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Multi Skilled Engineer

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Finsbury Food Group

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United Kingdom , Hamilton

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Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Engineering team in a permanent role as a Multi Skilled Engineer based at our Hamilton site as part of ‘Finsbury Food Group.’ 135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. Lightbody’s is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites.

Job Responsibility:

  • Assist in the daily maintenance of production equipment
  • Deal with any unscheduled and emergency maintenance work, including all fault finding and necessary repair
  • Ensure quick and efficient management of breakdowns
  • Identify the root cause of issues
  • Book the duration, root cause and materials used through the Company CMMS
  • Deliver the maintenance programme in line with the planned preventative maintenance vision
  • Perform work following a 'clean as you go' ethic in accordance with good manufacturing practice
  • Ensure maintenance work is carried out with due diligence and in compliance with food safety, health and safety and legal and quality systems
  • Participate in project work including continuous and profit improvement
  • Share ideas about improvements to production lines, individual machinery or other operations
  • Work closely with the site operations team
  • Build positive relationships with key stakeholders

Requirements:

  • Fully qualified multi skilled engineer with relevant qualifications
  • Electrical bias
  • Previous working experience gained in an FMCG environment
  • Experience of working in a lean/continuous improvement environment
  • Flexible with a hand on approach
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Team player
What we offer:
  • Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
  • Enhanced Pension Scheme
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Free Employee Assistance Programme
  • Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform
  • Company shop available at sites
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Employee Recognition Awards
  • Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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