Engineering Section Manager

Greencore; Bo'ness; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Holidays

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Maintenance Section Manager at our Bo'ness site to lead a skilled engineering and operations team responsible for maintaining and optimizing food and drink processing and packaging assets.

You will manage planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, drive continuous improvement projects, and implement practical solutions to boost efficiency and performance. This hands-on leadership role offers technical challenge and opportunities to develop the team.

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in Maths and English plus an engineering apprenticeship.
• Food Safety Level 2 and IOSH Managing Safely.
• Multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical bias and fault-finding capability.
• Experience in maintenance planning, budget management, spare parts control, and CMMS.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and contractor management skills.
• Knowledge of safety, health and environmental legislation.
• Desirable FMCG/food manufacturing experience and Lean/OEE familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for and manage food and drink maintenance work.
• Conduct planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance on processing and packaging assets.
• Identify and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatic faults.
• Lead teams during machinery changeovers and setups.
• Drive continuous improvement and participate in failure investigations to enhance efficiency.
• Conduct technical performance reviews with stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date engineering documentation.
• Support team development and technical competence.
• Ensure availability and efficiency of maintenance tools and equipment.
• Contribute to internal and external audits.
• Manage day-to-day HR activities for direct reports.

Skills

Electrical bias

Mechanical skills

Fault-finding

Leadership

Contract management

CMMS

Budget management

Team leadership

Education

Level 2 Maths & English

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ L3/4 or OAL FDEM)

Food Safety Level 2

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Description

Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Boness
Ways of Working: Site based
Hours of work: 8.00-16.30
Contract Type: Permanent
Days of Work: Tue-Sat or Sun-Thu

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.
This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Salads Bo'ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers. It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk.

What You’ll Be Doing

Join our team as a Maintenance Section Manager, where you’ll lead a skilled engineering and operational team in maintaining and optimizing food and drink processing and packaging assets.

You’ll manage planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance, drive continuous improvement projects, and implement practical solutions to boost efficiency and performance.

This role offers hands‑on leadership, technical challenge, and the opportunity to shape processes while developing your team’s expertise.

Role Accountabilities

• Prepare for and manage food and drink maintenance work.
• Conduct planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance on processing and packaging assets.
• Identify and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatic faults.
• Lead teams during machinery changeovers and setups.
• Drive continuous improvement and participate in failure investigations to enhance efficiency.
• Conduct technical performance reviews with stakeholders.
• Maintain up‑to‑date engineering documentation.
• Support team development and technical competence.
• Ensure availability and efficiency of maintenance tools and equipment.
• Contribute to internal and external audits.
• Manage day‑to‑day HR activities for direct reports.

What We’re Looking For

• Level 2 qualification in Maths and English (or equivalent), plus a recognised engineering apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ Level 3/4 or OAL FDEM Diploma).
• Food Safety Level 2 and IOSH Managing Safely qualifications, with a good working knowledge of the latest IET Wiring Regulations.
• Multi‑skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias, hands‑on experience across mechanical and electrical systems, and excellent fault‑finding capability.
• Confident in maintenance planning, budget management, spare parts control, and the use of CMMS systems.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and contractor management skills.
• Sound knowledge of safety, health, and environmental legislation, including risk assessment and risk management.
• Desirable experience within FMCG or food manufacturing, including hygienic engineering, continuous improvement, reliability techniques, and instrumentation configuration.
• Familiarity with productivity and improvement methodologies such as OEE and Lean.

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 contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share 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.