Business Area: Nestle Beverage
Location: Dalston Factory, Cumbria

Salary: £45,023.00

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.

We are recruiting for a Fabricator/Welder to carry out essential maintenance and improvement work at our Dalston Factory. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the Asset 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.

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 be working to drive improvements in the performance of machinery and assets, reporting to the Asset Maintenance Managers daily.

The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing TPM processes so it’s an exciting time to be involved, and it is expected that you will play a key part in this.

• You will be carrying out essential maintenance to a wide variety of equipment from process plant to Packaging machinery.
• Responding to breakdowns within the plant, maximising production output and ensuring the smooth flow of the operation.
• Carrying out planned work in Maintenance intervals co-ordinated by yourself and the maintenance planner.
• Purchase of workshop materials and management of workshop tasks and maintaining high levels of workshop cleanliness.

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 also be ideal.

You will:

• Be educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a fabrication time served apprenticeship.
• Be able to demonstrate skills in Tig welding and Fabrication
• Be able to read Engineering drawings
• 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: 14/01/2026
Advert closing date: 28/01/2026

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.

To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestle: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland