Project Engineer

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 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 in Boston Salads we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.

What You'll Be Doing
As a Project Engineer, you will be designing, planning and deploying engineering solutions which enhance the capability of the assets on site. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Planning and delivering the installation and commissioning of new equipment, ensuring minimal disruption to manufacturing productivity
Ensuring new equipment drawings and preventative maintenance recommendations are transferred to the maintenance teams files
Developing User Requirement Specifications (URS) to ensure the clear and common understanding of agreed objectives and standards are established as the basis for project planning
Taking designs from engineering project managers and creating AutoCAD drawings as specifications
Following the direction given, by an engineering project manager, to complete design costings or installation as part of large projects
What We're Looking For
As a Project Engineer, you will utilise your experience in project delivery on a daily basis and will ideally be:

Experienced in project delivery with supporting knowledge and recognised project delivery method such as PMI, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification (desirable)
Experienced in managing contractors and external suppliers to ensure project activities are delivered safely, on time, within scope and in line with site standards.
Able to use Microsoft Suite, or equivalent project management software to report on project progress
Willingness to learn AutoCAD or similar design software to produce design specifications
Holds a Level 3 Food hygiene qualification (desirable)
Qualified and able to assess machinery safety
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 platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career