11/12/2025

GBR-Bugle

Shift Maintenance Engineer 

Better Food. Brighter Future
We are seeking a new Engineer to join our team working on a a shift basis to service, maintain and repair all factory equipment in order for production to be maintained at optimum efficiency and to enable delivery of key performance targets, safely, effectively and efficiently to meet the required customer and technical standards. Shift pattern is on a 4 week cycle working Monday to Friday, with a Monday to Thursday pattern once in each cycle.

We're tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time. Challenging enough for you? 
Join us as we change meat production as we know it.

Our Engineers will

• Be attending breakdowns, in order to minimise machinery downtime and to assist with attaining the factory operational performance targets
• Maintain machinery in the highest order to ensure availability of plant to the operations team at all time.
• Diagnose defects, effect repairs and evaluate results (test before handing back)
• Identify and order the correct spare parts from different sources and communicate this information to all other team members
• Monitor and carry out dynamic performance tests of new and current machinery on a continuing basis.
• Be available for prompt attendance to breakdown with the correct tools within 2 minutes from callout
• Maintain machinery in the highest order to ensure availability of plant to the operations team at all times
• Diagnose defects, effect repairs and evaluate results (test before handing back)
• Understand system drawings and machinery manuals (Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic)
• Access information in order to keep up to date with current technology advancements and implement best practice
• Identify and order the correct spare parts from different sources and communicate this information to all other team members
• Monitor and recycle materials in order to reduce costs
• Monitor and carry out dynamic performance tests of new and current machinery on a continuing basis
• Liaise with Contractors, assess the quality and performance of their work in order to ensure that correct standards are maintained
• Keep records up to date in accordance with good engineering practices and carry out effective handovers
• Communicate with other departments, to influence and educate in order to draw attention to current state, impending problems and to develop a spirit of co-operation 
  across all departments

One crown, one team
From workers, farmers and management, we’re working towards better solutions for food.

We are looking for an Engineer who will 

•    Will have formal engineering qualification/recognised with multi-skilling focus (equivalent of a minimum of level 3)

•    Understand system drawings and machinery manuals (Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic)

•    Have Knowledge and understanding of supply chain – including requirements and expectations from intake through to processing, despatch and the end customer.

•    Have the ability to prioritise workload effectively with awareness of the production shift plan

•    Have experience of working within a factory environment.

•    Be Hands on engineering experience (New Tech)

•    Convey accurate information effectively using the most appropriate methods to 
reflect the needs of the audience and ensure understanding 

• Ensure Good standards of General Manufacturing Practice and that the area is audit 
ready at all times. 

• Continuously review and identify ways to improve efficiency and yields and reduce 
costs and waste whilst maintaining quality and technical standards.

• Undertake any duties within your skills and capabilities which the Company 
reasonably considers necessary to meet business needs 

What We Offer

•    Excellent salary of £43,000pa to £46,500pa depending on knowledge and experience
•    36 Days Holiday per year
•    Group Life Assurance Scheme
•    Salary Exchange Pension Scheme 
•    Cycle to Work Scheme 
 
The Danish Crown UK Bugle site specialises in the deboning of pork legs and the onward processing of gammon products for our customers. On average we debone 20,000 legs a day and this product can then be cured or cooked. Also, the packing of residual products and final products for our wholesale customers is done at this site.

We are a food company owned by Danish farmers supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we're more than 26,000 colleagues, all committed to lowering our carbon footprint and becoming climate neutral by 2050, for better food and a brighter future.

All employees are expected to operate in line with our Leadership principles
•    Totality: We always put the overall interests of the company first, sacrifice our own targets for the greater good, and actively resist silo culture.
•    Talent: We always select the strongest team, prioritize diversity, and dare to hire people who are more skilled than we are.
•    Ambition: We set ambitious targets and do not get excited about easily achieved green numbers, and we dare to “lean out” in the pursuit of better results.
•    Trust: We fight every day against the “zero-mistake culture” and accept that mistakes are part of our professional and personal development journey.
•    Followership: We strive daily to create followership from our employed colleagues and act as role models by living out our values and leadership principles.