Maintenance Engineer

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Balderton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Matched pension scheme

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Desserts Newark is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join our nights team on a 4 on 4 off rota. You will perform planned and predictive maintenance on processing and packaging assets, lead machine changeovers and set ups, and support continuous improvement within a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.

At Newark, we employ over 1,800 colleagues and focus on safety, quality and teamwork. We offer a competitive salary, holidays, pension contributions and life assurance, plus

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent with C&G / NVQ Level 3/4 or FDEM Diploma.
• Current edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3) within 12 months.
• Experience with Safety, Health and Environmental legislation.
• Ability to plan works and write reports.
• Ability to verify assets meet performance criteria after work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Conduct predictive maintenance (condition-based monitoring).
• Respond to breakdowns promptly.
• Perform reactive maintenance to resolve deviations.
• Identify faults and take corrective actions.
• Lead or support changeovers and set ups for machinery.
• Manufacture and repair component parts.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical bias

CMMS experience

Site SOP adherence

Planning & reporting

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

IET Wiring Regulations Level 3

Job description

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, matched pension scheme , Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Greencore Desserts Newark, Jessop Way, NG24 2ER

Ways of Working: Site Based

Hours of work: 4on 4off Nights - 17:45pm- 05:45am

Contract Type: Permanent

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 site in Newark, Nottinghamshire, specialises in producing a range of chilled desserts, including trifles, creamcakes, and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,800 people and operates in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our expanding team and site in Newark!

Shift: 4 on 4 off, Nights

As Maintenance Engineer on Nights, you will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent issues occurring. Your role will lead or support the operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups. Working with other teams, you will contribute to technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities. Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a team or standalone, depending on the task. The role reports to the Engineering Teams Manager

What you'll be doing

• Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Conduct predictive maintenance of food processing and packaging assets (condition-based monitoring).
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Conduct reactive maintenance or corrective actions to resolve deviation.
• Identify faults (electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatics) and action as required.
• Lead or support operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups.
• Manufacture and repair component parts for processing and packaging assets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes.

What we're looking for

• Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)
• Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, achieve within 12 months).
• Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures
• Planning works and writing reports.
• Verify assets meet performance criteria after work.
• Reading and adhering to site SOPs.
• CMMS experience (achieve within 12 months).
• Electrical bias
• Experience in the following would be advantageous - Mechanical principles, F&D assets, welding, machining, turning, hydraulic, pneumatic & thermodynamics systems and / or, electrical principals, motors, motor control circuits, motion control, encoders, PLCs, sensors.

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• 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.