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 every day 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 Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK’s number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914.
We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.
What you'll be doing?
We are looking for a Maintenance Shift Manager to join Greencore Selby; managing a team of fellow Engineers who maintain and improve the performance of all plant and equipment to achieve maximum machine availability targets.
As a Shift Manager you will:
* Lead an engineering shift team to create a high performing culture where team members are motivated, engaged, and supported to develop and achieve their potential.
* 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 so that a safe working environment is maintained all times
* Ensure that the permit to work is in place and adhered to so that contractors and colleagues work safely at all times
* Ensure the shift engineering team adhere to good manufacturing practices (GMP) ensuring compliance with manufacturing unit food safety requirements
* Lead the engineering team to create a high performing culture; including setting team/individual expectations, leading by example, encouraging and supporting to achieve their potential and ensuring policies are upheld
* Ensure the accurate and timely documentation of shift activities & performance, escalation of relevant events as required, real time use of CMMS, completion of relevant reports, root cause analysis studies and active contribution to daily meetings
What we're looking for:
* Hold a mechanical or electrical engineering qualification gained through a time served apprenticeship or study, ideally at NVQ L3
* Knowledge of permit systems, risk assessments and method statements
* Supervisory experience
* Have practical experience of fault finding on various types of manufacturing machinery
* Display PLC Awareness and fault finding capabilities
* Understand how to maintain Engineering Systems within a manufacturing environment
* Food or wider FMCG Manufacturing Experience is desirable
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
* Greencore Qualifications
* 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.