Engineer

WES group; Moreton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Moreton, Wirral, CH46 1PR
Salary - £51,202 per annu m
Shift Pattern:

• Week 1: Monday–Thursday (06:00 - 16:00)
• Week 2: Tuesday–Friday (06:00 - 16:00)
• Plus 1 Sunday every 4 weeks (06:00 - 16:00)

Our Moreton site—the home of the iconic Cadbury Mini Roll—is looking for a multi skilled and proactive engineer to join our reliability engineering team. In this specialist role, you'll be the go‑to engineer for a designated plant area, driving reliability, supporting improvements, and embedding best‑in‑class maintenance practices.

If you’re passionate about engineering, take pride in high standards, and want to make a real impact in a fast‑moving, food manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll be doing

As a Focus Technician, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our production lines run smoothly and efficiently. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance across the plant
• Completing condition‑based monitoring such as vibration analysis, lubrication, thermography and oil sampling
• Responding to breakdowns and supporting fast, effective repair
• Leading plant-specific follow‑up work and reliability improvements
• Recommending and developing new maintenance tasks
• Preparing planned jobs, including parts collection and "job in a box" setups
• Ordering and managing critical spares
• Taking an active role in plant OEE initiatives, MBRs, RCAs and planning sessions
• Ensuring full and accurate use of CMMS systems (SAP)
• Supporting training for apprentices, technicians and other colleagues
• Collaborating with other Focus Technicians across different plants when needed

What we need from you:

• A time-served engineer (multi‑skilled preferred) with an engineering qualification
• Experienced in a manufacturing environment—ideally food
• Skilled in CMMS systems (SAP experience is a bonus)
• Organised, methodical and able to self‑manage workstreams
• Strong in problem‑solving with a root-cause mindset
• Knowledgeable in H&S, Quality and Food Safety compliance
• A great communicator and team player

Ready to roll?

If you’re passionate about engineering excellence and want to help shape the future of the Moreton site, we’d love to hear from you