Multi-skilled Engineer

Company: Valeo Foods
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Location: Gateshead
Job Description:

Multi‑skilled Engineer – Electrical Bias (Gateshead)

4 on 4 off, 6 am till 6 pm and 6 pm till 6 am (rotating shifts)

We’re hiring electrically biased multi‑skilled engineers – Join us in Gateshead!

Valeo Foods UK seeks a multi‑skilled engineer to join our Gateshead site, home of the much‑loved tortilla crisps and rice cakes. If you’re passionate about engineering, thrive in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, and want to be part of a positive can‑do team that keeps some of the UK’s favourite snacks on the shelves, you’ll fit right in.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Daily repair of machinery and carrying out proactive tasks when possible
  • Planning and monitoring machine performance
  • Monitoring failure
  • Supporting external contractors
  • Technical support for production when required
  • Maintain the highest standards in housekeeping, adopting a clean‑as‑you‑go policy
  • Maintain the highest standards when completing paperwork and work sign‑off

Key areas of the role:

  • Health and safety and safe work practices
  • Food safety, minimizing day‑to‑day risks with the running of the plant and involving contractors
  • Planning to ensure that the company can hit its required targets
  • Firefighting machinery, site services upkeep and carrying out ongoing maintenance PPM in a timely manner
  • Promote and contribute to the continuous improvement of the running of the company
  • Minimise downtime
  • Train / guide production staff in the correct way to treat our machinery and help train our maintenance technicians from within our department
  • Work on projects as allocated by the Engineering Manager
  • Any other duties as requested by the Engineering Manager

Qualifications

  • Relevant electrical engineering qualification with basic mechanical skills
  • Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation and electrical safety
  • Proactive and able to use your own initiative
  • Experience of FMCG operations
  • PC literate (capable of using computer‑based maintenance systems)

What we offer you in return

  • 4 on 4 off, 6 am till 6 pm and 6 pm till 6 am (rotating shifts)
  • Excellent career opportunities
  • Pension scheme
  • Death in service
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Retailer discount platform
  • Staff discount
  • And plenty more!

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Posted: June 12th, 2026