Maintenance Team Leader

Greencore; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share savings scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing centre access

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturer is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for their Northampton site. This role requires planning and prioritising engineering workloads to achieve production targets while ensuring machinery uptime and adherence to safety regulations. Candidates should have an accredited apprenticeship or Engineering Higher National Certification and relevant industrial experience. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and a supportive work environment focused on diversity and development.

Qualifications

• Qualified to an accredited apprentice level 3 or possesses Engineering Higher National Certification.
• Demonstrable knowledge of manufacturing machinery and processes.
• Experience in managing a diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise workload for the engineering team to achieve production targets.
• Execute planned preventative maintenance to maximise machinery uptime.
• Maintain a safe working environment and adhere to regulations.

Skills

People-management

Leadership

IT and computer skills

Budget management

Lean six sigma

Education

Accredited level 3 apprenticeship or Engineering Higher National Certification

Job description

Greencore Northampton, England, United Kingdom

Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

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 employ over 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK, bringing delicious food to life—from sandwiches, sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals. In FY25, we achieved revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct‑to‑store network delivers fresh and frozen food to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What You'll Be Doing

• Plan and prioritise the shift workload for the engineering team to enable production targets to be achieved by maximising machinery uptime.
• Execute the planned preventative maintenance schedule to maximise machinery uptime and minimise disruption to production targets.
• Ensure all plant and equipment adhere to all relevant legislation, maintaining a safe working environment at all times.
• Ensure the shift engineering team produces all documents and reports accurately and presents information in the required format to given time scales.
• Ensure the permit‑to‑work system is in place and adhered to so that contractors and colleagues always work safely.
• Lead the engineering team to create a high‑performing culture where team members are supported to achieve their potential.
• Ensure the shift engineering team adheres to good manufacturing practices (Greencore Manufacturing Process) and complies with manufacturing unit food safety requirements.

Shift Pattern

4 on 4 off – Days only 6am to 6pm

What We're Looking For

• Qualified to an accredited apprentice level 3 or holds an Engineering Higher National Certification with appropriate levels of industrial experience.
• Demonstratable knowledge of manufacturing machinery and processes.
• Has people‑management, leadership or supervisory experience and can lead a diverse workforce.
• IT and computer skills.
• Has experience and skills managing costings and budgets.
• Has experience working with computer programmes proficiently.
• Experienced operating within a lean environment.
• Yellow belt lean six sigma certified (ideal).

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits.
• Holidays.
• Pension up to 8% matched.
• Company share savings scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
• Access to a full wellbeing centre platform.

Additional Information

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

Job Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing