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Maintenance Engineer

Orange Monkey Recruitment LtdUK, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 7 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£52k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
On Site
Location
UK, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
22 hours ago

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Haverhill, Suffolk
Salary: £52,000
Shift: 4 on 4 off DAYS – 05:30–17:30
Benefits: 8% employer pension contribution

£52,000. Days only. 4 on 4 off. No night shifts.

If you're a Maintenance Engineer looking for a well-paid days role where you only work around half the year, this could be exactly what you've been looking for.

We're recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a leading food manufacturer at their Haverhill site. You'll be joining an established engineering team within a stable, well-invested manufacturing environment.

This is a varied Maintenance Engineer role covering both electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding, breakdowns and planned maintenance across a busy production site.

What you'll be doing

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll be responsible for keeping production machinery running safely and reliably.

You'll be:

  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across electrical and mechanical equipment

  • Responding to breakdowns and getting machinery back up and running

  • Fault finding across production machinery, control systems and ancillary equipment

  • Identifying ways to improve reliability and reduce downtime

  • Supporting continuous improvement and lean manufacturing projects

  • Ensuring all engineering work is completed safely and to site standards

  • Working alongside the wider engineering and production teams

What we're looking for

We're looking for a Maintenance Engineer who has:

  • NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent

  • Electrical and mechanical maintenance experience

  • Experience within manufacturing, production or a similar fast-paced environment

  • Strong fault-finding and breakdown skills

  • A good understanding of health and safety

  • Experience with lean manufacturing or TPM would be beneficial

  • Breathing Apparatus and Fire Fighting certification would be advantageous, but isn't essential

What's on offer

  • £52,000 salary

  • 4 on 4 off DAYS

  • 05:30–17:30

  • No night shifts

  • 8% employer pension contribution

  • Long-term stability

  • Well-invested manufacturing site

  • Progression opportunities within the engineering team

Location: Haverhill, Suffolk
Job: Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £52,000
Shift: 4 on 4 off days – 05:30–17:30

If you're a Maintenance Engineer looking for a strong salary, days-only shifts and a long-term opportunity with an established manufacturer, apply today.

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