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Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

What you'll be doing?
As the Engineering Safety Lead, you will be providing strategic oversight and technical leadership on our electrical strategy, ensuring electrical systems are safe, compliant, efficient, and future-proofed. To drive best practices, standardise processes, and support operational efficiency, influencing executive-level decision-making by providing insight, analysis, and recommendations on electrical performance, investment, and risk mitigation, supporting long-term growth, sustainability, and best-in-class manufacturing performance. As such, you will:

Develop and implement a group-wide electrical compliance and improvement strategy, leading risk assessments, audits, and gap analyses to ensure full compliance and safety, and act as the key liaison with regulatory bodies
Provide technical leadership to Engineering Controllers and site electrical teams, ensuring consistency in maintenance, fault[1]finding, and process improvements, and implement standardised electrical maintenance procedures
Monitor electrical reliability, downtime trends, and failure rates across all sites, ensuring continuous improvement initiatives reduce production interruptions, and identify and implement energy efficiency projects, including power optimisation, automation, and sustainable energy solutions
Lead electrical upgrades and automation improvements to drive efficiency in food production lines
Provide regular reports to the Executive Team, highlighting electrical system performance, compliance risks, and investment opportunities, aligning electrical strategy with overall business goals
Act as the subject matter expert for electrical risk management, advising on preventative measures and future-proofing initiatives
Lead group-wide electrical projects, including control system upgrades, safety enhancements, and digitalisation efforts, collaborating with Group Engineering, Operations, and IT to drive smart manufacturing initiatives and predictive maintenance technologies
Covering UK electrical compliance arrangements across all manufacturing sites and all logistics depots (16 manufacturing sites and 17 logistics depot) - must have ability to travel to all our sitesWhat you'll need:

Degree or Higher National Certification/Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related field
Ideally chartered or actively working towards chartered status
15+ years' experience in electrical engineering, with experience in a senior leadership role
High level expertise in PLC systems, automation, and energy management
Good experience working within the electrical distribution or generation sector
HV, transformer or switchgear experience
Proven experience leading multi-site teams and influencing senior stakeholders
Deep understanding of food industry compliance, electrical regulations, and safety standards, and an overview of the principles of H&S legislation, and its relevance to the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to present to executives and board members
Experience of delivering improvement programmes at a business level
Knowledge of/ability to use strength & capability modelling software (e.g. ProDesign)
What you'll get in return:

Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Holidays
Annual Target Bonus
PSP Target Bonus
Car Allowance
PMI Cover: Spouse
Pension up to 8% matched
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career