Multi Skilled Engineer

Premier Foods
Barnsley, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£65,500 pa

Salary

£65,500 pa

Posted
24 Aug 2026 (Yesterday)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our Barnsley site for a Multi-skilled Engineer to work on our 4 on/4off shift pattern, working 2 days & 2 nights.

The successful candidate will have both electrical and mechanical skills and will be required to undertake the following:

  • To efficiently fault find, repair, maintain and improve a variety of cake manufacturing equipment across site.
  • To carry out assigned or self-directed engineering tasks.
  • To provide an innovative proactive engineering support service to the site based on skill, experience, and initiative.
  • To support the engineering and manufacturing functions ensuring maximum utilisation of engineering equipment in order to achieve KPIs and optimal line efficiency within the company safety, quality & environmental policies.
  • To implement maintenance activities, ensuring that the manufacturing team achieve full compliance to the production plan, by minimising engineering downtime.
  • To help transform the engineering maintenance strategy from a breakdown philosophy to a Right First Time, proactive philosophy.
  • To heavily support and coach the effective development of engineers in their up-skilling on automation equipment across their lines.
  • To positively change the performance and efficiency of new, and existing, automated machinery through continuous improvement techniques in software developments.

What we need from you:

  • ONC/HNC in Engineering discipline or similar i.e Electrical/Electronic
  • Previous experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Be well motivated and have the determination to develop your skills further within the Engineering team.
  • Previous problem-solving experience
  • Use of CMMS for reporting engineering activities

What we offer in return

  • Salary circa £65,000 per annum (including shift premium)
  • Up to 7.5% pension contribution
  • Life assurance
  • Staff discount shop on site
  • Free onsite parking
  • Access to "The Hamper", with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
  • Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
  • Sharesave Scheme
  • Other salary sacrifice benefits

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