Maintenance Engineer

Overview

In this Nights Maintenance Engineer role at Greencore Newark, you ensure reliable operation of processing and packaging assets through planned and predictive maintenance. You’ll support or lead machine changeovers, tackle breakdowns, and drive continuous improvement within a fast-paced dessert production site. This role sits within a collaborative engineering team and contributes to site performance and safety. A strong focus on maintenance discipline and problem solving helps you shape asset reliability at scale.

Pay / Benefits

Competitive salary
Matched pension contributions
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Exclusive employee discount platform
Wellbeing Centre access

Responsibilities

Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets
Conduct predictive maintenance (condition-based monitoring) of assets
Respond to breakdowns and perform reactive maintenance
Identify faults across electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation and pneumatics
Lead or support machinery changeovers and set ups
Manufacture and repair component parts for assets
Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes

Key requirements

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)
Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, achieve within 12 months)
Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures
Planning works and writing reports
Verify assets meet performance criteria after work
Reading and adhering to site SOPs
CMMS experience (achieve within 12 months)
Electrical bias
advantageous: Mechanical principles, F&D assets, welding, machining, turning, hydraulic, pneumatic & thermodynamics systems, electrical principals, motors, motor control circuits, motion control, encoders, PLCs, sensors