Electrical Engineer

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

SDUK's brands include the Nation’s favourite cheese brand Cathedral City plus other well-known butter & spreads (Clover, Country Life, Vitalite, Utterly Butterly), functional ingredients and dairy free products.

In this key role within our engineering structure, as an electrical engineer you will be working across all low-voltage (LV) electrical engineering requirements across the main production site and the water processing facility (WPF), with many substations and LV panels across each.

As the electrical low voltage duty holder, you will have responsibility for ensuring sitewide compliance of portable electrical equipment by carrying out quantifying and inspection activities, ensuring the site remains fully earthed, and continuing the lighting project across the site.

Working with the power and controls teams, you’ll also have responsibility for ensuring electrical supply and designs align with the relevant regulations and business and site requirements.

YOU’LL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MATTER BY…

• Testing, repairing, maintaining and installing low voltage electrical circuits.
• Maintaining and inspecting site low voltage electrical substations.
• Being responsible for the site wide electrical low voltage inspection compliance as the low voltage and low voltage risk duty holder.
• Providing whole site portable appliance testing and improvement recommendations based on captured field data.
• Quantifying, inspecting, maintaining and repairing whole site lighting and lighting circuits while ensuring optimum lux levels are maintained and driving energy saving initiatives.
• Ensuring all panel and equipment labels and signs are in place to comply with the latest regulations.
• Carrying out periodic inspections and testing with all documentation completed, available, and updated.
• Partnering with the wider power & controls team to discuss improvements and updates to policy documents.
• Managing the delivery of planned maintenance schedules for electrical inspection and testing of production equipment.
• Delivering the site support contracts and system upgrades to maintain the site controls systems.
• Assist with monitoring performance of electrical contractors in terms of technical delivery and safe working (including the adherence to all food safety standards, GMP and SSOW).

YOU’RE BEST SUITED FOR THE ROLE IF YOU ARE…

• An HNC/time-served qualified apprentice electrical engineer with demonstratable working experience as a low voltage duty holder.
• Trained and knowledgeable on current IEE wiring regulations (18th edition)
• Experienced with single and 3-phase maintenance and installations (industrial experience an advantage).
• Trained and knowledgeable of the use of permit to work systems.
• Knowledgeable of the electricity at work regulations.
• Well organised with strong time management skills.
• Experienced utilising analytical and problem solving skills.

WE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING YOU WITH…

• We Share Bonus scheme
• Autonomous and inclusive working environment
• Opportunities for progression within the UK and overseas
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Health cash plan - claim money back towards essential healthcare such as dental, eye care etc.
• Access to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing
• Long service recognised every 5 years
• Life assurance up to 4 x contractual pay
• Discounted branded products
• Free, onsite parking
• Individual allocated lockers
• Subsidised staff restaurant
• 25 holidays + 8 bank holidays
• My Staff Shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.

For additional information on our benefits please go to uk.saputo.com/en/carees/employee-benefits

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.

To enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.

Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team.

In the UK, Saputo is a leading manufacturer of branded cheese and dairy spreads, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Cathedral City, Clover, and Wensleydale. We also boast a fast-growing dairy alternatives portfolio, which includes the Vitalite and Sheese brands, as well as manufacture specialised ingredients used in infant formula.