Engineer
Job description
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Company description:
Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.
At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.
Job description:
Location: Ambrosia Creamery, PL16 0BB
Salary: £55,000+ per year + overtime
Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off (alternating days & nights)
About the role
We are looking for a skilled Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join our engineering team at the Ambrosia Creamery in Lifton, Devon. This role is key to keeping our production lines running efficiently, ensuring our iconic products reach millions of customers every day.
What you’ll be doing
- Diagnosing, repairing, and preventing equipment faults to minimise downtime
- Carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance across food process, filling, and packing machinery
- Using your Siemens PLC expertise for programming, troubleshooting, and fault-finding
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability and performance
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a safe, high-performing environment
What we’re looking for
- A qualified Electrical Engineer (NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent)
- Knowledge of Siemens PLCs with proven experience in fault diagnosis
- Familiarity with process controls and instrumentation (desirable but not essential)
- A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to work effectively on a rotating shift pattern
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary of £55,000+ plus overtime opportunities
- 4 on, 4 off rotating days and nights shift pattern
- Comprehensive training, including machine-specific OEM training
- Career development opportunities within Premier Foods
- Low staff turnover – this vacancy is due to a retirement, not churn
Benefits
- £55,000+ per year + overtime
- Attendance bonus
- Additional service days and long-service rewards
- Access to employee benefits including Share Save scheme, Cycle to Work, and more
- Heavily subsidised canteen
- Staff shop with major discounts on the Premier Foods range
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Application advice
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⚡ Highlight your Siemens PLC expertise prominently as this is specifically mentioned as essential for programming and troubleshooting
🔧 Emphasise your electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, HNC or equivalent) as this is a core requirement
📊 Quantify your maintenance experience: 'Reduced downtime by 25% through proactive fault diagnosis on 8 production lines'
🏭 Showcase any food manufacturing or process industry experience as this role is at Ambrosia Creamery
🔄 Demonstrate your flexibility with shift work and rotating patterns as the role requires 4 on, 4 off days/nights
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- •Programmed and troubleshot Siemens PLC systems across 12 production lines, reducing average fault resolution time from 4 hours to 90 minutes
- •Implemented planned maintenance schedule for food process machinery, achieving 98% uptime across filling and packing equipment over 18-month period
- •Led continuous improvement project that enhanced equipment reliability by 35%, preventing £180k in potential production losses annually
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Premier Foods' position as Multi-Skilled Engineer at Ambrosia Creamery represents exactly the type of challenging electrical engineering role I seek, particularly given the opportunity to work with Siemens PLC systems and contribute to maintaining production lines that serve 94% of British households.
My background in electrical engineering with proven experience in fault diagnosis and equipment maintenance would enable me to minimise downtime and support the continuous improvement initiatives that keep Premier Foods' iconic brands reaching millions of customers daily.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with Siemens PLC programming and fault-finding
- ›How would you approach diagnosing an unexpected equipment fault on a production line?
- ›What process controls and instrumentation systems have you worked with?
- ›Explain the difference between planned and reactive maintenance strategies
- ›How do you ensure safety when working on electrical systems in a food manufacturing environment?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure to minimise production downtime
- ›Describe a situation where you contributed to a continuous improvement initiative
- ›How do you adapt to working rotating shift patterns including nights?
- ›Give an example of when you collaborated with colleagues to solve a complex technical problem
- ›Tell me about a time you had to learn a new system or technology quickly
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure to minimise production downtime
Describe a situation where you contributed to a continuous improvement initiative