Maintenance jobs in United Kingdom

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Job Description

Maintenance Engineer - Bury St Edmunds

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Contract and Shift details: Permanent, 40 Hrs per week. Monday to Friday operating a 3-shift pattern: 6am – 2pm, 8am–4pm, 13:00–21:00, with an on-call rota for 1 in 4 covering evenings and weekends.

Salary & Benefits: Salary £47,559 a year, plus pension contributions matched up to 10%, discretionary performance related bonus and access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing and everyday life.

About the role We are looking for a multiskilled engineer who thrives on problem-solving, embraces planned and reactive maintenance, and takes pride in plant performance and reliability. You will join ABN, the UK’s leading manufacturer of compound animal feed, and play a crucial role in keeping our operations moving efficiently, safely, and sustainably.

• Always ensure the mechanical and electrical safety of the site.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) using our Agility CMMS system.
• Quickly and safely respond to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Collaborate with operators to plan maintenance activities efficiently.
• Help manage spare parts inventory and ordering via our P2P system.
• Support energy-saving initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain excellent workshop housekeeping and support site hygiene standards.
• Supervise external contractors and maintain site safety controls (Permits to Work).

• Drag chain and screw conveyors.
• Belt and bucket elevators.
• Boilers and steam plant
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Mixing and weighing machinery
• Electrical control panels with inverters and PLCs

• Essential: Multiskilled Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) – C&G Level 3/HNC or equivalent
• Proven experience in planned maintenance systems
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety best practices
• Logical analytical person with effective communication skills
• Living within a 1-hour radius of the designated site

• Desirable: FMCG, food production, or lean/CI experience
• IOSH or other safety qualifications
• Certifications such as 18th Edition, BOAS, IPAF, PASMA, Confined Space, Forklift, Welding/Fabrication

When you join us, you\'ll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

ABN is the UK’s number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. These range from large corporate customers through to family-owned farm enterprises. We service these customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services. We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values.

Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture. As a Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

Application Notes: We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes. When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information. Agencies and media sales AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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