Maintenance shift leader

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're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.
Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.

Here at Wisbech, we have a team of 450 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready to cook meals for major retailers such as Asda and Co-op.

Shift: 4on 4off Nights

What You'll Be Doing
Are you a multi-skilled Engineering Team Leader / Maintenance Shift Leader looking for a new technically dynamic and varied role?
We are looking for an Engineering Team Leader; managing a team of fellow Engineers who maintain and improve the performance of all plant and equipment to achieve maximum machine availability targets. This is a supervising role and will also be required to be on the tools as and when needed.
As a Team Leader you will:

Manage an engineering shift team to create a high performing culture where team members are motivated, engaged, and supported to develop and achieve their potential.

Plan and prioritise the shift workload for the engineering team to enable production targets to be achieved by maximising machinery up time

Execute the planned preventative maintenance schedule to maximise machinery up time and minimise disruption to production targets

Ensure all plant and equipment adhere to all relevant legislation and so that a safe working environment is maintained all times

Ensure that the permit to work is in place and adhered to so that contractors and colleagues work safely at all times

Ensure the shift engineering team adhere to good manufacturing practices (GMP) ensuring compliance with manufacturing unit food safety requirements

Head the engineering team to create a high performing culture; including setting team/individual expectations, leading by example, encouraging and supporting to achieve their potential and ensuring policies are upheld

Ensure the accurate and timely documentation of shift activities & performance, escalation of relevant events as required, real time use of CMMS, completion of relevant reports, root cause analysis studies and engaged contribution to daily meetings
What We're Looking For
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.
You will:

People who have experience operating as an engineer, following a completed accredited apprenticeship or equivalent experience with appropriate Level 3 qualification

Knowledge of permit systems, risk assessments and method statements

Supervisory experience

Have practical experience of fault finding on various types of manufacturing machinery

Display PLC Awareness and fault finding capabilities

Understand how to maintain Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment

Food or wider FMCG Manufacturing Experience is desirable
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What You'll Get in Return

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

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