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

Partnerships Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Client Growth Manager

General Foreman
Childrens Home Registered Manager

Electrician Technician

Controls and Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Electrical Controls Technician

Electrical and Controls Technician

Automation Technician

Electrical & Controls Technician
Home Carer

Clinical Assessor

Functional Specialist

Occupational Health Nurse

Administrator - Hybrid - Wigston

Steel Fitter / Steel Erector

It Support Engineer FTC
Frequently asked questions
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.