Engineering Technician - Job Share

Business Unit: Nestle UK&I 

Location: York Factory

Shift Pattern:   This will be based on a 24/7hr pattern (days & Nights), average weekly hours are 21 hours. 1wk 36 hours, 1 week 24 hours, 1 week off

Salary: £33084.00 plus companywide benefits

This is a Part time Permanent Opportunity

Position Summary

 
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost and as a result increase asset intensity.  This includes the repairing, reporting and analysis of unplanned technical failures, and the execution of planned and scheduled maintenance in order to prevent unplanned technical failures.  Provide technical expertise to reduce both technical and production losses, including coaching and/or participating in problem solving, implementing solutions, sharing knowledge, building competence.

Your impact

 
As an Engineering Technician, you will participate in the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme, aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost and as a result increase asset intensity.

Key Responsibilities include:

•    Providing technical expertise to reduce both technical and production losses, including coaching and/or participating in problem solving, implementing solutions, sharing knowledge, building competence

•    Providing input for annual maintenance budget. Reporting and tracking of the maintenance work order costs 

•    Support production to eliminate quality defects, safety risks and chronic technical issues

•    Lead and participate in breakdown analysis 

•    Actively participate in maintenance routines to ensure that maintenance activities are

scheduled and executed in time with high quality 

•    Assist with the technical training program for all factory operational staff
•    Strong Problem Solving and Fault Diagnosis skills are essential as well as previous knowledge of a Computerised Maintenance Management System. 
•    You will be a team player with a real drive for continuous improvement and development. 

Ingredients for success

The Successful Applicant:

 
•    Will have an NVQ Level 3 and National Certificate or Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, as well as a time served apprenticeship (please ensure detailed on CV)
•    Dual trained (mechanical and electrical) with proven experience in manufacturing, Food industry being preferable 

•    18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS7671) 

•    Experience in Installation and inspection and Testing e.g minor works training or City and Guilds

What you need to Know

This job share would alternate between days and nights, for example:

The closing date for this role is 6th March 2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

What can we offer in return?

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers.  That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.  Be yourself, everyone else is taken!

 
Right to work in the UK 

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.  We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.

Nestlé UK & I is committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.