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Maintenance Engineer

Job Posted: 6 hours ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 43,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: IP27, Brandon, Suffolk

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Days | 6am–6pm | 2-2-3 Panama Pattern

£42,383 + development + industry benefits

Location: Bury St Edmunds area

Looking for a role with proper work/life balance and a team that actually invests in its engineers?

This is a day-shift, Panama-pattern role in a well-established food manufacturing site producing high-volume, high-quality chilled products for major UK retailers. The site has been operating for decades, is financially stable, and is now pushing major upgrades across machinery, automation and site-wide performance.

The role

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be part of a tight-knit engineering team keeping a busy food factory running smoothly. You’ll split your time between:

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    Reactive breakdown work across production, packaging and utilities

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    Planned and preventative maintenance to reduce downtime

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    Supporting machinery upgrades, line improvements and new equipment installs

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    Ensuring hygiene, quality and safety standards are met at all times

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    Driving continuous improvement across the plant

It’s a role for someone who likes getting stuck in, solving problems fast and seeing the impact of their work on output.

Shift pattern – Days (2-2-3)

Week 1: Mon, Tue, 3 off, Fri, Sat, Sun

Week 2: 2 off, Wed, Thu, 3 off

(12-hour days, 6am–6pm)

What you need

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    Apprentice trained (Electrical or Mechanical)

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    NVQ3 / ONC / HNC in a relevant engineering discipline

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    Food, FMCG, automotive or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience

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    Strong understanding of CI tools, TPM and modern maintenance practices

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    Confident working with safe systems of work: LOTO, PUWER, permits

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    Good GMP awareness and a positive, hands-on approach

What you get

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    £42,383 salary

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    20 shifts holiday

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    Clear development pathway within engineering

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    Benefits & recognition hub with strong retail discounts

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    A stable, supportive environment with long-term prospects

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