Maintenance Engineer: Safety, PMs & Continuous Improvement

AB AGRI LTD; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension contributions

Flexible benefits

Development & wellbeing programs

Job summary

AB AGRI LTD is seeking a Maintenance Engineer at a UK site to lead preventive and reactive maintenance, while promoting safety and quality. You will work with the Head of Maintenance to ensure safe isolation, risk assessment, and planned maintenance per CMMS schedules, supporting continuous improvement and efficient uptime.

The role requires City & Guilds Level 3/HNC or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, 18th Edition, strong H&S knowledge, and experience with FMCG/Lean practices.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3/HNC or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with planned maintenance systems.
• 18th Edition.
• Good H&S knowledge.
• Effective communication skills.
• FMCG, CI or Lean techniques experience.
• Food Industry experience.
• Safety qualifications (e.g., IOSH).
• IPAF, PASMA.
• Forklift licence.
• BOAS, Confined Space.
• Welding or fabrication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety learning opportunities and Target Zero.
• Maintain site with reactive and planned maintenance, minimising downtime.
• Support Head of Maintenance on health, feed safety and quality.
• Ensure work is risk assessed and safely isolated.
• Carry out PPM tasks per CMMS Agility schedule.
• Coordinate downtime with Operators for maintenance tasks.
• Manage stores area and spare parts stock.
• Suggest cost-saving improvements and process changes.
• Assist with permits, contractors, and safety controls.
• Champion feed safety responsibilities and quality goals.

Skills

Mechanical/Electrical Eng

Maintenance planning

18th Edition

Health & Safety

Effective communication

Problem solving

FMCG/Lean

Safety qualifications

IPAF

PASMA

Forklift licence

Welding/fabrication

Education

City & Guilds Level 3/HNC

Tools

CMMS - Agility

Job description

AB AGRI LTD is seeking a Maintenance Engineer at a UK site to lead preventive and reactive maintenance, while promoting safety and quality. You will work with the Head of Maintenance to ensure safe isolation, risk assessment, and planned maintenance per CMMS schedules, supporting continuous improvement and efficient uptime.

The role requires City & Guilds Level 3/HNC or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, 18th Edition, strong H&S knowledge, and experience with FMCG/Lean practices.