Site Bakery Engineer

Site Bakery Engineer

Benefits:

• Pension
• 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Health Shield Cash Back Plan

Hours:

This role follows a 3 on / 3 off rotating shift pattern, alternating between days and nights:

• Day shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Average of 40.25 hours per week

We’re looking for someone who is flexible with working hours, as you may occasionally be required to:

• Join an on-call rota
• Provide cover for colleagues’ planned or unplanned leave, including holidays and sickness

About Us:

Haywood and Padgett is a leading food manufacturer based in Barnsley, proud of our strong reputation and stable order book. We are an established company with a family-oriented, professional, and friendly culture where every employee is valued and respected.

We believe that working here is more than just a job — it’s an opportunity to develop your career, no matter the level at which you join us. Many of our team members have been with the company for years, which reflects our low staff turnover and positive work environment.

Our site features a newly designed workspace equipped with the latest technology. As you would expect from a modern manufacturing facility, it is meticulously organised and maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.

The Role:

As part of our ongoing expansion, we are seeking a Site Bakery Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing maintenance and minor electrical services to support the bakery, production lines, and related areas. Your work will help ensure smooth, safe, and efficient operations across the site.

Daily Duties Include:

• Planned maintenance and continuous improvements
• Reactive maintenance
• Excellent fault-finding skills, undertaking quality repairs
• Ensuring that the plant & equipment runs efficiently, smoothly, and safely, minimising downtime
• Complying with all health and safety legislation
• Completing daily work sheets and general record keeping.
• Helping to install and commission new machinery
• Maintaining mechanical and electrical parts and spares, sourcing, and ordering supplies
• General knowledge of plumbing, painting, fitting, finishing, and other general repairs
• Mentoring junior colleagues
• Working closely with the engineering manager and other engineering colleagues and other essential departments
• Attending training and developing course, as appropriate

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience of working as a mechanical/electrical engineer, within an industrial setting. Ex Naval engineers or similar welcomed
• A minimum level 3 qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering, (NVQ, City and Guilds, HND or equivalent)
• Apprentice trained

Skills Required:

• The ability to read mechanical or electrical drawings
• Forklift truck license preferred
• Basic food hygiene certificate desired
• Be fully conversant with Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel
• Excellent team player, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Capable of working alone, using own initiative

No Agencies Please

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £44,000.00-£48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Application question(s):

• How many years experience as an engineer in a FMCG environment do you have?

Experience:

• Fully qualified maintenance engineer: 3 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person