Maintenance Engineer

Greencore Group plc; Worksop; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to carry out fault finding and maintenance on plant equipment. The ideal candidate will have experience in the FMCG or food industry and relevant qualifications. This role offers competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for training and development. This is a chance to join a vibrant team committed to delivering quality convenience food across the UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Multiskilled maintenance engineer from an FMCG/Food background seeking new challenges.
• Experience with manufacturing machinery maintenance required.
• Proactive and willing to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault finding and preventative maintenance on plant equipment.
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximize production.
• Comply with food safety standards to ensure safe operations.
• Complete necessary documentation ensuring accuracy and audit readiness.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvements.

Skills

Fault finding and problem solving

Electrical and mechanical maintenance

Proactive approach

Experience in FMCG/Food industry

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience

Accredited apprenticeship

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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
• Identifying and recommending 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

Qualifications and Experience

• Multiskilled maintenance engineer from an FMCG/Food background looking for a new challenge
• Completed accredited apprenticeship or equivalent experience with appropriate Level 3 qualification
• Apprentice trained engineer with relevant qualifications
• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer within manufacturing/FMCG or similar
• Proactive approach, with a willingness to learn and develop
• Experience in electrical and mechanical fault finding

About the Company

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, 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 (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. Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK, including Co‑op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Inclusion and Diversity

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.

Training and Development

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