Industrial Engineer

Company: Kanes Foods Ltd
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Location: Middle Littleton
Job Description:

Job Title: Industrial Engineer (Site Services)

Location: Cleeve Road, Evesham

Job Type: Permanent

Reporting into: Industrial Engineering Manager

Salary: £51,380 (Days) or £56,518 (Nights)

Hours: Days = 4on/4off 06:00am-18:00pm OR Nights = 4on/4off 18:00pm-06:00am

Main purpose of the role:

The Industrial Engineer will support the Manager with the delivery of the department’s daily operations.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Actively participate in the completion of the assigned PMs to ensure departmental KPI’s.
  • Clear communication of breakdowns and repairs done by verbal, email and by supporting Engineering shift report.
  • Perform repairs of mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Ability to Identify and implement improvements to the PMs to make them more effective.
  • Develop and maintain relations with the Production Engineering, Engineering Administration & Stores teams
  • Identify efficiency opportunities and improvements to plant to enhance operation productivity.
  • Company procedures, legislation and good working practices are adhered too.
  • Responding to breakdowns in a timely manner & communicate issues /works completion to requesters
  • Completion of daily handovers to ensure that site issues & activities are captured & visible to the Industrial Engineering team

Job requirements:

Skills & Experience required to do this role…

  • Experience of Electrical/Mechanical installation, Ammonia compressors, Refrigeration plant, Glycol plant chillers, Cooling towers, air compressors, Pumps & motors, Industrial Boilers. Formal qualifications in any of these disciplines is mandatory however training will be available upon request.
  • Effective communication and a good understanding of FMCG activities.
  • Good communication and updates given to all relevant departments. Clear description of the fault and successful rectification
  • All breakdowns and planned repairs are done effectively and to the allocated time.
  • Complete PMs to ensure they are affective and give value.
  • Familiarity with data bases, permit to work, Work order requests, Work orders & Stores
  • Good communication and ability to discuss issues, attain good feedback.
  • Minimum 5+ years within FMCG
  • Ability to complete basic weld repairs an advantage.

Qualifications:

  • HACCP level 3 and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications would also be useful for this role but not essential, as the opportunity to gain these will be provided.

Company Benefits:

  • 23.5 Days holiday including Bank Holidays
  • Company pension contributions 5%
  • Health Cash Plan – Westfield Health
  • Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Posted: May 23rd, 2026