Maintenance Engineer - Monday to Friday

Greencore; Holbeach CP; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Pension contributions

Holidays

Greencore Qualifications

Job summary

Greencore in Holbeach is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to maintain and optimise our processing and packaging equipment at our Holbeach St Marks site. You will diagnose faults, carry out repairs and support continuous improvement to keep operations safe, efficient and high quality for customers.

The role requires a multiskilled engineer with an electrical bias, capable of maintenance planning, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge, and working with PLCs and sensors; you will collaborate with

Qualifications

• Level 2 Maths/English and an Engineering Apprenticeship.
• IET Wiring Regs, Level 2 Food Safety, CMMS training in year one.
• Multiskilled electrical bias with fault-finding and maintenance planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise processing and packaging equipment for safe, smooth operation.
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs; support continuous improvement.
• Carry out planned and predictive maintenance to prevent downtime.
• Respond to breakdowns and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure accurate maintenance documentation and compliance with SOPs.

Skills

Electrical bias

Multiskilled

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

IT systems

SOPs

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Motors

PLCs

Sensors

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

IET Wiring Regs

Job description

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer

Salary: Competitive salary

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contributions, Life insurance up to 4 x salary

Location: Holbeach

Ways of Working: Site Based

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8:00am start with flexibility required during planned outages

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 39 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 Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire, specialises in producing chilled pizzas and employs around 880 people, operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this busy and exciting role, you will use your engineering skills and problem‑solving abilities to maintain and optimise our processing and packaging equipment to keep our operations running safely, smoothly and efficiently. Working closely with operational colleagues, you’ll diagnose faults, complete repairs, support continuous improvement, and ensure our equipment delivers reliable, high-quality performance for our customers.

Role Accountabilities

• Prepare and carry out maintenance work on food and drink processing and packaging equipment
• Conduct planned and predictive maintenance to optimise performance and prevent downtime
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and carry out corrective actions
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and pneumatic faults
• Support operational teams with machinery changeovers, set‑ups and adjustments
• Manufacture or repair component parts to maintain equipment reliability
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and technical performance reviews
• Identify and implement engineering solutions to improve efficiency and profitability
• Maintain accurate maintenance and engineering documentation
• Ensure maintenance tools and equipment are available, safe and well maintained

What We’re Looking For

• Level 2 Maths/English and a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ 3/4 or OAL FDEM)
• Ability to complete IET Wiring Regs, Level 2 Food Safety, CMMS and contractor control training in year one
• Multiskilled capability with an electrical bias
• Strong problem‑solving, communication and teamwork skills
• Knowledge of SHE procedures
• Experience in fault finding, maintenance planning, IT systems and working to SOPs
• Mechanical/electrical knowledge including hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, PLCs and sensors
• Understanding of asset performance and spare parts management
• Desirable: IOSH Managing Safely, FMCG experience, continuous improvement, condition‑based monitoring or reliability techniques

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

If this sounds like you, join us and 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
• 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