Finsbury Food Group
Multi-Skilled Engineer
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Engineer
Location: Ultrapharm, Pontypool
Shift: 4on4off, Days/Nights rotation (05:00 - 17:00, 17:00 - 05:00)
We are urgently looking for a highly capable Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our Engineering Team at our Pontypool site.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-moving, growing food manufacturing business where engineering plays a critical role in operational performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
We are specifically looking for an engineer with both strong electrical and mechanical capability who can confidently “hit the ground running” in a busy production environment. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable fault-finding electrically as they are carrying out hands-on mechanical maintenance and repairs.
About Us
Finsbury Food Group is a leading specialty bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards and build long-term relationships within the foodservice channel. Finsbury 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 only Gluten Free Product since 1993. The Company’s unique approach to craft and baking creates premium gluten – free products with the flavour and taste of traditional bread. If you have special dietary need or nutritional preferences, then our Pontypool bakery has you covered. Our Products range from artisanal bread to our award winning Hot cross buns and Mince pies for Major Retailers such as M&S and Waitrose.
This is far more than a standard maintenance role.
You’ll become part of a dynamic engineering team where your expertise will directly influence plant performance, downtime reduction, reliability, and continuous improvement activity across the site.
We need someone who can quickly integrate into the team, confidently support production from day one, and bring a proactive, solutions-focused mindset to engineering challenges.
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This is what you’ll actually do!
As a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you’ll be responsible for delivering both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of production and packing equipment.
You’ll Apply Your Electrical And Mechanical Expertise To
Diagnose faults quickly and effectively Minimise downtime and improve plant reliability Carry out repairs, maintenance, and root cause analysis Support continuous improvement and engineering projects Ensure all work is completed safely and to a high standard
You’ll Also
Record maintenance activity, downtime, and materials within the CMMS system (Mainsaver) Support compliance with Food Safety, GMP, and Health & Safety standards Identify opportunities to improve machinery performance and operational efficiency Communicate effectively with Production and Engineering leadership regarding downtime and corrective actions Support operators with basic asset care and equipment understanding Monitor contractors when required to ensure standards and timelines are achieved
This is a hands-on engineering role where technical ability, urgency, and problem-solving capability are critical to success.
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!
We are looking for an engineer who is confident, capable, and ready to make an immediate impact.
Strong multi-skilled engineering capability across both electrical and mechanical disciplines The ability to confidently troubleshoot and repair equipment independently Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing or FMCG environment (food manufacturing preferred) A proactive approach with the ability to prioritise effectively under pressure Excellent fault-finding and root cause analysis skills Experience using CMMS systems, ideally Mainsaver Strong understanding of Food Safety, Health & Safety, and GMP standards Excellent communication and team-working skills Time-served apprenticeship SVQ, HNC, or equivalent engineering qualification Appropriate electrical and mechanical competency depending on core discipline
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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&C’s dependent) Employee Recognition Awards· 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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