Maintenance Engineer

Greencore; Sefton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Sefton seeks a Maintenance Engineer to perform fault finding and maintenance on plant equipment, ensuring reliability in production. The ideal candidate will have relevant Level 3 qualifications, experience in electrical and mechanical fault finding, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. The position offers a competitive salary and job-related benefits, along with opportunities for training and career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Qualifications

• Experience operating as an engineer with completed apprenticeship.
• Familiar with manufacturing and FMCG environments.
• Understanding of food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fault finding and maintenance on plant equipment.
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximize production.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and documentation.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Proactive approach

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Accredited apprenticeship

Job description

Why Greencore?

We’re one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct‑to‑store network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food – both our own and from trusted partners –реи to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.

Here at Crosby, we have a team of around 300 colleagues. We produce sushi for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Asda, Aldi, Co‑op, Morrisons and Sainsbury's.

What You'll Be Doing

• 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 anticipate correctly and safely
• Completing all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and currently a­udit ready
• Identifying and recommending opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintenance on a range ofーズ manufacturing / production / packaging machinery – Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, rotating days and nights

What We're Looking For

• People who have experience operating as an engineer, following a completed accredited apprenticeship or equivalent experience with appropriate Level 3 qualification
• As one of our maintenance engineers you will
• Be an apprentice‑trained engineer with relevant qualifications
• Have experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing / FMCG or similar
• 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
• Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

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Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform. 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.

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