Package Description
Is your Engineering career lacking direction and development? Then 2 Sisters Food Group in Scunthorpe has a great opportunity for you!
We are looking for an energetic and experienced Multi Skilled Engineer to join our team here at the 2 Sisters Food Group’s flagship site in Scunthorpe.
About The Role
This is a vital role for site operations, carrying out a variety of maintenance, repair and improvement tasks across mechanical, electrical and other disciplines to ensure optimal performance and minimum downtime of equipment and facilities.
We expect the highest of standards and provide the support and equipment to achieve this.
Working hours are 4 on 4 off, 07:00-19:00/19:00-07:00.
Key Responsibilities
Focus of the role is to ensure minimum downtime for production operations, improving processes wherever possible and ensuring strict adherence to H&S and food hygiene standards.
This will be achieved through;
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on machinery and equipment
- Diagnose faults and repair a wide range of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure minimal downtime and explore options for improvements.
- Installation of new equipment and systems, ensuring a focus on continuous improvement is high priority.
- Maintain accurate records using the CMMS system.
This is not an exhaustive list and candidates should refer to the attached job description for details.
About The Candidate
Candidates will need to hold a recognised engineering qualification in either a mechanical or electrical discipline, ideally being time served. Coupled with this we are looking for the following qualities;
- A strong and demonstratable knowledge of Mechanical systems (Pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, etc) and Electrical systems (motors, control panels, PLCs, etc).
- Competency and understanding in strip and rebuild in a modular maintenance capacity.
- Focus on a “right first time” approach.
- Holds self to the highest standards, highlights areas for corrective action and deals with accordingly and professional.
- Strong and effective team working skills.
- A confident communicator, comfortable in attending and engaging in interdepartmental meetings.
Desirable would be;
- Experience in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
- Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment.
About The Engineering Team
The Scunthorpe engineering team is a 90 strong, multi-skilled asset that is focused on world class engineering and manufacturing excellence. The engineering department has access to extensive equipment, including a fully kitted fabrication workshop on site.
The immediate team for a Multi Skilled Engineer would consist of 12 individuals, including apprentices and improvers.
About 2SFG in Scunthorpe
The Scunthorpe plant is the jewel in the crown of the UK poultry division. Operating world class, one-of-a-kind machinery and systems to fulfil customer and inter-company requirements.
The site is a full lifecycle operation from kill to pack, processing more than 2 million birds a week across whole bird and cutting functions.
Supplying to a long list of supermarket and restaurant customers our 2000+ workforce operate a core working week of Monday-Saturday. The sites continued excellence in delivery and quality has aided in securing a further investment of £30 million in new equipment in 2026, securing the future of the operation and stability in employment for all staff.
What We Offer
Alongside and excellent salary of £22.50ph, we offer excellent career opportunities for Multi Skilled Engineers, including;
- Cross skill and OEM training.
- Management and leadership training, developing our future workforce.
- An excellent company pension scheme.
- An app-based discount portal, with discounts of up to 50%.
- Site based staff sales.
- Onsite parking and an excellent staff canteen.
What Next
Fully review the attached Job Description prior to your application. Your application should consist of a CV and full cover letter, which should clearly demonstrate how you meet the role requirements and what you could bring to the team.
If you have questions, then please contact michael.simms@2sfg.com (Recruitment Manager), for an informal conversation.
Good Luck with your application.
2 Sisters Food Group
