Site Services Engineer

Company: KP Snacks
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Location: West Yorkshire
Job Description:

Site ServicesEngineer
Pontefract(Home of Butterkist Popcorn)
Shift:Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:00

Joinour snack-loving team
We’re looking for aSite Services Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready tobring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of ateam that values what makes you, you – this could be your next bigmove.

Who arewe?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnackfamily. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us worktogether to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops toMcCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, basedacross seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knitculture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and pushboundaries together.

About therole
As a Site Services Engineer at KPSnacks, you'll play a critical role in keeping our site operatingsafely, efficiently and compliantly. You'll be responsible formaintaining essential utilities and site services equipment,including boilers, compressors and plant room assets, ensuring theyperform reliably to support our manufacturingoperation.

This is an excellent opportunity tojoin a busy Engineering team where no two days are the same. You'llwork across a broad range of equipment, take ownership of statutorycompliance activities and contribute to continuous improvementinitiatives that enhance the performance and reliability of oursite. If you're a practical problem-solver who enjoys working in afast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear fromyou.

What’s in it foryou?
We believe in rewarding our colleaguesand helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what weoffer:

  • Annual salary of£42,000

  • KP Pension Planwith up to 7% matchedcontributions

  • 25 daysholiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days for moreflexibility

  • Comprehensivehealthcare support including Health Cash Plan, Digital GP andEmployee AssistanceProgramme

  • KP4ME benefitsplatform with discounts, cashback, wellbeing tools and everydaysavings

  • Enhancedfamily-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage oflife

Whatwill you bedoing?

  • Maintainingessential site servicesequipment
    Supporting the reliability andperformance of critical assets including boilers, compressors,plant room equipment, effluent treatment systems and other siteservicesinfrastructure

  • Completingstatutory servicing andinspections
    Ensuring all servicing,inspections and compliance activities are completed to schedule,with documentation maintained accurately and ready for auditrequirements

  • Carryingout maintenance and repair activities
    Usingyour mechanical expertise to diagnose faults, complete repairs andsupport electrical maintenance activities where required tominimisedowntime

  • Managingsite compliance activities
    Supporting LOLERinspections, legionella control measures, sprinkler systems, firesystems and other statutory requirements to ensure a safe andcompliantsite

  • Drivingcontinuous improvement throughIWS
    Identifying opportunities to improveequipment reliability, efficiency and performance while supportingthe development of our Intersnack Working System (IWS) acrossEngineering

What isIWS?

The Intersnack Working System(IWS) is our approach to continuous improvement. It provides astructured framework that helps us improve performance, eliminatelosses, develop colleague capability and build sustainableimprovements across our manufacturingsites.

We’d love to hear fromyou if you canbring:

  • Arecognised Mechanical Apprenticeship or Mechanical Engineeringqualification
    Combined with relevantexperience maintaining site services, utilities or industrialequipment within a manufacturingenvironment

  • Strongmechanical maintenance experience
    Withknowledge of equipment such as boilers, compressors, pumps,pipework, plant room equipment or similar utilitiessystems

  • Aproactive and flexible approach towork
    Able to manage multiple priorities,solve problems effectively and respond positively to changingbusinessneeds

  • Strongcommunication and teamworkskills
    Comfortable working independentlyand building effective relationships with colleagues, contractorsand stakeholders across thesite

  • Basic ITand data recording skills
    Able to useMicrosoft Word and Excel and maintain accurate maintenance,compliance and audit records

Ourpurpose
At KP Snacks, we're passionateabout creating happy snacking moments throughour great tasting snacks and iconic brands. Every day, millions ofpeople enjoy our products, including Hula Hoops, McCoy's, KP Nuts,Tyrrells, Skips, POM-BEAR and Butterkist, making us one of the UK'sleading snack manufacturers.

For decades, we'vebeen delighting consumers by combining well-loved favourites withexciting innovations that reflect changing tastes and expectations.We're equally passionate about our people and committed to creatinga workplace where everyone can grow, develop and make a realimpact.

As part of theIntersnack Group, one of the world's leading snack manufacturers,we combine global expertise with a shared commitment tocreating happy snacking moments everyday.

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

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Posted: September 18th, 2026