Engineering - Days Engineer

Finsbury Food Group Plc; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery group in Cardiff is seeking a Reliability Engineer to enhance engineering standards. This hands-on role focuses on increasing asset reliability and reducing downtime through continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will drive maintenance activities, support investigations, and collaborate across teams. Attractive benefits include enhanced leave, educational opportunities, and a participatory work culture.

Benefits

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts

Company shop available

Refer a Friend Scheme

Employee Recognition Awards

Extensive Learning & Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in reliability engineering.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience in developing maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Improve engineering standards via CMMS.
• Lead the redevelopment of maintenance activities.
• Support investigations for Root Cause Problem Solving.
• Provide flexible engineering support to reduce downtime.
• Work cross-functionally to identify and solve issues.

Skills

CMMS expertise

Root Cause Problem Solving

Engineering standards improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Proactive engineering

Job description

Salary: Competitive with opportunity for growth

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Engineering team as a Reliability Engineer at our Memory Lane Cakes site in Cardiff, part of the Finsbury Food Group. This is a hands-on, improvement-focused role, ideal for someone passionate about driving engineering reliability, performance, and innovation in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Our Memory Lane Cakes site is one of our cake bakeries within Finsbury Food Group. We make a large percentage of the UK's sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes. They employ over 850 people on site and the sites runs 24/7, which encompasses a culture of Team work, friendly and respectful leadership and a focus on Continuous improvement at all levels.

This is what you'll actually do!

As a Reliability Engineer, you'll be the subject matter expert in our computerised maintenance management system (CMMS), taking ownership of improving engineering standards across the site. Your mission is to increase asset reliability and reduce downtime through structured continuous improvement and proactive engineering.

You’ll lead the redevelopment of our planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training materials, and operational blueprints. Your work will directly support KPI improvements and engineering effectiveness across the site.

You’ll play a key role in Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) by supporting investigations and driving the implementation of engineering-led improvements. Your input will help ensure that learnings are embedded and that recurring issues are addressed effectively. In addition, you’ll provide flexible engineering support to the wider team, contributing where needed to maintain smooth operations and minimise downtime. You’ll also get involved in site-wide initiatives such as Asset Care, ITF projects, and capital project delivery.

You’ll work cross-functionally with the CI team and broader operational teams, identifying issues and designing practical, innovative solutions that improve equipment reliability, documentation, and engineering processes.

What's in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products!)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – t&cs dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!