Maintenance Engineer

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Matched pension scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Desserts Newark is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer to join our Newark site at Jessop Way, NG24 2ER. You will maintain processing and packing assets in a high‑volume desserts environment.

The role covers planned and predictive maintenance, breakdown responses, machine changeovers, and supporting CI projects. Applicants should have an engineering apprenticeship, electrical bias, CMMS experience, and good knowledge of safety and SOPs. Shift: 4 on 4 off nights.

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship completed.
• Current edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3) to be achieved within 12 months.
• Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures.
• Planning works and writing reports.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Electrical bias

CMMS experience

Safety regulations

Education

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)

Tools

CMMS software

PLC knowledge

Job description

Salary: Competitive salary

• 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

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.

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.