Senior Maintenance Lead - Food Processing & Packaging

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Roundway; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Job summary

Greencore’s Devizes site is seeking an experienced Maintenance Section Manager to lead engineering and operations in maintaining food and drink processing and packaging assets. You will drive planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance and lead continuous improvement initiatives to boost efficiency and performance.

This hands-on role requires electrical bias, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to manage budgets, spare parts, and CMMS usage while developing your team and ensuring

Qualifications

• Level 2 qualification in Maths and English (or equivalent), plus an engineering apprenticeship.
• Food Safety Level 2 and IOSH Managing Safely qualifications, with knowledge of the latest IET Wiring Regulations.
• Multi-skilled engineer with a strong electrical bias, hands-on experience across mechanical and electrical systems, and excellent fault-finding capability.
• Confident in maintenance planning, budget management, spare parts control, and the use of CMMS systems.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and contractor management skills.
• Sound knowledge of safety, health, and environmental legislation, including risk assessment and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for and manage food and drink maintenance work.
• Conduct planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance on processing and packaging assets.
• Identify and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatic faults.
• Lead teams during machinery changeovers and setups.
• Drive continuous improvement and participate in failure investigations to enhance efficiency.
• Conduct technical performance reviews with stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date engineering documentation.
• Support team development and technical competence.
• Ensure availability and efficiency of maintenance tools and equipment.
• Contribute to internal and external audits.
• Manage day-to-day HR activities for direct reports.

Skills

Electrical bias

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Budgeting

Spare parts control

CMMS

Contractor management

Safety knowledge

Education

Level 2 maths & English

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ L3/4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)

Food Safety Level 2

IOSH Managing Safely

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Greencore’s Devizes site is seeking an experienced Maintenance Section Manager to lead engineering and operations in maintaining food and drink processing and packaging assets. You will drive planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance and lead continuous improvement initiatives to boost efficiency and performance.

This hands-on role requires electrical bias, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to manage budgets, spare parts, and CMMS usage while developing your team and ensuring