Electrical Day Shift Technician (Dalston, CU, GB, CA5 7NH)

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

Salary: £45,023.00 (inclusive contractual overtime)

Shift pattern: Monday – Friday 8am-4pm

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.

• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle.

• A focus on personal development and growth.

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.

We are recruiting for an experienced Electrical day-based 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.

You’ll 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. The day-based team consists of 5 Technician, split 3 mechanical fitters and 2 electricians. The day-based role is predominately planned preventative maintenance however you would be expected to support the shift-based team during breakdowns. For this role, you will be the 1 off the electrically biased day-based 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.

Essential qualifications would be: 18th Edition trained, Minor Works and Compex, PLC (Rockwell) and Instrumentation (BEAMEX) knowledge. You’ll be working on a Manufacturing plant, some experience of the working in confined spaces, working at height, high pressure pipework and ATEX/DSEAR environments would be beneficial.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

Your impact

You will support the factory in ensuring timely and efficient completion of maintenance and compliance-driven tasks and management of a small industrial services team who support the business across the whole site.

Your other key responsibilities will include:

• Completion of critical electrical compliance preventative maintenance.

• Support with new electrical installation works and completion of remedial works found during electrical audits.

• Supporting the shift-based team with breakdowns within the plant, maximising production output and ensuring the smooth flow of the operation.

• Raising purchase orders where required, liaising with the Maintenance co-ordinator to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained within budgetary constraints.

• Adherence to quality standard whilst completing maintenance activities.

• Contributing to the upkeep of all relevant technical documentation.

• Participating and positively contributing to site initiatives as requested to include HACCP, ISO9002, CDM etc.

Your ingredients for success

You will have strong engineering ability along with initiative and attention to detail. Experience of modern manufacturing techniques such as 5S, LEAN and TPM would be ideal.

You will:

• Be educated to NVQ Electrical Level 3 and time served apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline.

• 18th Edition trained, PLC (Rockwell) awareness and Compex certified.

• Be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency whilst never compromising safety or product quality.

What you need to know

Advert posting date: 18/09/2026 Advert closing date: 02/10/2026

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.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

To find out more about Nestle’s commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

Right to work in the UK 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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