Maintenance Engineer – Management Role

Nestle

Maintenance Engineer managing plant equipment and budget at Nestlé's state-of-the-art coffee manufacturing plant in Dalston, Cumbria. Leading quality and compliance efforts while driving improvements in productivity.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeDalston • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £50,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Managing an area of plant equipment and a maintenance budget within your area of responsibility.
Lead the Technicians on your shifts daily.
Ensuring compliance with the Nestlé quality policy particularly engineering change management and line release.
Drive plant reliability through effective coordination and coaching whilst delivering fixed cost reductions.
Coordination and implementation of the departmental maintenance strategy.
Analysis of breakdowns, with a root cause mindset, taking ownership of follow up actions and roll out.
Supporting the capability build across the department with a strong competency build plan.
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practice standards in respect of plant, tools and environment.
Support and challenge your colleagues to maintain all company standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Time served apprenticeship to a minimum of NVQ level 3/City & Guilds or equivalent. - Essential
Ideally multi-skilled but Electrical or Mechanical Bias will also be considered.
Have previous experience within a Manufacturing environment.
Can work as part of a team delivering compliance in safety and quality.
Manage and prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
TPM understanding is a must.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement.
2 paid volunteering days.
A focus on personal development and growth.

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Hard Skills & Tools

maintenance managementroot cause analysisfixed cost reductionGood Manufacturing PracticeTotal Productive Maintenanceengineering change managementline releasebudget managementmulti-skilled technicianelectrical bias

Soft Skills

leadershipteamworkcoachingcommunicationproblem-solvingtime managementprioritizationcollaborationownershipsupportive challenge

Certifications

NVQ level 3City & Guilds