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?

You will build, develop and implement infrastructure solutions to deliver new or enhanced capability in line with initial specification, delivering additional capability and value. As such, you will be:

• Leading the implementation of technical build activity by adhering to the solution outlined in the LLD. Working with the Infrastructure Tech Lead, Architects, Project Manager and Operations to identify and potential obstacles/ barriers
• Analysing current infrastructure and making recommendations for solutions that improve business performance or efficiencies within Group IT
• Providing documentation in adherence to Greencores technical standard whilst contributing to the improvement of such standards and the process that supports the completion of technical governance
• Providing hands on technical support to internal and external teams, taking responsibility for the technical engagement of third-party delivery and escalating delivery concerns when necessary
• Coordinating projects alongside the assigned project manager on a technical level, providing input into planning and accurately forecasting timescales for delivery. Proactively communicating to the project team any impact on time, quality, or cost
• Creating and raising technical change requests for approval in the Change Authority Board (CAB). Responsible for the quality of the change detail, ensuring technical reference to Implementation planning, back-out plans and impacting systems is clear and meets standard, and operational teams are aligned and engaged
• Taking responsibility for ensuring self-development of new technologies, keeping up to date with emerging trends and technologies identified on the Greencore technology roadmap

What you'll need:

• Experience around Microsoft suite of products, Vmware and Citrix technologies
• Working knowledge of security principle within infrastructure technologies
• Experience of working at a third line or higher level within infrastructure services
• Proven project exposure working within an ITIL lead organisation, preferably in manufacturing
• Self-motivated and able to work on own whilst delivering against deadlines and key milestones
• Demonstrates a calm and considered approach when operating a FMCG environement
• Great relationship skills and demonstrate teamwork with colleagues, business functions, business leaders to deliver functional goals
• Ability to think through issues rationally and make decisions within area of responsibility
• Shows a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
• Pays close attention to detail
• Inter-personal skills and is confident in dealing with business team leads to influence business change

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.