Electrical Maintenance Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Come and join us! We currently have a permanent opportunity for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our team in Willand, Devon.
- This post is working Daytime
- The hours of work and shift patterns are 12 hour shifts, 4on 4off
- The rate of pay is: £816.32 days / £880.34 nights weekly
- Overtime paid 1.5x after weekly completion of 42 hours
Reporting directly to Engineering night shift supervisor our Electrical Maintenance Engineer's main responsibilities will be:
- Maintain all electrical equipment on site in the safest and most efficient manner. Adhering to site engineering procedure.
- Reactive maintenance to machinery and plant. Individually or as part of a team. To carry out nightly Planned preventative maintenance and inspections.
- Work well independently as a shift electrician, fault finding, understanding electrical drawings and schematics. To be confident with decision making on diagnosing equipment failures.
- Ensure you work safely at all times, adhering to the 2SFG Health and Safety procedure.
- Good housekeeping and completing jobs to a satisfactory standard always complying with food manufacturing procedures.
- Ability to prioritise jobs on plant critical equipment in a timely manner.
The role is fast paced and it's important that the right candidate has got all relevant qualifications and Strong background in electrical fault finding.
Required Qualifications:
- Industry Recognized Electrical Qualification.
- NVQ level 3 and above
- 17th edition electrical (Desirable)
- Testing and inspection (Desirable)
We are one of British business's most compelling success stories of the past 20 years. More than 15,000 colleagues drawn from 36 nationalities help to make a mind-boggling array of some of the finest food in Britain - From poultry to pizza to pies, from ready meals to ranges of soup. We started out from very humble beginnings in the early 1990s, and from there 2 Sisters has grown to become one of the leading food manufacturing companies in Europe, producing great quality, great value food.
We have a strong UK presence in poultry, chilled and bakery food categories, as well as a brand favourite with Holland’s pies. We are also committed to delivering the highest quality products to the British public and to our retail and food service customers. Our customers include Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.
Package Description
- Opportunities for Overtime
- Free onsite parking
- Canteen on site
- Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
- Full and Part Time Contracts Available
- £100 refer a friend scheme
- Free buses to work for the from certain routes
- Employee assistance programme.
- Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
- Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension
- A COVID 19 safe environment.
- Wellbeing support on site
- Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development
- In-house training that includes L2 and L1 Health and Safety certification, and paid apprenticeship opportunities with fantastic career progression.
- Fast Track to become a skilled colleague - Progression and Development Opportunities
- Employee of the Month - Passion & Pride
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Electrical Maintenance Engineer roles across 2 Sisters Food Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Food & Beverage Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £816 - £880 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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