Prep Setter - Days

Greencore Group; Northampton; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Competitive matched pension

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Job summary

Greencore Group is hiring at the Northampton site for a role focused on maintaining high-speed production machinery. You will set up equipment, monitor performance, perform frontline maintenance, and ensure safety and quality standards are upheld in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong mechanical knowledge, experience with heavy-duty machinery, attention to detail, and the ability to read manuals and blueprints.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working with machinery.
• Proven knowledge of heavy duty/high-speed machinery.
• Ability to use measurement tools accurately.
• Solid understanding of production procedures and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of safety methods and hazard regulations.
• Ability to read manuals, blueprints and handbooks.
• Good physical stamina and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure equipment on the line is operated correctly and efficiently and perform frontline maintenance to maximise output and quality.
• Set up and maintain machines at start and throughout production.
• Investigate downtime and drive corrective actions via SIC reviews and PPM systems to improve efficiency.
• Identify and resolve machine issues promptly to minimise delays.
• Minimise waste and continuously work to reduce levels.
• Oversee line activity ensuring pace and productivity are maintained.
• Complete paperwork to ensure Health and Safety measurements are met.
• Clean and maintain machinery and work areas to high standards.
• Understand site Food Safety, HACCP, QA and Hygiene standards and perform checks as required.
• Ensure changes to equipment are communicated to the team and implemented correctly.

Skills

Machinery experience

Heavy duty machinery

Measurement tools

Production procedures

Safety regulations

Manuals & blueprints

Physical stamina

Job description

Shift:Sun to Thurs, 06:00 to 14:30

Pay Rate:£15.88 p/hr

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.

Here atNorthampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day . We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you'll be doing

• To ensure that all equipment on the line is operated correctly and efficiently, whilst carrying out appropriate frontline maintenance to maintain and improve the equipment performance and maximise product output whilst maintaining product quality.

• Setting up and maintaining the machines at the beginning of the product and throughout.

• Ensure the machines run to optimum efficiency by investigating downtime and ensuring corrective action is implemented through SIC (Short Interval Control) reviews and PPM Systems.

• Proactively identify and resolve any issues with the machines to ensure they are resolved in a timely manner.

• Endeavour to keep waste levels to an absolute minimum and continuously work to reduce these levels.

• Overseeing line activity, by ensuring all aspects of the line are running at the correct pace.

• Carryout paperwork for the machinery to ensure Health and Safety measurements are adhered to.

• Cleaning and maintaining machinery and work areas to be at a high standard at all times.

• You must have full understanding of the sites Food Safety, HACCP, QA and Hygiene Standards whilst also carrying out safety checks or risk assessments when required.

• Understand the customer standards and specifications for each product to ensure the line minimises any complaints or rejections by maintaining the quality of product and packaging at all times.

• Maintain a constant understanding of changes and adaptations made to the equipment or machinery on the line. Ensure any changes are cascaded to individuals in the team where appropriate

What we’re looking for

• Prior experience working with machinery

• Strong knowledge of a heavy duty and high-speed machinery.

• Strong ability to use measurement tools.

• Good understanding of production procedures and best practices.

• Excellent knowledge of safety methods and hazard regulations.

• Ability to read manuals, blueprints, and handbooks.

• Good physical stamina and keen attention to detail

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.

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

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