Latest jobs in Melton Mowbray
1,304 live vacancies in and around Melton Mowbray, newest first.
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Quality Administrator
Production Manager (Nights)
Local Marketeer
Gas Install Engineer
Gas Install Engineer
Maths Teacher
Adaptations and DFG Surveyor
Gas Engineer - Service and Repair
Maths Teacher- Alternative Provision
Gas Engineer - Service and Repair
Science Teacher - Alternative Provision
Site Manager (Water)
Fire Safety Surveyor
Apprentice Recruitment Resourcer
Service Manager
Fire And Security Engineer
Facilities Operative
Warehouse Food Production Operative
Nearby towns with jobs
- Leicester 14 miles · 1,862 live jobs
- Loughborough 14 miles · 2,725 live jobs
- Market Harborough 19 miles · 1,798 live jobs
- Coalville 20 miles · 2,920 live jobs
- Lutterworth 24 miles · 2,662 live jobs
- Hinckley 26 miles · 2,981 live jobs
Straight-line distance between town centres. Job counts are live vacancies within 25 miles of each town, so neighbouring towns overlap.
About working in Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a Leicestershire market town of about 28,000, famous for pork pies and Stilton cheese — and the entire local economy is built on food production. If you work in food, this is the town in the county where the most jobs are.
Long Clawson Dairy (one of the seven authorised Stilton producers) is just north of the town in Long Clawson. Samworth Brothers' kitchens — which make Melton's pork pies, ready meals, sandwiches and a big chunk of the supply to the major supermarkets — operate from multiple sites in and around Melton. Mars Petcare's UK head office is at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, eight miles north-east (Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba), and the wider Mars graduate scheme runs through it. Other names: Pukka Pies (closer to Leicester but recruits from Melton), Hartington Creamery for the cheese side, Dickinson & Morris for the pork pie traditional bake.
Most vacancies are production-line, packing, food-technology, quality, engineering for food-grade machinery, and transport — the area runs a constant flow of refrigerated lorries between the manufacturing sites and the regional and national DCs. The town has good rail links to Leicester (25 minutes) and Peterborough (40 minutes). Postcodes: LE13 for Melton itself; LE14 for the villages east towards Waltham.
Jobs in Melton Mowbray: questions and answers
Which sectors have the most jobs in Melton Mowbray?
Live vacancies within 25 miles of Melton Mowbray on 9 November 2026, by sector: Engineering (317), Construction (230), Managerial (210), Education (200), Work From Home (115).
What are the most advertised jobs in Melton Mowbray?
Among the 300 most recent job adverts within 25 miles of Melton Mowbray (sampled 9 November 2026), the most common job titles were: Maintenance Engineer (4), Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer (4), Class 1 Driver (3), Sen Teaching Assistant (3), Warehouse Operative (3).
What is the average salary for jobs in Melton Mowbray?
The median advertised salary for jobs within 25 miles of Melton Mowbray was £37,500 a year, based on 239 adverts that stated pay, sampled on 9 November 2026. That is about £3,130 a month or £19.23 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. The middle half of those adverts paid £28,500 to £48,000. This is pay stated in job adverts, not what people living in Melton Mowbray earn.
Are jobs in Melton Mowbray mostly permanent, temporary or part-time?
Of the 300 most recent adverts within 25 miles of Melton Mowbray (sampled 9 November 2026), 68% were permanent, 24% temporary, 9% contract and 3% part-time. An advert can list more than one type.
What food brands are made in Melton Mowbray?
Long Clawson Dairy is one of the seven authorised Stilton producers. Samworth Brothers makes pork pies, ready meals and sandwiches for the major supermarkets. Mars Petcare (Pedigree, Whiskas, Sheba) has its UK head office at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, eight miles north-east of Melton. Dickinson & Morris does the traditional pork pie bake.
What kind of jobs are in Melton Mowbray?
Production-line, packing, food technology, quality assurance, engineering on food-grade machinery, and transport (refrigerated lorries between manufacturing sites and the regional DCs). Office-based roles in food procurement and supply chain are also common.
How's the rail link from Melton Mowbray?
Trains run to Leicester in 25 minutes and Peterborough in 40 minutes. From either, onward services run to London, Birmingham and the rest of the East Midlands network.