Shift Engineer reference: 820897002

Shift Engineer

We rise to challenges together

Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0AT (Site based role)

Shift pattern: 4 on 4 off rotating Days and Nights

Working hours: 07:00 – 19:00 & 19:00 – 07:00

Ways of Working: Site based

Contract: Permanent Salary: £49,586 + £1,809 shift allowance

Benefits: Pension, Flexible benefits package, MyBargains Discount Platform

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.

What we do.

Bakkavor Bourne is a key part of the Bakkavor Meals sector in the UK, specialising in prepared fruit, leafy salads, and stir-fry mixes. With over 1,100 colleagues on site, we’re proud of our fast-paced, high-performing environment where teamwork, innovation, and quality come first.

Join a business where people matter, and careers grow. You’ll be part of a supportive and driven team, contributing to the success of one of the UK’s leading providers of fresh prepared food.

About the role.

We’re looking to recruit a Shift Engineer to join our motivated team of engineers. In this role, you’ll help maintain the technical integrity of our equipment and ensure operational deadlines are met.

We're looking for someone proactive, self-sufficient, and hands-on. Ideally, you’ll bring a strong electrical background and experience in fabrication. This role reports directly to the Shift Engineering Manager (ESM).

Role Accountabilities

In this busy and hands-on role, you will be accountable for:

Ensure accurate and timely records are entered and recorded of all work carried out, root causes of failures identified and provide traceability of spares and consumables used for accurate asset lifetime costs. Ensure engineering downtime is accurately logged, monitor repair times, and find new methods and procedures to reduce this. Ensure equipment instructions, manuals, electrical drawings, and mechanical drawings are updated in line with any modifications to provide accurate information. Provide engineering support to production to ensure effective performance of all equipment and measure OEE to track team performance. Liaise with contractors and specialists when required to support improvement activities. Train, develop and sign off nominated production staff to allow them to carry out first line maintenance to designated plant & equipment. Ensuring that all H&S procedures, engineering best practices are adhered to at all times supporting the TPM functions. To plan, control and implement agreed small projects to support continuous improvement. To maintain and develop appropriately equipment knowledge and engineering skills and to train other members of the team.

About you.

Must hold a Level 3 Electrical qualification Strong understanding of mechanical engineering Knowledge of PLCs, pneumatics, and hydraulics is advantageous You will need to be proactive, with a good work ethic taking ownership and pride in what you do. Experience within an FMCG environment is key and ideally experience in Fabrication. The ability to work independently as well as in a team, you will be responsible for between one and two apprentices whilst on site. Build strong working relationships with colleagues within the department and other functions as appropriate.

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:

Life Assurance (1 x salary) 22 days holiday Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme MyBargains Discount Platform 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 and affordable loans via your salary Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service) Free Carparking & free EV charging 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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