Production Line Setter - Days

Our Vacancies Ltd.; Bassetlaw; On-site; GBP 2,155,000 - 2,865,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discounts

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Maintenance Technician for the Manton Wood site. You will operate and maintain high-speed machinery, set up equipment, and work to minimise downtime and waste. The role requires strong safety knowledge and the ability to read manuals and blueprints.

You will be part of a large site with benefits and opportunities, contributing to top-line production and product quality across leading retail brands. The company emphasizes safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with machinery.
• Strong knowledge of 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure equipment on the line is operated correctly and maintained for output and quality.
• Set up and maintain machines at start and during production.
• Investigate downtime and drive corrective action via SIC and PPM systems.
• Identify and resolve machine issues promptly.
• Maintain low waste levels and ongoing waste reduction.
• Oversee line activity and pace, ensure health and safety paperwork is kept.
• Clean and maintain machinery and work areas to high standards.
• Understand site Food Safety, HACCP, QA, and Hygiene standards and perform safety checks.
• Communicate changes to equipment to the team.

Skills

Machinery experience

Heavy duty machinery

Measurement tools

Production procedures

Safety regulations

Reading manuals/blueprints

Attention to detail

Job description

Shift Pattern

4 x 10 hour shifts - 5am to 3:45pm OR 5 x 8 hour shifts 05:30 - 14:15 (Various shift patterns available but all shift patterns will include working a Sunday day shift)

Rate of Pay

£15.64 Per Hour

Overtime

Paid at x 1.25 after 48 hours

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.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

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 will 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.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.

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