Multi-skilled Engineer

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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