Maintenance Team Leader in Northampton

Overview

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 Northampton, 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.

Are you an experienced maintenance shift leader looking for a new challenge?

What You’ll Be Doing:

• 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 that a safe working environment is maintained at all times.
• Ensure the shift engineering team produces all documents and reports accurately and presents information in the required format to given time scales.
• Ensure that the permit to work is in place and adhered to so that contractors and colleagues always work safely.
• Lead the engineering team to create a high performing culture where team members are supported to achieve their potential.
• Ensure the shift engineering team adhere to good manufacturing practices (Greencore Manufacturing Process) ensuring compliance with manufacturing unit food safety requirements.

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off - Days only 6am to 6pm

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualified to an accredited apprentice level 3 or holds an Engineering Higher National Certification with appropriate levels of industrial experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of manufacturing machinery and processes.
• Has people management, leadership or supervisory experience and can lead a diverse workforce.
• IT and Computer Skills.
• Has experience and skills managing costings and budgets.
• Has experience working with computer programmes proficiently.
• Experienced operating within a lean environment.
• Yellow belt lean six sigma certified (Ideal).

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. 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.
• 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.