Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer

Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer 

Pontefract (Home of Butterkist Popcorn) 

Rotating shifts: Monday to Thursday (including a 5am start on Mondays) – 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, and 10pm-6am. Friday shifts – 6am-1pm, 1pm-8pm, and 8pm-3am.

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role
This is a great opportunity for a qualified Multi-Skilled Engineer who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced manufacturing environment. Joining a team of six Shift Engineers, you’ll be key to keeping the site running smoothly through a mix of planned and reactive maintenance. You’ll prioritise breakdowns, carry out initial fault finding on site services such as compressors, boilers and chillers, and work closely with production teams to reduce downtime and improve efficiency. If you’re proactive, safety-focused and looking to make a real impact, this could be the perfect next step in your engineering career.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual salary of £47,496.

• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Carrying out hands-on maintenance and repairs across production and site equipment to keep operations running smoothly

• Diagnosing and resolving breakdowns, reducing downtime through effective fault-finding and continuous improvement

• Collaborating with Shift Engineers, production teams and contractors to ensure safe, efficient and aligned ways of working

• Supporting site performance by maintaining high standards in health, safety and food quality

• Building technical expertise through PPM development, accurate record-keeping and knowledge-sharing

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• Bring your knowledge of food manufacturing environments to a team where your experience will be highly valued.

• Use your strong communication and problem-solving skills to positively influence outcomes and support team success.

• Apply your hands-on engineering background with a minimum of Level 3 in electrical engineering with multi-skilled capability.

• While additional qualifications or broader experience are a plus, we welcome applicants with the core requirements and a readiness to grow.

• If you’re enthusiastic, committed, and driven to succeed, you’ll thrive in our culture that champions ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

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