At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and optimise processing and packaging equipment to ensure smooth operations.
- Company: Join Greencore Desserts, a leader in the food industry with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, share save scheme, matched pension contributions, and life insurance.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by ensuring high-quality performance in food production.
- Qualifications: Level 2 Maths/English and recognised Engineering Apprenticeship required.
A Maintenance Engineer, you will use your engineering skills and problem‑solving abilities to maintain and optimise our processing and packaging equipment to keep our operations running safely, smoothly and efficiently. Working closely with operational colleagues, you’ll diagnose faults, complete repairs, support continuous improvement, and ensure our equipment delivers reliable, high‑quality performance for our customers.
Role Accountabilities
- Prepare and carry out maintenance work on food and drink processing and packaging equipment
- Conduct planned and predictive maintenance to optimise performance and prevent downtime
- Respond promptly to breakdowns and carry out corrective actions
- Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and pneumatic faults
- Support operational teams with machinery changeovers, set‑ups and adjustments
- Manufacture or repair component parts to maintain equipment reliability
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects and technical performance reviews
- Identify and implement engineering solutions to improve efficiency and profitability
- Maintain accurate maintenance and engineering documentation
- Ensure maintenance tools and equipment are available, safe and well maintained
What we're looking for
- Level 2 Maths/English and a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (C&G/EAL NVQ 3/4 or OAL FDEM)
- Ability to complete IET Wiring Regs, Level 2 Food Safety, CMMS and contractor control training in year one
- Multiskilled capability with an electrical bias
- Strong problem‑solving, communication and teamwork skills
- Knowledge of SHE procedures
- Experience in fault finding, maintenance planning, IT systems and working to SOPs
- Mechanical/electrical knowledge including hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, PLCs and sensors
- Understanding of asset performance and spare parts management
Desirable: IOSH Managing Safely, FMCG experience, continuous improvement, condition‑based monitoring or reliability techniques
We are proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
Maintenance Engineer in Devizes employer: Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group)
Greencore is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in London where quality and safety are at the forefront of our operations. With a strong commitment to employee development, we provide numerous growth opportunities and a supportive culture that values teamwork and innovation. Our competitive salary package, along with benefits such as life insurance and pension contributions, makes Greencore a rewarding place to build your career in food safety and quality improvement.
Contact Details:
Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group) Recruitment Team
