Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Scunthorpe
- Date: 18 hours ago
Description:
Site Engineer
Job Title – Site Engineer
Location – Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Salary – £40,000
Shift – Monday to Friday, 05:30 – 13:30
Job Role of the Site Engineer
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Site Engineer to join a well-established gluten-free bakery and confectionery manufacturer operating across multiple UK sites. This is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled engineer who enjoys autonomy, responsibility, and working independently in a fast-paced food production environment.
You will be responsible for all site machinery and engineering support, reporting directly into the Factory Manager and Head of Engineering. This is a sole engineering role, ideal for someone confident working alone while still maintaining high engineering and safety standards across a busy production facility.
The site produces a range of bakery and confectionery products including pies, sausage rolls, brownies, and rocky road, with a variety of automated production and packaging equipment.
Key Machinery Includes
Pastry production equipment – mixers, sieving units, pastry pressers, sheeters
Assembly lines – pie formers, depositors, lidder machines, cutting systems
Packing lines – carton erectors, metal detectors, weighers, case sealers, labellers
Sweet production – chocolate melting units, mixers, sonic cutting systems, inline wrappers
Supporting utilities – freezers, chillers, blast freezers, compressors
Sector – Manufacturing
Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Site Engineer
Strong multi-skilled engineering experience (mechanical and electrical)
Level 3 Engineering Qual or above
Ability to work independently as a sole engineer on site
Desirable Requirements for the Site Engineer
Experience working as a sole engineer or in a small engineering team
Strong preventative maintenance background
The Site Engineer will benefit from:
Full autonomy in a sole engineering role
Working for a growing specialist gluten-free food manufacturer
Stable Monday–Friday morning shift pattern
Opportunity to take ownership of all site engineering activities
28 days holiday (inclusive)
Hands-on role across a wide range of production and packaging equipment
Strong responsibility with direct impact on production performance
If you are interested in this role and feel that you have the right skills, then please click apply at the bottom of this advert.
For further details contact Nathan Lock at the recruitment team.
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