Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Job Title

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location

Eye, Suffolk

Salary

£51,000 per year

Shift Pattern

Rotating days and nights, averaging 42 hours per week.

Current shift pattern:

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
08:00 to 20:00

Week 2: Wednesday and Thursday
08:00 to 20:00

Week 3: Monday to Friday nights
23:30 to 08:00
Night shift starts Sunday evening and finishes Friday morning.

The business is working towards moving to a 24/7 shift cover system once all staff are in place. Timing for this is still to be confirmed.

Benefits

288 hours annual leave
£250 yearly tool allowance
In-house training
Progression opportunities into supervisor-level roles and other positions within the business

The Company

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a busy food manufacturing site in Eye, Suffolk.

The site processes chicken products for major customers including KFC, Nando's and supermarket own-brand ranges. This is a slaughterhouse and food production environment, so applicants must be comfortable working in this type of setting.

The role has become available because the previous engineer was promoted into a Health & Safety Manager position, showing that the business offers genuine progression and internal development.

The Role

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across the production site.

You will work on a wide range of machinery including slicers, conveyors, overhead lines, Proseal packing machines, vacuum sealers, Multivac vacuum packers, gas flushers, bagging machines, metal detectors, Digi, Ravenwood and Herma labellers, sprockets, bearings, control circuits and general food production machinery.

You will be working on shift with two other engineers, helping to keep production running efficiently and reducing downtime across the site.

Skills and Experience Required

Mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial environment
Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills
Experience working on production or manufacturing machinery
Confident working with breakdowns, planned maintenance, bearings, sprockets, conveyors and packing machinery
Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
Must be comfortable working in a slaughterhouse environment

Industries Considered

Food manufacturing experience would be ideal.

Engineers from other industrial backgrounds will also be considered.

Engineering Bias

Mechanical bias

Training and Progression

The company offers in-house training and genuine progression opportunities.

There is scope to progress into supervisor-level positions or move into other areas of the business. The previous engineer in this position progressed into a Health & Safety Manager role, showing that internal development is actively supported.

Shift Pattern

12-hour rotating days and nights averaging 42 hours per week

Week 1 - Days (60 Hours)

Monday: 08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday: 08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Off
Friday: 08:00 - 20:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 20:00
Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00

Week 2 - Days (24 Hours)

Monday: Off
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: 08:00 - 20:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 20:00
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off

Week 3 - Nights (60 Hours)

Monday: 20:00 - 08:00
Tuesday: 20:00 - 08:00
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Off
Friday: 20:00 - 08:00
Saturday: 20:00 - 08:00
Sunday: 20:00 - 08:00

Week 4 - Nights (24 Hours)

Monday: Off
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: 20:00 - 08:00
Thursday: 20:00 - 08:00
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off
Sunday: OffThe pattern then repeats.

Candidate-Friendly Summary

£51,092 basic salary
Average 42 hours per week
12-hour continental days and nights rotation
24 days holiday
£200 annual tool allowance
Overtime paid at 1.5x
Sunday overtime paid at 2x
Mechanical / Multi-Skilled Engineer opportunity
Genuine progression opportunities with engineers previously progressing into management positions

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