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Are you looking for a role that will allow you to make a genuine difference? Then look no further, you will be working in a well-established Engineering team to ensure that production across the night shift runs smoothly. There will also be continuous improvement-based projects that you will have the opportunity to get stuck into. The business is going through a burst of growth and now is a great time to join. We are looking to speak to Multi-skilled Engineers who are interested in joining a leading food manufacturer that have a presence globally. You will be working for a company that has a fantastic culture along with a world class facility. We are seeking Engineers with either Electrical or Mechanical bias, however, you must have experience in both disciplines. In this role your main responsibility is to ensure that production runs smoothly and planned maintenance is adhered to. Key Responsibilities: Conducting preventative and reactive maintenance on a variety of machinery and equipment, including but not limited to conveyors, processing equipment, packaging machinery, automated baggers, robotics etc. Troubleshooting and diagnosing technical issues to minimise downtime and optimise production efficiency. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing equipment performance and reliability. Adhering to strict food safety and quality standards, always ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Contributing to the development and implementation of maintenance strategies to support long-term operational goals. Requirements: Proven experience in a similar engineering role within the food manufacturing industry. Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems. Proficiency in diagnosing and repairing faults in PLC-controlled machinery. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to maintenance. Understanding of health and safety regulations within a manufacturing environment. Working in such a fast-paced environment, you must have experience working within the food industry or FMCG. You will need to be able to hit the ground running and get stuck in. Ideally, we are looking for apprentice-trained Engineers in Electrical or Mechanical engineering. Keen to find out more? give Wayne a call at The Sterling Choice.

Technical Manager Food Manufacturing North Lincolnshire £70,000 - £75,000 Low staff turnover. Less than 1%. Let that sink in for a second - in food manufacturing. People stay here. On average, for 7 years. That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the culture, the leadership, and how the site is run. Now, due to a wave of long-standing leaders retiring, there s a rare opening. This isn t a steady the ship role. This is a chance to step in and shape what comes next . You ll be reporting into the Site Director, with visibility at group level, leading a team of 20+ across technical. It s a broad remit - roughly 70% customer-facing, 30% factory-facing - so you ll need to be as comfortable in front of retailers as you are on the shop floor. They don t need a manager. They need someone who knows what great looks like - and isn t afraid to raise the bar. You ll be: Driving food safety culture forward (not just maintaining it) Improving standards across the factory Building stronger, more credible relationships with major retailers Bringing best practice back from head office and making it stick on site This is a flagship operation, with a strong reputation already. But they re not interested in standing still. What they re looking for You ve done this before or maybe you re banging at the door of making the step up. Factory Technical Manager, Site Technical Manager or Head of Technical level. You ve worked with the big retailers - M&S, Tesco, the usual suspects - and you understand the standards, the pressure, and how to deliver under both. Ideally, you ve come from a high-care environment. But more importantly - you re someone people listen to. You re credible. Down to earth. You can challenge without alienating. And you know how to bring a team with you. Why this role? Because opportunities like this don t come up often. A stable site. A strong team. A genuine platform to make your mark. Not a fixer-upper. A builder s role. Interested? If this sounds like your kind of move, apply below and we ll set up a confidential chat.

Ever spent months developing a product, only for it to fall over when it hits the factory? Not here. This role is all about making great products work in the real world. You'll take bakery products from concept through to launch, running trials, tweaking recipes, solving problems and working closely with Operations, Technical and Development teams to make sure products leave the development kitchen and successfully make it onto the production line. You'll have the freedom to manage your own projects, rather than waiting for someone to tell you what to do next. What's in it for you? • End-to-end ownership of projects • A busy pipeline of NPD and process work • The chance to influence products before they hit the shelves • A business that continues to invest in innovation and growth What you'll need: • Experience within bakery manufacturing • A background in Process, NPD or Product Development • Experience running factory trials and supporting launches • The ability to manage projects and critical paths without being chased • A genuine interest in food and product innovation If you're currently spending more time updating spreadsheets thandeveloping products, this could be worth a conversation.

Night Shift Maintenance Team Leader Join Our FMCG Growth Journey! Are you ready to take the lead on a night shift in a highly invested FMCG manufacturing site ? This is your chance to step into a role where development, progression, and impact aren t just buzzwords they re a reality. We re looking for a Maintenance Team Leader to drive our night operations. Ideally, you ll come from a food or FMCG background , with hands-on experience leading a team . But if you re an ambitious professional ready to step up into leadership , and you can prove you know how to get a team firing on all cylinders, we want to hear from you. Here s what s on offer: Lead, inspire, and develop your team on the night shift. Work on a heavily invested site with cutting-edge machinery and processes. Progression opportunities this is a role that grows with you. Be part of a site in expansion your contribution matters, and you ll see the impact. If you re ready to take ownership, lead with confidence, and drive results , this is the role for you. Come join a team that s ambitious, supportive, and excited about the future. Step up. Lead. Make an impact.

Shift Engineer (Electrical Bias) £51,000 Lichfield Panama Shift Pattern 12-hour days & nights, rotating If you like the idea of keeping a factory full of shiny new kit running and don t mind occasionally swearing at it when it stops read on. This is an electrical bias role, but you ll still need to get your hands dirty with the mechanical side. It s a mix of planned maintenance and it s just broken, fix it now moments. The good news? You ll be working in a site that s had serious investment in equipment and technology, so you won t be spending all day coaxing antiques back to life. The work: Keep production equipment running. Fix breakdowns quickly (downtime is expensive and nobody likes it). Do the planned maintenance that stops things breaking in the first place. Help with start-ups, testing, and fine-tuning. Log everything properly so nobody s guessing what happened. What you ll need: An NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3 in Engineering (or equivalent apprenticeship). Strong electrical skills, with decent mechanical knowledge too. Manufacturing experience food is a bonus, not a deal-breaker. A proactive, safety-first approach. What s in it for you: £51k salary. 23 days holiday (goes up with service) + buy more if you want. Free staff transport from Lichfield, Burton, Cannock, Rugeley & Burntwood. Life Assurance 3x salary. 24/7 access to GP, mental health support, and legal advice. Tailored training & development because getting better at your job should be part of the job. Discounts, gym/bike schemes, recognition awards the usual perks. If you can keep the lines moving and don t mind the odd night shift, send your CV or give me a call.

Maintenance Engineer FMCG 4 on / 4 off Looking for a role where you can make a real impact? Good. Because without you, the production lines stop. And when that happens, people get twitchy. Your job? Keep the place running. That means fixing things that break, stopping other things from breaking, and spotting the stuff that could run better if someone actually thought about it. That someone is you. You ll be fault-finding and repairing electrical, mechanical and pneumatic kit, as well as troubleshooting automation systems. Yes, it s hands-on. No, it s not just standing around with a spanner looking important. Why bother applying? 4-on, 4-off (2 days, 2 nights) 12-hour shifts. Salary that won t make you cry + annual bonus based on company performance. Decent holiday allowance. Career progression across multiple UK sites. Retail discounts, life cover, pension, free parking. What we need from you: Recognised apprenticeship (NVQ or above) electrical preferred. Strong electrical & mechanical fault-finding skills. Manufacturing experience (food/FMCG is nice to have, not a deal-breaker). This isn t about helping to deliver our vision or embracing our mission statement . It s about keeping millions of pounds worth of kit running, so the business makes money, and you keep getting paid. If you re interested, give me a call.

Tired of the bowels of beige cubicles, restrictive rules, and an under-stimulating environment? How does joining a dynamic team at a vibrant and endlessly innovative organization sound? If you re a go-getter Packaging Technologist who thrives in the realm of fast-paced, retail-centric environments, then make way - this advert is calling you! This position isn t for the faint-hearted. It s a key role with the power to effect dramatic change as you'll be responsible for the delivery of brand packaging on-shelf - the very face of the brand. Imagine the possibilities, with you racking your brains over print, innovation, quality, and on-time delivery, or tightening the course of an ambitious Plastic Free agenda. This role is your canvas, so go ahead and paint your visionary ideas on it. The nitty-gritty of the role includes applying cost minimisation and reduction techniques across the work - an exhilarating balancing act of ensuring maximum appeal without breaking the bank. Mix that with some exhilarating supplier visits, and we're talking about pushing the envelope in packaging. We said it was more than just a 9-5 gig, didn t we? As an orchestrator, you ll drive the packaging innovation agenda, collaborating with trading, merchandising, technical, development, and packaging teams. Talk about harnessing collective genius! Do you have what it takes? Are you blessed with supplier management capabilities? Can you build, manage, and report on project-based approaches like a hot knife through butter? Do you have the technical chops to lead the packaging agenda with conviction? If you're nodding vehemently, we might be a match. On the flip side, you might be asking, "What's in it for me?" That's a fair question. For one, you get to leave your distinct fingerprint on a wide array of packaging types. And two, being the packaging maestro, you hold sway over shaping up strategies that have a direct bearing on the brand's image and sustainability initiatives. If that doesn t get your heart racing, not much will. Convinced? Ready to tackle packaging challenges head-on, engage suppliers, and champion the cause of the Plastic Free agenda? If yes, pull up your sleeves and let s start chatting! Let s revolutionise packaging together - shall we?

Senior Technical Manager East Riding of Yorkshire Food Manufacturing £80,000 £85,000 + Car Allowance & benefits. Most Technical Managers don t actually want to spend their day sat in meetings, strategising and polishing PowerPoints. They want to be on the factory floor. Close to the action. Solving problems before they become problems. If that sounds like you, keep reading. This is a Site Technical Lead role with a food manufacturer who supplies into the big retailers. And when I say big retailers I mean M&S and Tesco. If you ve never dealt with them before, this isn t the job for you. They need someone who s confident in front of those customers, but equally at home in hairnet and boots, leading the technical agenda across the site. That means making sure the basics quality, hygiene, GMP are nailed every day, while also pushing for better. Better processes, better standards, better results. It s not a desk job. You ll be hands-on, visible, and involved. You ll lead and develop a large technical team, but you ll also be the one who rolls up your sleeves when something goes wrong. Because that s what this kind of role takes. The business? A large food manufacturing group, not caught up in corporate politics, supplying some of the best products to the biggest retailers. They re heavily investing in new equipment, processes and automation, having just spent nearly £2m on a new facility. Background? At least 5+ years experience as a Site Technical Manager in a large food manufacturing organisation. Direct experience with M&S and Tesco (this is non-negotiable) The ability to lead a team with a hands-on approach. Enough commercial awareness to know that quality doesn t exist in a vacuum it has to balance with cost and efficiency. This is a significant role for a business looking to level up. If you're even curious about this, tick the boxes and want to find out more, then apply below and I'll reach out for a confidential conversation.

Site Manager Food Manufacturing East Midlands £70,000 £75,000 If you ve been waiting for the right time to step up into full site leadership, this might be it. This isn t a turnaround. The place is solid. Profitable. Well-respected locally. But it is a business about to go through some big changes. Which is why they need someone like you. The Ops Director you d be working with? We know them. Proper grown-up. No micromanaging, no politics. They ll give you the space to run things the way you know they should be run. And they ll back you when you need them. You ll be leading just over 100 people across Ops, Warehouse, Planning, H&S and CI. The building blocks are there, but the team and systems need shaping. CI needs embedding. Structure needs tightening. And you ll be the one pulling all of it together. It s not an overly complex site. Which means the improvements you bring in will make a big impact quickly reducing costs, sharpening processes, making life easier for the people around you. Background? An experienced Factory Manager, Head of Manufacturing or Senior Ops Manager who s ready for their first full site role. Food industry background is essential. You ll know how to balance shop floor credibility with senior team conversations. If you ve worked with SAP or RedZone, great. If not, no big deal. This isn t a sideways move. The business is going places, and this role will grow with it. Which means it has the potential to be a career-defining one for you. If you re curious, hit apply. We ll keep it confidential.

Maintenance Engineer (Food Manufacturing) Norfolk You ll either like shift work or you ll hate it. If you re still reading, I hope you're in the first group. This role is a bit of everything: planned maintenance, fault finding, reactive fixes, and being the person who gets machinery back up and running while production is standing around staring at it. There s a decent mix of hands-on and improvement work, not just running around putting out fires. The site s fast-paced and the kit you ll be working on covers everything from electrical to mechanical to a bit of PLC and automation. You don t need to be an expert in all of it, but an electrical bias is preferred. You'll need an engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We re not fussy about the type), a grasp of health & safety, and ideally a bit of food/FMCG under your belt. CMMS experience and knowledge of motors, pneumatics, and sensors? Bonus points. It s a proper engineering job, at a proper production site, with solid benefits enhanced pension, life assurance, staff shop, etc. Fancy it? Apply and we ll take it from there. Please apply with an up to date copy of your CV. All applications will receive a response. If you would like a conversation to hear more about this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask for Sam. By applying to this advertised job, you give consent for The Sterling Choice Ltd to hold your information. Our privacy policy can be found on our website (url removed); At your request, this can also be sent to you.

Night Shift Engineer (Maintenance) - Manufacturing Multi Skilled Permanent Nights Monday - Friday shift Overview A well-known manufacturer is looking to add to their Night Shift engineering team and are ready to recruit now. This is a great opportunity for a maintenance engineer who prefers the consistent night shift over a rotating shift pattern. On the night shift, you will have the opportunity to focus on proactive and planned maintenance and engineering whilst also ensuring production levels are maintained. Responsibilities for the Night Shift Engineer Proactive maintenance and site PMs Reactive maintenance and responding to breakdowns quickly Working across both electrical and mechanical faults and maintenance Working on Engineering projects (e.g. commissioning, installations, relocations) Identifying and implementing improvements covering both processes machine output Adhering to site Health & safety rules and legislation on site Requirements for the Night Shift Engineer Time-served / recognised apprenticeship (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject Experience working in a Multi skilled role across mechanical and electrical engineering Ability to and experience of working to a fast pace, ideally confident in a manufacturing environment. If you re interested in this opportunity and your CV is ready then hit the apply button and expect to hear from me soon. Alternatively, if you re CV isn t ready or you just want a quick chat about the role then give me (Gianni) a call on our company number. By applying to this advertised job, you give consent for The Sterling Choice Ltd to hold your information. Our privacy policy can be found on our website. At your request, this can also be sent to you.

Maintenance Engineer Manufacturing 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights) Overview This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer looking to work a shift based role with a major manufacturing company in the area. As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be joining an stable team with low turnover where you will play a key part in company growth. Main priorities for the maintenance engineer will include ensuring the factory is running up to speed and production levels are maintained. Responsibilities for the Maintenance Engineer Proactive maintenance and site PMs Reactive maintenance and responding to breakdowns quickly Working across both electrical and mechanical faults and maintenance Working on Engineering projects (e.g. commissioning, installations, relocations) Identifying and implementing improvements covering both processes machine output Adhering to site Health & safety rules and legislation on site Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer Time-served / recognised apprenticeship (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject Experience working in a Multi skilled role across mechanical and electrical engineering Ability to and experience of working to a fast pace, ideally confident in a manufacturing environment. If you re interested in this opportunity and your CV is ready then hit the apply button and expect to hear from me soon. Alternatively, if you re CV isn t ready or you just want a quick chat about the role then give me (Gianni) a call on our company number. By applying to this advertised job, you give consent for The Sterling Choice Ltd to hold your information. Our privacy policy can be found on our website. At your request, this can also be sent to you.

Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing Multi Skilled 4 on 4 off days and nights Overview This is a great opportunity for a maintenance engineer looking to work a rotational 12 hour shift with extended time off between each rotation. One of the areas well know manufacturers are looking to recruit a maintenance engineer and are ready to hire immediately. As a maintenance engineer, you will be joining an experienced and supportive team who have a strong track-record. You will be a key team player in ensuring the factory is running up to speed and production levels are maintained. Responsibilities for the Maintenance Engineer Proactive maintenance and site PMs Reactive maintenance and responding to breakdowns quickly Working across both electrical and mechanical faults and maintenance Working on Engineering projects (e.g. commissioning, installations, relocations) Identifying and implementing improvements covering both processes machine output Adhering to site Health & safety rules and legislation on site Requirements for the Maintenance Engineer Time-served / recognised apprenticeship (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject Experience working in a Multi skilled role across mechanical and electrical engineering Ability to and experience of working to a fast pace, ideally confident in a manufacturing environment. If you re interested in this opportunity and your CV is ready then hit the apply button and expect to hear from me soon. Alternatively, if you re CV isn t ready or you just want a quick chat about the role then give me (Gianni) a call on our company number. By applying to this advertised job, you give consent for The Sterling Choice Ltd to hold your information. Our privacy policy can be found on our website. At your request, this can also be sent to you.