Fabricator

Fabricator – Bakkavor Desserts Newark

£35,000 to £43,000 depending on experience

4on 4off Days 05:45am to 17:45pm

23 Days Annual Leave

Excellent career progression prospects across Bakkavor Desserts Newark and the wider  Bakkavor group

The Company

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us. 

This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Desserts site in Newark, Nottinghamshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as trifles, creamcakes and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,900 people and is one of eight Manufacturing sites that are part of the Bakkavor Bakery sector in the UK.

The Role
 

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Welder/fabricator to join our expanding Engineering Team at Bakkavor Desserts Newark. Working in our days Engineering Team, the job will consist of fabricating parts and modifications, to support the Engineering department in maintaining or improving all plant/machinery and main services to the planned standard, associated with the production of chilled fresh desserts.
 
Accountabilities

• Complying with the company’s safety, environment, hygiene and COSHH regulations at all times.
• Fabricating and installing pipework and stainless steel parts.
• Maintaining accurate and timely records of engineering procedures that have been carried out.
• Assisting in keeping personal training and procedure records up to date.
• Highlighting, maintaining and developing appropriate skills.

About you

You will have completed an apprenticeship in welding & fabrication with at least 1 to 3 years experience after completion.

You will have experience in tig welding to food factory standards.

Being proactive and able to make modifications for safety and improvement issues.

The ability to be flexible is a must due to the nature of the business.

Having awareness and knowledge of the current health & safety guarding regulations would be desirable.
We would like to see some experience in the use of guillotine.

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