Maintenance Engineer

Avara Foods Ltd; Aylesbury; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Avara Foods, a leading food business, seeks a Maintenance Engineer at their Hatchery in Quainton. This hands-on role involves maintaining and repairing machinery, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and supporting improvement projects. Competitive pay, training opportunities, and a dynamic working environment are offered.

Benefits

Paid weekly

Guaranteed hours with opportunities for overtime

Competitive pension and wellbeing resources

Dynamic working environment

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of mechanical processes and assemblies.
• Knowledge of welding, fabrication, plumbing, and pipe fitting.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair hatchery machinery and plant.
• Support ongoing improvement projects.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical processes

Facilities maintenance

Effective communication

Team player

Education

Qualified in a relevant engineering trade

Job description

About the Role:

Maintenance Engineer
Location: Hatchery, Quainton, Buckinghamshire

As one of the UK’s largest food businesses, we play a critical role in keeping the nation fed. We continue to operate and are looking for motivated people to join our team as a Maintenance Engineer at our Hatchery in Quainton.

With ambitious growth plans, we are continually investing in our facilities and our people, offering opportunities to develop and build your career with us.

What’s in it for you?

• up to £18 DOE

• £25 per call out

• Paid weekly

• Guaranteed hours with opportunities for overtime

• Competitive pension and access to lifestyle and wellbeing resources

• A safe and dynamic working environment

• Training and development opportunities from day one

• On-Call Requirement:This role includes being on-call one weekend in every five, covering Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. When on call, you will receive £25 per day, with an additional £25 paid for any actual call-outs.

Purpose of the role

We are looking for a strong team player with a high regard for health, safety, and poultry welfare to maintain the hatchery machinery and associated equipment on a daily basis. This includes equipment such as setting and hatching machines, ventilation systems, and ongoing improvement projects.

This is a hands-on role involving manual processes, including lifting equipment up to 25 kg. You will be expected to work independently within farm buildings.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and repair hatchery machinery and plant

• Support ongoing improvement projects

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and poultry welfare standards

• Work independently and as part of a team

• Prioritise workload effectively

What we are looking for

• Qualified in a relevant engineering trade

• Broad understanding of mechanical processes and assemblies

• Knowledge of facilities maintenance, including welding, fabrication, plumbing, and pipe fitting

• Effective communication skills and a good team player

• Committed, reliable, and flexible attitude

• Ability to use initiative and work independently

Working hours

Monday to Friday, 06:00 – 15:30

About Avara Foods

Avara Foods supplies chicken and turkey to the nation’s most popular supermarkets and restaurants. We are a fully integrated business controlling the whole supply chain, including feed mills, farms, hatcheries, factories, and associated transport and logistics functions. We employ over 7,000 people.

If you’re ready to work alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

Please note: Due to bird welfare requirements, it is essential that you do not own any avian pets or poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.