Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias)
Noble Foods (Gainsborough Poultry site) | Fast-paced FMCG Environment
Are you a hands-on engineer who thrives in a busy production environment? Do you enjoy fault-finding, fixing problems fast, and keeping vital machinery running smoothly? If so, Noble Foods wants you on our engineering team.
We’re looking for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer with a strong electrical bias and solid mechanical experience to help keep our high-volume poultry processing site operating safely, efficiently, and reliably.
🛠️ The Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and improving our production and site services equipment. This is a practical, varied role where no two days are the same.
You’ll be:
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Responding quickly to breakdowns and carrying out effective electrical and mechanical fault-finding
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Maintaining and repairing production machinery including conveyors, evisceration equipment, packing machines, and chillers
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Completing planned preventative maintenance and supporting continuous improvement
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Fault-finding on PLC-controlled systems, motors, drives, sensors, and control panels
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Carrying out mechanical work on gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics, hydraulics, and basic fabrication
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Working closely with production and hygiene teams to minimise downtime
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Supporting shutdowns, installations, and site engineering projects
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Recording all work accurately using the site CMMS
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Ensuring all tasks meet strict food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards
👷♂️ What We’re Looking For
You’ll be a confident, safety-focused engineer who can think on their feet in a high-volume environment.
Essential:
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Recognised electrical qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent)
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Multi-skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias
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Solid mechanical fault-finding experience in a manufacturing environment
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Good working knowledge of PLC fault-finding, motors, inverters, sensors, and control systems
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Experience with pneumatics and hydraulics
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Understanding of permit-to-work, isolation, and lock-off procedures
Desirable:
📚 Training & Development
We invest in our people. Depending on your experience, you’ll receive training in areas such as:
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Health & Safety (IOSH Working Safely, behavioural safety, hazard reporting)
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HACCP and food hygiene
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Safe systems of work
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Manual and mechanical handling
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Role-specific technical and process training
🎁 What’s in It for You?
We offer far more than just a competitive salary:
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Competitive pay (dependent on experience)
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Overtime opportunities
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Ongoing training and development
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Free hot drinks on shift ☕
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Free meal every day in our on-site canteen 🍽️
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Discounted eggs and chicken 🐔
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Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
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Free life insurance
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Enhanced sick pay scheme
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Perkbox benefits including monthly freebies from Greggs or Café Nero
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DigiCare+ access: Digital GP, annual health checks, mental health support & more
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Discounted gym memberships
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Free eye test every two years
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Discounted mobile phone contracts
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Annual bonus through our People Partnership (after 6 months)
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Extra allowances for First Aiders & Mental Health First Aiders
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Wellness programme & Employee Charity Matching Scheme
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Celebration Day – enjoy an extra day off after one year’s service to celebrate a life event 🎉
🚀 Join Us
If you’re an engineer who takes pride in keeping production moving and wants to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help power the future of Noble Foods, Gainsborough Poultry site.