Job Description

Site Maintenance Engineer

Location

- Based in Ilminster - Somerset


Salary - Up to 38k depending on experience

Hours

- Mon-Fri 8:00 - 16.00 with flexibility around Kitchen start time can be am to 3pm or 7.30am to 3.30pm.

Overview

As part of the Engineering Team, the Site Engineering Lead will provide day-to-day leadership of site engineering activities, ensuring reliability of production equipment, services, and infrastructure.


The role is responsible for delivering effective maintenance practices, continuous improvement activities, safe working standards, and development of the site engineering team while supporting site operational objectives.

Main Responsibilities

Site Engineering Leadership

Lead and coordinate the site Engineering Team and maintenance activities, aligning priorities with Site Management

Act as the senior on-site engineering point of contact

Lead by example in demonstrating company values, safety behaviours, and compliance

Support development and training of the engineering team in line with site requirements

Equipment Reliability

Ensure effective response to breakdowns to minimise downtime

Deliver and maintain the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, reviewing effectiveness to improve asset reliability

Manage critical site assets and spare parts processes

Communicate engineering activities, risks, and improvement opportunities to site leadership

Maintenance Budget & Contractors

Management of the site Engineering Repairs & Maintenance budget

Coordinate service contracts and contractor activity on site

Track and report key engineering KPIs and spend to site management

Safety & Compliance

Lead site engineering health & safety practices

Support audits and drive completion of resulting engineering actions

Continuous Improvement

Implement Root Cause Analysis for significant breakdowns and integrate findings into PPM improvements

Support Lean and professional maintenance methodologies

Identify and support site-level capital improvement projects

Energy & Sustainability

Monitor site utility usage and engineering waste

Good to have


Proven experience of acting as senior site engineer

Engineering apprenticeship with relevant technical qualifications

Strong mechanical/electrical experience in manufacturing environments

Understanding of food safety and HACCP practices (desirable)

Experience managing contractors and safe systems of work

Project and maintenance planning experience

Strong communication and organisational skills

Be flexible with regards to working arrangements; be able to undertake a variety of jobs and understand that, as a 24-hour operation, working hours may vary, inclusive of a call-out process.

If you tick most of these boxes but not all--don't stress. We're all about potential.

Excellent Benefits including

Paid leave on your birthdays, moving house, become grandparent or your child starts school for the first time staff profit share Wellbeing program 30% staff discount Access to CookieJar Smart Spending discounts and free food perks. Team meals , events & away days Be part of a B-Corp-certified business that values sustainability, people, and the community.
And many more ?.

What Cook is About

We're a proudly independent, family-owned B Corp, which basically means we care. A lot. About our food. About our people. And about doing the right thing--even when it's not the easy thing.





Our vision for COOK has always been that we are a place where EVERYONE is welcome. We want everyone to feel like they belong at COOK. We all have different roles, different abilities and different personalities. By collaborating we can do remarkable things. Whatever your story, if you would like to grow with COOK please apply.





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