Mult-Skilled Engineer

Greencore; Eythorne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contribution matching

Life insurance 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing centre access

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore’s Tilmanstone site in Kent is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to lead planned and predictive maintenance, support changeovers, and drive continuous improvement. The role blends team work with independent tasks and reports to the Engineering Teams Manager.

Ideal candidates have an electrical bias, an engineering apprenticeship, and knowledge of safety regulations and CMMS. Site-based, 4 on 4 off shifts, days and nights, permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma) is required.
• Current edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, within 12 months) is expected.
• Apply Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures.
• Plan works and write reports to document tasks.
• Verify assets meet performance criteria after maintenance.
• Read and follow site SOPs. CMMS experience to be gained within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Perform predictive maintenance (condition-based monitoring).
• Respond to breakdowns and perform corrective actions.
• Identify faults across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and automation systems.
• Lead or support machine changeovers and setups with operational teams.
• Manufacture and repair component parts for assets as needed.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets and processes.

Skills

Safety regulations

Planning & reporting

CMMS experience

Electrical bias

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Job Description

Multi-Skilled Engineer

Salary

Competitive salary

Benefits

Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location

Tilmanstone, Kent

Ways of Working

Site based

Hours of work

4 on 4 off Days & Nights, rotating, 6am -6pm / 6pm- 6am

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 everyday 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. Our site in Tilmanstone, near Dover, Kent, employs around 850 people and produces millions of bags of leafy salads and prepared vegetables for a dedicated customer. The site operates at a fast-paced, high-volume level.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this busy and exciting role, you will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent equipment issues and ensure smooth operations. You will lead or support operational teams with machinery changeovers and setups, working closely with other teams to contribute to technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities. Maintenance Engineers in this role work both as part of a team and independently, depending on the task, and report to the Engineering Teams Manager.

Role Accountabilities

• Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
• Conduct predictive maintenance of food processing and packaging assets (condition-based monitoring).
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Conduct reactive maintenance or corrective actions to resolve deviation.
• Identify faults (electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatics) and action as required.
• Lead or support operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups.
• Manufacture and repair component parts for processing and packaging assets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes.

What We’re Looking For

• Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)
• Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, achieve within 12 months).
• Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures
• Planning works and writing reports.
• Verify assets meet performance criteria after work.
• Reading and adhering to site SOPs.
• CMMS experience (achieve within 12 months).
• Electrical bias.
• Experience in the following would be advantageous – Mechanical principles, F&D assets, welding, machining, turning, hydraulic, pneumatic & thermodynamics systems and / or, electrical principals, motors, motor control circuits, motion control, encoders, PLCs, sensors.

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

What You’ll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• 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.

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