Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Haverhill, Suffolk (CB9)

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Weekend Working: Occasional Saturdays or Sundays, with a day off in lieu during the week

The Opportunity

We are supporting a manufacturing company based in Haverhill with the recruitment of a Maintenance Engineer with experience in food manufacturing or FMCG. Working within a small, friendly engineering department, you'll play an important role in keeping production running smoothly, maintaining equipment reliability and helping to reduce downtime. This is a hands-on position combining planned maintenance, fault finding, repairs and continuous improvement, with the opportunity to take ownership of engineering activities across the site.

What You'll Be Doing as a Maintenance Engineer

Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production and packaging machinery. Diagnosing faults and completing mechanical and electrical repairs to minimise downtime. Maintaining and troubleshooting automated food packaging equipment, including vacuum packaging, tray-sealing and thermoforming machinery. Investigating recurring equipment failures and completing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports. Preparing and maintaining Safe Systems of Work (SSOW) documentation. Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, performance and efficiency. Working closely with production colleagues to resolve engineering issues and support daily operations. Supporting the wider engineering team with breakdowns, maintenance activities and general site improvements.

What We're Looking For

Previous experience as a Maintenance Engineer within food manufacturing or a similar FMCG production environment. Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding and maintenance skills. Experience working with automated production and packaging machinery. Knowledge of vacuum-sealing, heat-sealing, tray-sealing or thermoforming packaging systems would be particularly advantageous. A good understanding of PPM, breakdown maintenance and Root Cause Analysis. Familiarity with Safe Systems of Work and engineering safety procedures. A practical, proactive approach to problem-solving. Someone who enjoys working as part of a small, supportive team and is happy to get stuck in when needed.

What's On Offer?

£50,000 - £55,000 annual salary. 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend working, with time off in lieu during the week. A friendly, close-knit engineering department. A varied role covering maintenance, fault finding and continuous improvement. The opportunity to make a genuine difference to equipment reliability and day-to-day production.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Maintenance Engineer from a food manufacturing or FMCG background and would enjoy joining a smaller, team-focused engineering department, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat about the opportunity