Full job descriptionMaintenance 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.