Site Services Engineering Coordinator
Base salary: £33,000–£38,000 per annum +Shift premium: £3,517 per annum
About us:
Join one of Europe’s fastest-growing nutrition success stories.
Kendal Nutricare creates world-class nutrition for every stage of life — from Kendamil infant and toddler formula to Kendalife adult nutrition. We’re a family-owned, purpose-driven business with big global ambitions.
In 2025, we were ranked the UK’s fastest-growing food and drink company, with Kendamil now one of the fastest-growing baby brands in the world, the No.1 Organic formula in both the UK and USA, and available in 40+ countries (and counting).
As the only British infant formula manufacturer, we’re proud to produce our award-winning products here in the UK using British full-cream milk, with no palm oil or unnecessary additives — trusted by families worldwide.
We’re on an exciting path – join us!
The role:
This is a technically demanding and highly influential role at the heart of site operations. As the Site Services Engineering Coordinator,
you will take ownership of a complex and integrated utility infrastructure, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of steam,
energy, water, and environmental systems that are critical to production.
You will operate at the interface of engineering, compliance, and operational excellence — driving performance improvements, managing risk,
and leading the optimisation of energy and utility systems. This role offers the opportunity to work across advanced plant including CHP, waste heat recovery, industrial boilers, and sophisticated water and effluent treatment systems.
You will be expected to follow a Eeliest/Lates shift rotation:
- Earliest: 06:00 – 13:30, Monday to Friday
- Lates: 13:15 – 21:15, Monday to Thursday, and 13:15 – 18:45 on Friday
What you’ll be doing:
- Full responsibility for the operation, safety, and compliance of site utility systems including steam, CHP, water treatment, and effluent processes
- Lead engineering reliability across all utility assets, driving preventive maintenance strategies, breakdown response, and structured root cause analysis
- Ensure strict compliance with statutory and industry standards including BG01, PSSR, WSE, environmental permits, and inspection requirements
- Optimise energy and utility performance, focusing on reducing consumption of gas, water, and electricity while improving CHP and steam efficiency
- Manage cooling, HVAC, boiler, and water treatment systems including chemical dosing, Legionella control, and environmental monitoring
- Oversee safe systems of work including permits, risk assessments, and operational governance across all utility operations
- Support capital investment projects, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance site performance and reliability
What you’ll need:
- NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 in Engineering discipline
- BOAS (with BOAS Manager experience preferred)
- IOSH qualification (essential)
- Highfield Level 3 Legionella (preferred)
- Strong experience in utilities and process environments
- Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills
- Self-motivated and be able to work with limited instruction.
What you’ll get from us:
The opportunity to work for the fastest growing infant milk brand in Europe, alongside a young talented team dedicated to serving thousands of passionate customers.
We offer to all our employees:
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- A pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary*
- Free parking*
- Subsidised breakfast
- Free gym membership*
- Health Cash Plan
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £41,517.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kendal LA9 6NL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience in managing site utilities such as steam, CHP, water treatment, and effluent systems?
- Do you have experience leading engineering reliability activities such as PPM, breakdown response, and RCA?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
