Maintenance Engineer St Edmunds

Maintenance Engineer - Bury St Edmunds

Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week

Package: Salary £47,559 a year, pension contributions matched up to 10%, discretionary performance‑related bonus and flexible benefits.

Operating

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 3‑shift pattern (6am‑2pm, 8am‑4pm, 1pm‑9pm) with on‑call rota covering evenings and weekends.

• Always ensure the mechanical and electrical safety of the site.
• Perform planned preventive maintenance (PPM) using our 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 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 (e.g., Permits to Work).

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

• 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 site.

• 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.

You will do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly – annual salary reviews, incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits from day one.

ABN is the UK’s number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. We are part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably.

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