Maintenance Engineer

Greencore; Boston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and fast-paced food manufacturing leader as a Maintenance Engineer in Boston. This role is perfect for those with an FMCG background who thrive in a dynamic environment. You will be responsible for ensuring optimal performance of plant equipment through fault finding, problem solving, and preventative maintenance. With a commitment to health and safety, you will play a crucial role in maximizing production efficiency. Greencore offers a supportive workplace with opportunities for personal growth and development, making this an exciting opportunity for skilled engineers looking to make a difference.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent required.
• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer in manufacturing/FMCG is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance on plant equipment to maximize reliability.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and controls.
• Document maintenance activities accurately for audits.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Preventative maintenance

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Proactive approach

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Job description

Why Greencore?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day. We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn. Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here in Boston we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.

What You’ll Be Doing

Are you an experienced multiskilled maintenance engineer from an FMCG/Food background looking for a new challenge? As one of our highly skilled maintenance engineers you will be responsible for:

• Carrying out fault finding, problem solving and planned and preventative maintenance on plant equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance
• Responding to internal customer needs to maximise production time according to given priorities
• Complying with food safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely
• Completing all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and is audit ready
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintenance on a range of manufacturing/production/packaging machinery

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off Nights (6pm - 6am)

What We’re Looking For

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.

As one of our maintenance engineers you will:

• Hold an NVQ Level 3 in Engineering (or equivalent)
• Have experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing/FMCG
• Utilise a proactive approach, with a willingness to learn and develop
• Have experience in electrical and mechanical fault finding

If this sounds like you join us, 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
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

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