ers) Income Protection Death in Service (4x Gross Basic Salary) 21 shifts holiday entitlement Aviva Private health care scheme £250 refer-a-friend scheme Access up to 50% of your pay when you need it — no waiting for payday with the app Stream Access to exclusive employee benefits and discounts platform hosted by Reward Gateway Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge Professional engineering development opportunities Heavily discounted staff shop A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does Great opportunity for career development. What would you be doing? Responsibilities As a Shift Engineer you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities which will include, but are not limited to: Ensuring there is a safe environment for those who work in, or visit, any of our manufacturing facilities. Effective delivery of proactive, planned-preventative engineering maintenance to ensure our existing equipment is able to meet capacity demand and efficiency targets. Effective delivery of reactive engineering maintenance to ensure minimal machine downtime. Identifying and delivering against opportunities to implement engineering changes and continuous improvement projects to maximise plant efficiencies and energy optimisation. Supporting the introduction of new equipment to our market-leading production facilities as part of our continued drive for innovation. Building effective relationships and communicating clearly with stakeholders, managing expectations where required. Continuous professional development through engineering or industry specific training. Working with our technical team to ensure audit readiness at all times. Working jointly alongside our projects engineering team Hours of work are continental 12.25 hour shifts on a rotating days/nights basis – 5:45 till 6:00 What skills and qualifications would you need? Essential To be successful as an Engineer at the Village Bakery you will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and attributes: Demonstrable experience within a similar engineering role Qualified electrically or mechanically (or time served) with demonstrable experience to prove you are a multi-skilled engineer. Proven desire and ability to deliver success. Passion to learn new machinery and engage with machine manufacturers to build your engineering skills and competence. Great communicator. A true problem solver in all areas. Desirable Engineering experience in a food manufacturing environment So, who are we? If you haven’t heard of us before we are a family owned and managed Craft Bakery producing an award-winning range of Bread, Morning Goods, Pies and gluten free products. Our business has been producing products in this category since 1964 and since then we have grown in success due to our reputation for quality, innovation and technical experience. As a result of this continued growth, we now operate from a number of world class and well invested bakeries in and around Wrexham, including our dedicated Gluten free site ‘Gluten Freedom’ and state-of-the-art 'Super Bakery at Ash Road. If you would like to join our award-winning, quality-driven team please use the ‘apply now’ link and follow the on-line application instructions. We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon!

What you’ll do

Deliver planned and reactive maintenance to keep production equipment safe, reliable, and efficient, while minimizing downtime. Implement engineering improvements, support new equipment installations, collaborate with project and technical teams, and maintain audit readiness.

Requirements

Candidates need demonstrable experience in a similar engineering role and electrical or mechanical qualifications, or equivalent time-served experience, with evidence of multi-skilled engineering capability. They should be proactive, eager to learn new machinery, effective communicators, and strong problem solvers; food manufacturing experience is desirable.

Benefits

  • Pension Contributions
  • Income Protection
  • Death In Service Cover
  • Paid Holiday
  • Private Healthcare
  • Refer-A-Friend Scheme
  • Pay Access App
  • Employee Benefits And Discounts
  • Free Coffee
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • Discounted Staff Shop
  • Career Development Opportunities

Listed skills

  • Continuous Improvement · Preferred
  • Problem solving · Preferred
  • Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
  • Troubleshooting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-Skilled Engineering
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Reactive Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Plant Efficiency Optimization
  • Energy Optimization
  • Equipment Installation
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Audit Readiness

Job areas

  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Food & Beverage
  • Trades
  • Security & Safety