Job Description
Occupational Health Technician
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Pension up to 8% matched, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Bourne, Sutton Bridge & Boston
Ways of Working: Site based
Hours of work: Monday to Friday - 8.30 - 5pm
Contract Type: 3 Months FTC
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.
What you'll be doing
In this busy and dynamic role, you will support the Occupational Health & Wellbeing function by meeting the health surveillance needs of the site and manufacturing units, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, customer standards, and Bakkavor's internal policies.
Role Accountabilities
* Provide health surveillance to meet business needs, including audiometry, spirometry, FLT and engineer medicals, skin assessments, and night shift workers' health questionnaires.
* Maintain accurate health surveillance records, updating the OH system for new starters and leavers, and manage data archiving.
* Produce monthly KPIs to monitor compliance and support audit and HSE visit preparation.
* Participate in employee wellbeing initiatives and support the Bakkavor Wellbeing agenda.
* Ensure medical supplies are available and equipment is calibrated and maintained.
* Oversee invoicing and raise purchase orders within the OH & Wellbeing department.
* Communicate with stakeholders to ensure health surveillance plans are implemented and escalate issues to the OH & Wellbeing Advisor as necessary.
* Refer cases to the OH & Wellbeing Advisor and liaise with other healthcare professionals as required.
* Keep up to date with developments in Occupational Health and Wellbeing and share best practices with colleagues.
What we're looking for
* Proactive and organised individual sought to support employee wellbeing across manufacturing sites as part of the Occupational Health team.
* Experience in an Occupational Health environment, with a strong understanding of medical confidentiality and GDPR requirements.
* Accurate record-keeping and strong compliance awareness, including familiarity with OH surveillance such as audiometry and spirometry.
* Eager to learn and develop, with the flexibility to adapt working hours to meet the needs of busy sites.
* Confident in caring for, cleaning, and calibrating equipment, ensuring reliability and safety.
* Full UK driving licence, with the flexibility to travel and support the wider OH team.
* Ideally holds a recognised Occupational Health Technician (OHT) qualification and has hands-on experience in health surveillance (lung function, audiology, skin assessments).
* Competent IT user, able to manage data effectively and support health promotion initiatives.
* Comfortable engaging directly with clients or patients, contributing to a positive and supportive service.
* Perfect for someone passionate about employee health and wellbeing who wants to make a meaningful impact.
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.
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