Maintenance Engineer - Bury St Edmunds

Maintenance Engineer – Bury St Edmunds

ABN Feeds Bury St Edmunds, England, United Kingdom

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Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week. Shift pattern: Monday to Friday operating a 3‑shift pattern (6am – 2pm, 8am – 4pm, 13:00 – 21:00) with an on‑call rota for evenings and weekends.

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

Key Responsibilities

• 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 (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 Qualifications

• 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

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 are part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and are passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by creating quality animal feed, nutrition and technology‑based products.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need additional support, let us know.

Application Notes

Please register your details and upload your CV via our careers website. We may close the process early to manage the volume of applications.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.