Maintenance shift leader

Our Vacancies; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Wisbech is seeking an Engineering Team Leader to manage a team of engineers and ensure the performance of plant equipment. Responsibilities include planning shift workloads, executing preventative maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations and good manufacturing practices. The ideal candidate will have substantial operational engineering experience, supervisory experience, and knowledge of fault finding on manufacturing machinery. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Experience operating as an engineer with a completed accredited apprenticeship.
• Knowledge of permit systems and risk assessments.
• Practical experience of fault finding on production machinery.

Responsibilities

• Manage an engineering shift team and plan workload.
• Execute preventative maintenance to maximize machinery uptime.
• Ensure compliance with GMP and safety regulations.

Skills

Operational engineering experience

Supervisory experience

Fault finding

PLC Awareness

Knowledge of safety systems

Education

Level 3 engineering 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.

Here at Wisbech, we have a team of 450 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready to cook meals for major retailers such as Asda and Co-op.

Shift: 4on 4off Nights

What You'll Be Doing

Are you a multi-skilled Engineering Team Leader / Maintenance Shift Leader looking for a new technically dynamic and varied role?

We are looking for an Engineering Team Leader; managing a team of fellow Engineers who maintain and improve the performance of all plant and equipment to achieve maximum machine availability targets. This is a supervising role and will also be required to be on the tools as and when needed.

As a Team Leader you will:

• Manage an engineering shift team to create a high performing culture where team members are motivated, engaged, and supported to develop and achieve their potential.
• Plan and prioritise the shift workload for the engineering team to enable production targets to be achieved by maximising machinery up time
• Execute the planned preventative maintenance schedule to maximise machinery up time and minimise disruption to production targets
• Ensure all plant and equipment adhere to all relevant legislation and so that a safe working environment is maintained all times
• Ensure that the permit to work is in place and adhered to so that contractors and colleagues work safely at all times
• Ensure the shift engineering team adhere to good manufacturing practices (GMP) ensuring compliance with manufacturing unit food safety requirements
• Head the engineering team to create a high performing culture; including setting team/individual expectations, leading by example, encouraging and supporting to achieve their potential and ensuring policies are upheld
• Ensure the accurate and timely documentation of shift activities & performance, escalation of relevant events as required, real time use of CMMS, completion of relevant reports, root cause analysis studies and engaged contribution to daily meetings

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.

You will:

• People who have experience operating as an engineer, following a completed accredited apprenticeship or equivalent experience with appropriate Level 3 qualification
• Knowledge of permit systems, risk assessments and method statements
• Supervisory experience
• Have practical experience of fault finding on various types of manufacturing machinery
• Display PLC Awareness and fault finding capabilities
• Understand how to maintain Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment
• Food or wider FMCG Manufacturing Experience is desirable

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
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

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