Junior Mechanical Engineer
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We are recruiting on behalf of a leading food production and packaging operation in Suffolk. The site is a high-volume, fast-paced facility processing and packing fresh produce for national distribution year-round.
This is a mechanically focused maintenance role, supporting the reliability, uptime, and performance of automated production equipment across site.
Key Responsibilities
- Mechanical maintenance, repair, and servicing of production and packaging equipment
- Responding to breakdowns and carrying out fault diagnosis in live production environments
- Working on conveyors, drive systems, bearings, gearboxes, pumps, wash systems, and packaging machinery
- Supporting planned preventative maintenance schedules
- Assisting with installation, adjustments, and continuous improvement work
- Working across production areas, workshop spaces, and chilled environments
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £32,000 depending on experience
- Monday to Friday structure with occasional weekend cover during peak periods
- Overtime available, particularly during seasonal demand
- Training and progression into a fully multi-skilled maintenance engineer role
- Long-term opportunity within a stable, established FMCG environment
What We're Looking For
- Background in mechanical maintenance (industrial, FMCG, agricultural, or similar)
- Strong hands-on fault-finding and repair capability
- Understanding of core mechanical systems such as conveyors, motors, pumps, and gearboxes
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, production-led environment
- Willingness to develop technically and take on increasing responsibility
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