Engineering Maintenance Manager

Greencore; Bourne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive matched pension contributions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Wellbeing centre access

Parental leave policies

Job summary

A leading UK convenience food company in Bourne is seeking an experienced professional to optimize asset performance and drive innovation in production operations. The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge across mechanical and electrical systems and experience in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include implementing asset management strategies and analyzing performance data to ensure production efficiency. This role offers competitive salary and benefits including a pension scheme and life insurance up to 4x salary.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical and electrical systems, including PLCs, sensors, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Proven ability to drive asset reliability and performance within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Confident in using maintenance and asset management systems to control risk, cost, and performance.
• Able to analyse data and translate insight into actions.
• Continuous improvement mindset with problem-solving.
• Ability to coach and support teams in reliability and condition-based maintenance.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Clear communicator with cross-functional influence.
• Engineering qualifications and commercial awareness advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement asset management strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Analyse asset condition, age, performance, failures, and compliance data to inform decision‑making.
• Identify and deliver appropriate asset interventions, including maintenance.
• Prioritise asset investment using whole life cost, cost-benefit, and multi-criteria analysis.
• Build robust business cases to support capital investment and asset planning decisions.
• Investigate asset failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain maintenance cost plans, forecasts, and value engineering improvements.
• Develop contingency plans to mitigate asset or service failures.
• Support supplier selection, set performance objectives, and monitor delivery.
• Carry out technical performance reviews and ensure engineering documentation remains current.
• Manage the effectiveness and availability of maintenance tools and equipment.
• Contribute to internal and external audits and deputise for the Engineering Manager when required.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge across mechanical and electrical systems

Proven ability to drive asset reliability and performance

Skilled in analysing data

Natural problem-solver

Strong planning and organisational skills

Clear and confident communicator

Coaching teams

Planning & organisation

Cross-functional collaboration

Mechanical & Electrical

Education

Engineering qualifications

Tools

Maintenance and asset management systems

Job description

Job Description

Salary: Competitive salary

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

Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0AT

Ways of Working: Site Based

Hours of work: Monday – Friday / 08:30-17:00

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing date: 9 March 2026

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.

This role is based in Bourne at a site specialising in the preparation of fruit, leafy salads, and stir-fry mixes. The site employs over 1,200 people and is conveniently located just 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the heart of driving performance, reliability, and innovation across our production operations. As the custodian of our key assets, you’ll shape how we optimise equipment, processes, and investment to deliver world‑class results.

You’ll lead the strategy behind asset performance, using data, insight, and collaboration to ensure production runs efficiently, sustainably, and safely. This is a high‑impact role with real influence over major decisions, asset strategies, and long‑term business resilience.

Role Accountabilities

• Develop and implement asset management strategies aligned to business objectives
• Analyse asset condition, age, performance, failures, and compliance data to inform decision‑making
• Identify and deliver appropriate asset interventions, including maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, or operational changes
• Prioritise asset investment using whole life cost, cost‑benefit, and multi‑criteria analysis
• Build robust business cases to support capital investment and asset planning decisions
• Investigate asset failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Maintain maintenance cost plans, forecasts, and value engineering improvements
• Develop contingency plans to mitigate asset or service failures
• Support supplier selection, set performance objectives, and monitor delivery
• Carry out technical performance reviews and ensure engineering documentation remains current
• Manage the effectiveness and availability of maintenance tools and equipment
• Contribute to internal and external audits and deputise for the Engineering Manager when required

What We’re Looking For

• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical and electrical systems, including PLCs, sensors, hydraulics, and pneumatics
• Proven ability to drive asset reliability and performance within a manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Confident in using maintenance and asset management systems to control risk, cost, and performance
• Skilled in analysing data and translating insight into practical, value‑adding actions
• Natural problem‑solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to coach and support teams in reliability and condition‑based maintenance approaches
• Strong planning and organisational skills to manage priorities effectively
• Clear and confident communicator, able to influence and collaborate across functions
• Engineering qualifications and commercial awareness would be advantageous

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.

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 to further your career.