At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
Job DescriptionMonday–Friday | 8:00am–4:00pm (site based)
Be the person who keeps our Engineering team moving.
At Valeo Foods UK, our Norwich site is home to one of the nation’s favourite snacks – kettle chips! Behind every bag is a busy factory, a brilliant team and a whole lot of engineering that keeps everything running safely, efficiently and reliably.
We’re looking for an Engineering Planner to join our Engineering team and become the linchpin that keeps the department organised, prepared and one step ahead.
This is a role where planning, organisation and coordination are everything. You’ll bring together planned maintenance, engineering activity, contractors, compliance and day-to-day priorities to make sure the right work happens at the right time.
An engineering background would be a fantastic bonus, but it isn’t essential. What really matters is that you’re an excellent planner who can organise activity, manage competing priorities and make things happen.
What will you be doing?
You’ll play a central role in keeping our Engineering department on track, including:
- Managing and coordinating the site’s planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
- Planning and coordinating third-party contractors and engineering works
- Managing the day-to-day engineering plan and ensuring planned work is delivered effectively
- Coordinating engineering activities with production and other departments to minimise disruption
- Supporting engineering compliance and audit requirements
- Working closely with the Engineering team to ensure maintenance activities are planned, scheduled and completed
- Supporting food safety compliance and ensuring engineering activities meet site standards
- Maintaining accurate records and ensuring actions and planned works are followed through
- Using SHIRE PARANHA as part of the engineering planning process
- Ensuring engineering work is appropriately planned, scheduled and recorded within the relevant systems
- Staying ahead of upcoming maintenance, contractor visits, compliance requirements and other engineering activity
- Acting as the central point of coordination for what’s happening, when it’s happening and who needs to be involved
Ultimately, you’ll help make sure that nothing gets missed.
QualificationsWhat are we looking for?
We’re more interested in how you work and what makes you tick than whether you've spent your career in engineering.
You’ll be someone who:
- Has strong planning and organisational skills
- Can manage multiple priorities and keep everything moving
- Is naturally proactive and likes to stay one step ahead
- Has excellent attention to detail
- Is confident coordinating different people, teams and contractors
- Can work at pace and respond quickly when priorities change
- Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships
- Is comfortable working with schedules, systems, data and deadlines
- Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion
Ready to make your mark?
Join Valeo Foods UK and become the person who helps keep our Engineering team – and our kettle chip factory – running like clockwork.
If you’re an organised, proactive planner who loves making things happen, we want to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Proactive approach and ability to stay ahead of tasks
- Excellent attention to detail
- Confidence coordinating people, teams, and contractors
- Ability to work at pace and respond quickly when priorities change
- Clear communication and relationship-building skills
- Comfort working with schedules, systems, data, and deadlines
- Ownership of tasks through to completion
- Engineering background
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What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
