Junior Engineer

Greencore Group plc; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food producer in Sheffield is looking for someone to join their engineering team. The role involves performing day-to-day maintenance tasks and assisting operations to maximize productivity in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in engineering maintenance systems and problem-solving skills. Competitive salary and benefits, alongside development opportunities are offered. If you are passionate about driving success in a vibrant workplace, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining engineering systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to carry out fault finding and establish root cause fixes.
• Experience in a multi-skilled engineering environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day maintenance tasks and site repairs.
• Complete fault finding and planned maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Maintain communications with operations team regarding engineering activities.

Skills

Experience in maintenance of engineering systems

Problem-solving skills

Ability to comply with food safety standards

Experience in a multi-skilled engineering environment

Education

Level 3 training course qualification

Job description

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 39 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.

Our site in Kiveton employs over 500 and is the UK’s largest quiche bakery, producing more than 42 million quiche each year along with a wide range of ready meals.

What you’ll be doing

To carry out the day-to-day maintenance tasks and site repairs to assist operations in achieving maximum productivity, directed by the Engineering Shift Leader, working 4 on 4 off days and nights!

• Complete fault finding (within skill set), planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance
• Carry out fault finding, problem solving and establish route cause fixes to address equipment issues
• Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team, ensuring they are fully aware of all relevant engineering activities and schedules
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximise production up time according to given priorities
• Comply with food safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely
• Record any stock removed from the Engineering stores to ensure accurate stock control
• Complete all necessary documentation ensuring that it is kept accurate and is audit ready
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health and Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness

What we’re looking for

• Maintenance of Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment
• Experience of a multi-skilled engineering environment – these may be trained or developed, they do not all need to be in place at recruitment
• Comply within time scales of the relevant Level 3 training course to be a qualified engineer

These may be trained or developed, they do not all need to be in place at recruitment. These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

We’re 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.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.