Engineering Planner

Greencore Group plc; Olney; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Job summary

Greencore Group plc is seeking a proactive Engineering Maintenance Planner to oversee planned maintenance, ensure compliance with Health & Safety rules, and maximise equipment availability across a fast-paced FMCG environment.

You will guide CMMS adoption, coordinate with Operations and Supply Chain, and lead daily KPI reviews. This role emphasizes meticulous planning, contractor oversight, and a team-first approach to optimise performance.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience in an Engineering environment.
• FMCG knowledge supported by experience in a fast-paced seasonal environment.
• Awareness and experience of engineering and contractor deployment and management.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritise.
• Analytical thinking with a strong assertive character.

Responsibilities

• Control planned departmental activities, ensuring maintenance standards, statutory compliance, and Health & Safety requirements are met while maximising equipment availability.
• Support CMMS adoption across the facility by guiding and training maintenance team members.
• Use the CMMS to convert work requests and labour availability into achievable plans, balancing operational needs.
• Manage planning risks and amend work orders to meet customer service and stock targets.
• Communicate maintenance plans with Operations, Technical, and Supply Chain teams.
• Propose and implement improvement initiatives within engineering responsibilities.
• Organise, plan, schedule, and control all planned maintenance and engineering activities.
• Develop and implement maintenance schedules to maximise equipment availability and resource use.
• Chair daily meetings and review departmental KPIs with Engineering Management.

Skills

GCSE level

FMCG experience

Engineering environment

CMMS experience

Analytical thinking

Team ethos

Tools

CMMS

Job description

state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op. Please note this is a Fixed term contract.

What you'll be doing

• Control planned departmental activities, ensuring maintenance standards, practices, statutory compliance, and Health & Safety requirements are met while maximising equipment availability.
• Support CMMS adoption across the facility by guiding and training maintenance team members.
• Use the CMMS to convert work requests and labour availability into achievable plans, balancing operational needs.
• Manage planning risks and amend work orders where practical to meet customer service and stock targets.
• Communicate maintenance plans and information effectively with Operations, Technical, and Supply Chain teams.
• Propose and implement improvement initiatives within the area of responsibility.
• Organise, plan, schedule, and control all planned maintenance and engineering activities.
• Develop and implement maintenance schedules to maximise equipment availability and effective use of engineering resources.
• Chair daily meetings and develop/review departmental KPIs with the Engineering Management team.
• Maintain daily maintenance records, including completed activities, components used, and follow-up requirements.
• Schedule and manage contractor activities, ensuring safe site conditions and compliance with safety protocols.
• Work at all times in accordance with company Health & Safety and Hygiene policies.
• And any ad-hoc duties

What we're looking for

• Educated to GSCE level or equivalent experience working within an Engineering environment
• FMCG knowledge supported by experience of working in a fast-paced seasonal environment
• Awareness and experience of engineering and contractor deployment and management
• Attention to detail skill and ability to prioritise
• Can demonstrate analytical thinking coupled with a strong assertive character.
• Experience working with computers including experience of a CMMS system
• Energy and enthusiasm with a 'One Team' ethos

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately 4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme

Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Discipline(s): Engineering

Job type: Permanent - Full Time