Site Services Engineer

Site Services Engineer
Pontefract (Home of Butterkist Popcorn)
Shift: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Site Services Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

About the role
As a Site Services Engineer at KP Snacks, you'll play a critical role in keeping our site operating safely, efficiently and compliantly. You'll be responsible for maintaining essential utilities and site services equipment, including boilers, compressors and plant room assets, ensuring they perform reliably to support our manufacturing operation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy Engineering team where no two days are the same. You'll work across a broad range of equipment, take ownership of statutory compliance activities and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the performance and reliability of our site. If you're a practical problem-solver who enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual salary of £42,000

• KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions

• 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days for more flexibility

• Comprehensive healthcare support including Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme

• KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback, wellbeing tools and everyday savings

• Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining essential site services equipment
  Supporting the reliability and performance of critical assets including boilers, compressors, plant room equipment, effluent treatment systems and other site services infrastructure

• Completing statutory servicing and inspections
  Ensuring all servicing, inspections and compliance activities are completed to schedule, with documentation maintained accurately and ready for audit requirements

• Carrying out maintenance and repair activities
  Using your mechanical expertise to diagnose faults, complete repairs and support electrical maintenance activities where required to minimise downtime

• Managing site compliance activities
  Supporting LOLER inspections, legionella control measures, sprinkler systems, fire systems and other statutory requirements to ensure a safe and compliant site

• Driving continuous improvement through IWS
  Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, efficiency and performance while supporting the development of our Intersnack Working System (IWS) across Engineering

What is IWS?

The Intersnack Working System (IWS) is our approach to continuous improvement. It provides a structured framework that helps us improve performance, eliminate losses, develop colleague capability and build sustainable improvements across our manufacturing sites.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• A recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship or Mechanical Engineering qualification
  Combined with relevant experience maintaining site services, utilities or industrial equipment within a manufacturing environment

• Strong mechanical maintenance experience
  With knowledge of equipment such as boilers, compressors, pumps, pipework, plant room equipment or similar utilities systems

• A proactive and flexible approach to work
  Able to manage multiple priorities, solve problems effectively and respond positively to changing business needs

• Strong communication and teamwork skills
  Comfortable working independently and building effective relationships with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders across the site

• Basic IT and data recording skills
  Able to use Microsoft Word and Excel and maintain accurate maintenance, compliance and audit records

Our purpose
At KP Snacks, we're passionate about creating happy snacking moments through our great tasting snacks and iconic brands. Every day, millions of people enjoy our products, including Hula Hoops, McCoy's, KP Nuts, Tyrrells, Skips, POM-BEAR and Butterkist, making us one of the UK's leading snack manufacturers.

For decades, we've been delighting consumers by combining well-loved favourites with exciting innovations that reflect changing tastes and expectations. We're equally passionate about our people and committed to creating a workplace where everyone can grow, develop and make a real impact.

As part of the Intersnack Group, one of the world's leading snack manufacturers, we combine global expertise with a shared commitment to creating happy snacking moments every day.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

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