Manufacturing Engineer in Worksop

You might know this role as a Facilities Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or Manufacturing Engineer, but here at Butternut Box, we call it a Multi‑Skilled Engineer. As a Multi‑Skilled Engineer for a dual site operation, Rudie’s Kitchen, our Manufacturing Site and Ace’s Pantry, our UK Warehouse & Fulfilment Centre, you will have full accountability for the efficient upkeep of all production, fulfilment and site services equipment.

The Engineer needs to be able to fault-find and problem-solve on a broad range of equipment and situations, which is key to resolving technical/engineering issues in a high-volume production environment where keeping the plant running safely and efficiently is the prime objective. We are pleased to say, this is a full-time permanent contract, you will be working a rolling average of 41 hours per week working on a shift rotation with a mixture of days/nights and some weekend working. The working shifts consist of:

• Days: 6am to 6pm
• Nights: 6pm to 6am

In this role, you can expect to…

• Partner with our production and fulfilment teams to ensure the full availability of people, knowledge, skills and equipment to keep us cooking (and to be able to cook more as we scale).
• Be an expert, guide and coach demonstrating shift leadership during the day-to-day running of the Kitchen, advising and sharing a view of how we can operate during proactive and reactive requirements with the shift leadership team.
• Be readily available and the first point of contact to diagnose and fix plant issues, including site services.
• Own and drive the reliability of our machinery and react promptly and proactively to breakdown issues escalated across the entire Kitchen whilst on duty.
• Provide the final port of call for our teams in diagnosing reasons for the plant not running to Standard Operating Conditions and being the highest technical skill within the factory's day-to-day operation.
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis of efficiency losses & significant breakdowns.
• Drive the CI plan for your area of ownership, working alongside the days-based Engineering Team.
• Be a key part of the operations team through short interval control meetings, collaborating cross-functionally and supporting Op’s with coaching, SOP writing and Technical Training.
• Ensure a robust and informative handover to the oncoming shift to continue activity cohesively, equally ensuring handover to the other side so we can always be moving things forward.
• Provide site Services (Cooling systems, steam, air, water, gas and electricity) and full site asset install base (Mixing, Filling, Cooking, Freezing & Fulfilment).

A bit about you:

• Strong multi-skilled engineering background including completion of a recognised apprenticeship.
• Multi-Skilled Engineer with electrical bias, ideally with strong experience in Electrical diagnostics.
• Qualified to HNC level in an Engineering discipline.
• Hungry for a challenge and keen to grow something to our next phase of growth.
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage with shift operations teams.
• PC literate in cloud-based systems, ideally Google Suite, etc.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an Engineering or Senior Technician Role.
• Supervisory experience with broad working knowledge of relevant safety legislation.
• Well-practised planning, organisation and scheduling skills.
• Ability to coach and train, leading others by example.
• Easily approachable with good interpersonal skills, with creative thinking and analytical skills.
• Loves dogs (naturally).

Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year (equivalent to 33 days holiday) plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 5 days). 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self-care (equivalent to 5 days). Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development. Enhanced parental leave (52 weeks’ maternity leave inclusive of 26 weeks fully paid and 6 weeks fully paid paternity/secondary leave). Get discounted Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Healthcare. Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy. Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza. Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box. Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging. Prepare for adorable office dog overload—meet Cleo, Paxo, Cali, Ronnie, Harvey, Milo, and many more. Holidays and Paws days are pro-rated for those working part time or job share.

A bit about Butternut:

At Butternut, we put the food back into dog food. We believe dogs deserve to eat the healthiest, most natural and tastiest food with none of the nasties. That’s why we make freshly prepared dog food. Cooked like you would at home. Delivered in perfect portions. Our goal is to help dogs live healthier, happier and longer lives whilst leaving humans smiling after every interaction. We’ve come a long way since our co-founders (Kev & Dave) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, we now feed a lot of dogs across the UK – and we want to feed dogs everywhere. And to do this, we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition to come and work with us.

A few things to note: Butternut Box is an equal-opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We’re not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from under-represented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We’re ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.