Multi-Skilled Engineer
About Us
Growing is in our nature. Over 50 years ago, we started life as a small family farm with a handful of people and a modest range of crops. Today, we’re a global farming and food business working thousands of acres and employing thousands of people around the world to grow, process, pack and market a range of fresh produce.
Supplying our premium produce to some of the UK’s leading retailers and restaurants, we are very proud of what we do and how we do it. With our impressive green credentials, we truly are committed to sustainability, demonstrating continued investment in the latest technologies to help maintain our carbon neutral footprint.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Production Support Engineer to join our busy Engineering team at Barfoots.
Engineering plays a vital role in keeping our production operation running safely, efficiently and reliably. Working closely with Production, you’ll help maximise equipment uptime through a combination of planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, while identifying opportunities to improve plant performance.
With either a mechanical or electrical bias, you’ll be confident diagnosing faults, responding to machinery breakdowns and carrying out root cause analysis within a fast-paced FMCG or manufacturing environment.
You’ll also play an active role in continuous improvement, helping us increase efficiency, reduce downtime and improve energy and cost performance across the site.
Shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off | 6am–6pm
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out mechanical and electrical maintenance across production equipment
- Respond quickly and safely to machinery breakdowns
- Diagnose faults and complete effective root cause analysis
- Maximise equipment uptime, reliability and availability
- Complete and continuously improve planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
- Support both reactive and proactive maintenance activities
- Maintain accurate records of work completed and spare parts used
- Ensure equipment is maintained to high safety, hygiene and operational standards
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects across the site
What We’re Looking For
- Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively on your own initiative
- Electrical control panel troubleshooting experience would be an advantage
- Desirable Experience
- Experience working with inverters and PLC systems
- Carrying out effective Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Developing and improving PPM programmes
- Experience within FMCG or fresh food manufacturing
Why Work for Barfoots?
- Investors in People Silver accredited
- Company pension & Life Assurance
- 24/7 Online GP & Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee benefits & discounts platform
- Training, development & career opportunities
- Discounted leisure membership & vegetable boxes
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Highfield-approved training centre
- Join a fast-growing, sustainability-focused business
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