Business Area: Nestle Beverage
Location: Tutbury Factory, Derbyshire

Salary: £37,359.00 (+20% shift allowance)

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday rotating on a 2-shift system – Week 1 6am - 2pm, Week 2 12pm – 8pm.

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 an Engineering Technician within our Workshop, based at out Tutbury Factory. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the Workshop Manager.

The Nestlé Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestlé factories in Europe after circa £500 million investment over the last few years. The factory is a Centre of excellence for Nescafé products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.

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 responsible for effectively maintaining and developing equipment and systems within the Workshop in a manner that upholds the quality of the operation with regards to production output, product quality and cost effectiveness.

• Maintenance of site equipment and systems in accordance with health and safety, quality and food hygiene standards.
• Support with the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) of all equipment as and when required.
• Provide quick and effective reactive breakdown maintenance of site equipment
• Effective communication with all key stakeholders to ensure departmental goals/priorities are achieved.

Your ingredients for success

• Must have a Time Served Apprenticeship to a minimum of NVQ Level 3/City & Guilds or equivalent, ideally with a Mechanical background.
• Will be self-motivated to work alone or part of a team.
• Experience of various types of workshop machinery, including Lathe, Miller etc is essential.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment would be advantageous.

What you need to know

Advert posting date: 26/01/2026
Advert closing date: 09/02/2026

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