Electrical Engineer

As a senior member of the engineering team, this role combines strong technical expertise with effective people leadership to ensure the optimal performance of a small team responsible for electrical and electronic maintenance, project delivery, and continuous improvement across the site. This is a critical role in maintaining high standards of equipment reliability, operational safety, technological advancement, and long-term asset sustainability. Supervising and coordinating production activities while ensuring compliance with health & safety standards, the role promotes a strong safety culture, supports legal compliance, and ensures that all team members work safely and efficiently in line with company policies, systems, rules and procedures.

Main Duties:

· Oversee and support electrical/electronic response to advanced breakdowns across all of the factory

· Provide electrical/electronic troubleshooting support to wider engineering teams

· Provide hands-on expertise in PLCs, control systems, sensors, instrumentation, and electrical distribution

· Lead and support engineering improvement projects, installations, upgrades, and automation initiatives

· Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within electrical and control systems

· Work collaboratively with engineering and operations teams to enhance performance and efficiency

· Lead, coach, and develop a team of electrical/electronic engineers (including couching apprentices)

· Allocate daily tasks and manage performance to ensure high-quality engineering support

· Assess site systems for obsolescence, resilience, and long-term sustainability

· Proactively highlight electrical, electronic, and PLC-related risks to the business and develop mitigation plan

· An engineering qualification of min. NVQ level 3 in electrical engineering/maintenance

· To be motivated and able to use your own initiative

· Excellent communication skills are a must for liaising with internal departments and external contractors

· Ideally you will have experience working with food processing and packaging equipment, however training on this specialist equipment can be provided for the right candidate, Disability Confident
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Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential; we achieve our ambitious growth plans.