At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep our fast-paced food production running smoothly with hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance.
- Company: Join Vitacress Salads, a leading UK salad supplier with a focus on quality and teamwork.
- Benefits: Earn up to £55,000 plus training funds, bonuses, pension, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Enjoy extensive training opportunities and career growth in a supportive culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Electrical mechanical qualification or relevant experience; problem-solving and teamwork skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 38708 £ per year.
Location: St Mary Bourne
Shift: 4on4off – 2 days / 2 nights
Salary: up to £55,000 (plus £3,000 annual training fund) and eligible to join our bonus scheme, company pension and private medical insurance
Are you a hands-on engineer who loves solving problems and keeping things running smoothly? Looking for a hands‑on engineering role where no two days are the same? Ready to use your electrical and mechanical skills to keep a fast‑paced production site running at its best? Want to be part of a team that values reliability, continuous improvement, and making a real impact?
In this role you will…
- Work as part of the engineering team reporting to the Shift Engineering Lead
- Take a hands‑on approach to maintenance within a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment
- Support production by keeping machinery running efficiently and safely
- Work collaboratively with Production, Technical, and Hygiene teams
- Operate across different areas of the site with flexibility
- Contribute to continuous improvement and site performance
You can do this if you…
- Have a recognised electrical mechanical qualification (e.g. HNC, HND, BTEC L3, City & Guilds, or relevant apprenticeship) or experience in a similar working environment
- Can carry out both reactive and planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Can diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults effectively
- Can read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings
- Work with pneumatic systems and carry out basic fabrication/welding
- Analyse problems and implement practical, timely solutions
- Plan and prioritise tasks while working under pressure
You’ll do this for us…
- Minimise downtime and maximise equipment reliability
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Environmental, and Food Safety standards
- Drive continuous improvement to increase efficiency and reduce waste
- Accurately record maintenance activities to support audits and improvements
- Maintain high production and quality standards across the site
- Work collaboratively to resolve issues quickly and effectively
Did you know… We’re committed to developing our engineers and offer a wide range of training opportunities: including electrical controls, 18th Edition, machinery safety, hydraulics, pneumatics, and multi‑skilled conversion programmes. You’ll also have the chance to build your automation expertise through PLC maintenance and programming, along with exposure to OEM machinery systems and specialist tools such as AutoCAD and welding. Alongside technical training, we invest in your growth with courses in Lean Sigma, IOSH Managing Safely, Prince2, and structured management development programmes to support your long‑term career progression.
About Vitacress Salads: Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover, is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing our talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.
Electrical Multi-Skilled Engineer in Andover employer: Vitacress
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