Overview
Maintenance Engineer - Bury St Edmunds at AB Agri, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. Permanent, 40 hours per week. Salary £47,559 per year, pension contributions matched up to 10%, discretionary performance related bonus, and flexible benefits. 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 evenings and weekends.
What You’ll Do
* Always ensure the mechanical and electrical safety of the site.
* Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) using the Agility CMMS system.
* Respond quickly and safely to equipment breakdowns to minimise downtime.
* Collaborate with operators to plan maintenance activities efficiently.
* Help manage spare parts inventory and ordering via the 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 (e.g. Permits to Work).
What You’ll Work With
* 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
Rewarding your passion
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.
About Us
ABN is the UK’s number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. We service customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services. We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc). We’re committed to 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. We value a fair, innovative and inclusive culture with diverse experiences.
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Application notes
We’re excited to hear from you. We sometimes close the process early, so register your details and upload your CV via our careers site as soon as you can. We will ask equality and diversity questions as part of the process; responses are anonymised, separate from your application and are never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions without it affecting your application. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
Additional details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Food Production
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