About the Role

Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

The Electrical and Control Systems Engineer is responsible for maintaining and optimizing the electrical, automation, and industrial network systems in our production and warehousing facilities, as well as supporting and implementing continuous improvement projects. You will be our front-line support with any controls system related issues, ensuring that these systems and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely. Moreover, you will use your expert technical knowledge and people skills to coach the Engineering team and improve their diagnostic skills to identify Controls issues.

This role works on a fixed night shift, mon-fri, 10pm-6am.

We are happy to consider applications from those on graduate / timed visas already residing the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and drive electrical and controls system training for self and shift teams.
• Identify obsolescence risk of electrical and controls equipment and use capex process to upgrade.
• Ensure all software, programs, back-ups, and change logs are in place and kept up to date.
• Subject Matter Expert for controls related equipment associated with capital projects.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives across factory assets.
• Assisting with root cause analysis (RCA) studies and follow up actions.
• Installing and maintaining new systems as delivered to required standards.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Apprentice trained electrical/controls/automation engineer.
• Willingness to work on a fixed night shift, mon-fri.
• C&G/NVQ3 in electrical/controls engineering.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in controls systems engineering.
• Excellent working knowledge of control systems/automation/electrical engineering on manufacturing equipment - Warehousing / distribution / logistics / process / production lines.
• A strong understanding of PLC control system architecture and field control devices.
• Computer literate in MS office package, ability to use a CMMS system.

Benefits

• Yearly bonus up to 15%, based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Competitive salary
• Shift allowance - £5.1k yearly
• Relocation Allowance
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it’s how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.

Please inform our Talent Acquisition or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Applied → Stage 2: 1st Stage Interview → Stage 3: Psychometric Testing → Stage 4: Final Interview → Stage 5: Offer → Stage 6: Hired