Maintenance Engineer

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Maintenance Engineer - Multi Skilled

Days Only! 

To work as part of the engineering team to provide effective and efficient mechanical and electrical support throughout the factory. Tasks will involve reactive support in the factory; continuous improvement projects planned though the maintenance system and planned maintenance tasks. The role will be working with a wide range of complex automated cooking processes and packaging equipment.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide a proactive response to maintenance, continuous improvement tasks and reactive breakdowns on site
• Accurate recording of all work activities
• Completion of RCAs as required
• Escalation of any further works required
• Identification of CI projects for repetitive problems

Essential:

• Relevant Engineering qualification – HNC or Level 3 NVQ 
• Experience of working in a similar role

Desirable:

• Experience of operating in a FMCG environment
• IOSH
• Experience of working with WCM processes
• Experience of Continuous Improvement processes and methodologies

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and confident team player with the ability to demonstrate and work under own initiative
• Energetic, adaptable and flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude
• A high level of attention to detail
• The ability to manage time effectively, to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Demonstrable fault diagnostic abilities

Essential:

• Relevant Engineering qualification – HNC or Level 3 NVQ 
• Experience of working in a similar role

Desirable:

• Experience of operating in a FMCG environment
• IOSH
• Experience of working with WCM processes
• Experience of Continuous Improvement processes and methodologies

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and confident team player with the ability to demonstrate and work under own initiative
• Energetic, adaptable and flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude
• A high level of attention to detail
• The ability to manage time effectively, to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Demonstrable fault diagnostic abilities

• Matched pension scheme
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen
• Retailer discount platform
• Staff discount 
• And plenty more!