Base salary: £36,000 – £41,000 per annum
Shift premium: £2,661.48 per annum
Weekend enhancement: £4,625 per annum
Total potential earnings: £43,286.48 – £48,286.48 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:

We are recruiting Mechanical Engineers who will be responsible for meeting production needs in regard to engineering issues and breakdowns.

This is a full time role based at our headquarters in Kendal.

You will be expected to follow a 4-on, 4-off shift rotation. Day shifts run from 06:00 to 18:30, and night shifts from 18:00 to 06:30. No night shifts are scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Perform reactive and proactive maintenance on a variety of process equipment.
• Carry out regular maintenance, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, where directed.
• Troubleshoot breakdowns across a range of equipment to provide minimal downtime.
• Support Team Leaders and Production to facilitate production efficiency.
• Maintain documentation to provide historical records of breakdowns and PPMs.
• Ensure all required paperwork is kept maintained and up to date.
• Operate in a safe manner adhering to Health & Safety best practice, ensuring at all times, any risk to self and others, is kept to a minimum.
• Complying with safety procedures including but not limited to: adopting safe working practices, wearing the required protective clothing and use of safety equipment appropriate to the role.

 What you’ll need: 

• NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent in Engineering Maintenance or Manufacture.
• The job requires a time served engineer / fitter.
• Strong organisation and communication skills and the ability to work within a multi-disciplined team environment of varying levels of technical experience.
• Knowledge / Experience of working with controls, analysing faults, and providing solutions.
• Experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to operational requirements.
• Some knowledge/training in electrics and hydraulics would be an advantage
• 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:

• 33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), pro rata to start date and FTE.
• Pension Scheme by Aegon, the Employer will match contributions up to a maximum of 5%
• Free health cash plan
• Free Gym Membership*
• Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary after 6 months of service
• EAP Programme
• New parents enjoy up to £350 worth of Kendamil products (excluding Stage 1 formula)*
• Employee Referral Scheme*

*Further details are available from the HR department.

If this sounds like a role for you, contact recruitment@kendalnutricare.com with your CV and a note on why you’re right for the job — we can’t wait to meet you!