Whitworths Ltd
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (DAY SHIFT)
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About The Role
Join Whitworths and Help Power the Future of Food Manufacturing
At Whitworths, we’re passionate about quality, innovation, and building a more sustainable future for food manufacturing. As we continue to invest in our people, technology, and production capability, we’re looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join our team.
This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced FMCG environment where no two days are the same. From preventative maintenance to fault finding and continuous improvement, you’ll play a key role in keeping our operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Responding to breakdowns and supporting fast, effective fault finding
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities on production equipment
- Supporting electrical and mechanical maintenance activities
- Helping reduce manufacturing downtime and improve equipment reliability
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records and audit-ready documentation
- Contributing to continuous improvement and operational performance initiatives
- Supporting safe working practices and engineering standards across site
What You’ll Bring
- Experience working within a manufacturing or production environment
- Electrical and mechanical engineering experience
- Experience carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, ideally within FMCG or food production
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Confidence using maintenance systems and recording work electronically
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Ideally, You’ll Also Have
- Food manufacturing experience
- Multi-skilled engineering capability
- A BTECH/ONC qualification as a minimum in either Electrical or Mechanical discipline
- Or a Multi skilled engineering qualification or C&G 2330 Level 3 Electro – technical certificate combined with NVQ 3 Electrical Maintenance
- Time served apprentice or Multi-skilled Engineer HNC level in electrical, mechanical or production maintenance engineering
- A proactive approach to continuous improvement
At Whitworths, we know great engineers bring different experiences, skills, and strengths. If you meet the key requirements and are excited by the opportunity to grow your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Shift Pattern
4-Week Rotating Schedule
- Weeks 1–4: Monday – Wednesday, 7am – 7pm
- Weeks 5–8: Thursday – Saturday, 7am – 7pm
- Plus two flexible floating shifts every 4 weeks
24/6 cover model (3 days on / 4 days off rota, banked hours system).
About You
About Us
We’re on an exciting mission here at Whitworths – to help boost the nutrient intake of the nation, improving general health of families using the goodness found in our delicious products. We’re the only brand that gives a credibly nutritious boost to breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, baking and beyond.
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There are obviously many other reasons to come and work with us, but the biggest reason is so that you have a job you love and a company you are proud to say you work for. You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension, and in addition, you’ll also have access to a number of family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits. Culturally, we believe strongly in investing in our people, developing them in role and developing their careers within Whitworths. Don't just take our word for it, our people say the same, as demonstrated by our recent accreditation from Investors In People.
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