Engineering Jobs

Senior Maintenance Engineer

KP Snacks • Carleton, Pontefract

Salary

£49k – £49k

Posted

14 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

KP Snacks is hiring a Senior Maintenance Engineer in Carleton, a engineering role. The advertised salary is £49k – £49k. KP Snacks holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Senior Maintenance Engineer (known internally as Maintenance Lead) Pontefract (Home of Butterkist Popcorn) Shift: Monday - Friday, 07:30 - 16:00 Join our snack-loving team We’re looking for a Maintenance Lead to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move. Who are we? We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: KP Snacks — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £49k – £49k
How this salary compares: in line with the £47,565 median across 989 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Carleton, Pontefract
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live engineering role in Carleton — browse them
Posted: 14 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.