Maintenance Engineer

Greencore; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food company in Sheffield is seeking a multiskilled maintenance engineer with FMCG experience. Responsibilities include fault finding, planned maintenance, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Candidates should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification, be electrically biased, and demonstrate a proactive approach. The position offers a competitive salary, job-related benefits, and ongoing development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension up to 8% matched

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Experience as an engineer following a completed accredited apprenticeship.
• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing or FMCG.
• Willingness to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Carry out fault finding, problem solving, and maintenance on plant equipment.
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximize production time.
• Comply with food safety standards and controls.

Skills

Electrically biased

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Proactive approach

Experience in FMCG

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience

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, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.8bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners 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.

Our site in Kiveton employs over 600 and is the UK's largest quiche bakery, producing more than 42 million quiche each year along with a wide range of ready meals and soups.

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 rotating days and nights

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 :

• People who have experience operating as an engineer, following a completed accredited apprenticeship or equivalent experience with appropriate Level 3 qualification
• Electrically biased
• 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
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career