Shift Technician

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme - up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.

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We are recruiting for an experienced Shift Technician, to join our team based at our coffee manufacturing factory in Dalston, Cumbria. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the Manufacturing Maintenance Manager.

Nestlé Dalston Factory in Cumbria is the European Centre for cappuccino and creamers producing a range of beverage products. These are produced through a highly automated PLC controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. It is continually developing and expanding leading brands such as Nescafé, Aero Hot Chocolate and Coffeemate. The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing Lean/TPM processes so it's an exciting time to be involved.

You will be part of a team of 24, split between day based and shift-based Technicians. The shift team is made up of 1 Lead and 5 shift Technicians split between Manufacturing, Filling & Packing department and Industrial Services. 2 Technician are based in Manufacturing, 2 in Filling & Packing and 1 in Industrial Services. The skillset is made up of Electrically biased and Mechanical biased, but you would be expected to support one another during breakdowns. For this role, you will be the Electrically biased Shift Technician for Manufacturing.

Previous experience in a Food Manufacturing environment is highly recommended. The main bulk of the process involves the following: 2 off Spray Driers and 2 off Evaporators. The auxiliary parts of the process uses the following; pumps, motors, valves manifolds, homogenisers, pasteurisers, separators, blowing systems, vibratory sieves, and much more.

Experience required for working in confined spaces, working at height, high pressure pipework and ATEX/DSEAR environments.

• Responding to breakdowns within the manufacturing process, maximising production output and ensuring the smooth flow of the operation.
• Day-to-day activities would consider all aspects of cost, efficiency, quality and administration to fulfil Nestle requirements.
• Contributing to the upkeep of all relevant technical documentation.
• Participating and positively contributing to site initiatives as requested to include HACCP, ISO9002, CDM etc.
• Raising purchase orders where required, liaising with the Maintenance co-ordinator to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained within budgetary constraints.
• Support completion of remedial actions from all engineering compliance audits.

Salary: £59,334.12 (inclusive of shift allowance and contractual overtime)

Shift pattern: 4 on/4 off - 2 days, 2 nights followed by 4 days off.

Contracted: 38 hours weekly, example shifts below:

Business Area: Nestle UK&I
Location: Dalston, Cumbria

You will support the factory in ensuring timely and efficient completion of maintenance and compliance-driven tasks. You will also be expected to be involved in management of a small industrial services activities which support the business across the whole site.

Advert posting date: 26/10/2026
Advert closing date: 09/11/2026

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don't delay in submitting your application.