Engineering Planner

Greencore Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Employee share scheme

Discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore Group in Warrington is seeking a Maintenance Planner for our state-of-the-art site specialising in Italian ready meals. You will optimise maintenance plans, drive CMMS adoption and balance safety with availability.

You will lead scheduling, manage contractor activity, review KPIs with Engineering Management and ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies while supporting continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in an engineering environment.
• Experience in FMCG, fast-paced seasonal operations.
• Awareness and experience in engineering and contractor deployment/management.
• Attention to detail with strong analytical thinking.
• Experience using a CMMS system.

Responsibilities

• Control planned departmental activities ensuring maintenance standards and safety.
• Support CMMS adoption and train maintenance staff.
• Convert work requests into actionable maintenance plans.
• Manage planning risks and adjust work orders to meet targets.
• Communicate maintenance plans with Operations, Technical, and Supply Chain teams.
• Propose and implement area improvement initiatives.
• Plan and control all planned maintenance and engineering tasks.
• Develop maintenance schedules to maximise equipment availability.
• Lead daily meetings and review KPI with Engineering Management.
• Maintain daily maintenance records and follow-up actions.
• Schedule and manage contractor activities ensuring safety compliance.
• Perform ad-hoc duties as required.

Skills

CMMS

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

KPI management

Health & safety

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE level

Tools

CMMS system

Job description

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 state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op.

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

At 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
• Greencore 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.