Our client is a family-owned company and leading FMCG manufacturer based in the Suffolk area.

Job Role & Key Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on mechanical maintenance across sites and associated plants, ensuring agricultural equipment, vehicles, and fixed plant operate safely, reliably, and efficiently. Work from the workshop and travel to sites as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out reactive and planned maintenance on mixers, conveyors, hoppers, cranes, trucks, tractors, and farm machinery

• Diagnose faults and complete repairs promptly to minimise downtime

• Support basic electrical fault-finding (industrial and vehicle electrics)

• Install and maintain water/drinker systems, feeder systems, and gas brooder heaters

• Assist with small projects, upgrades, and improvements

• Maintain workshop tools, vehicles, and equipment

• Record work accurately and communicate with managers and colleagues

• Participate in on-call rota every other weekend

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Level 3 Mechanical qualification (NVQ/BTEC or equivalent)

• Strong mechanical maintenance experience, ideally industrial, heavy, or agricultural

• Vehicle mechanics experience (City & Guilds 3905 or equivalent)

• Comfortable working in dusty/heavy environments

• Practical, hands-on, self-motivated, and safety-focused

Desirable Skills:

• Plumbing skills for farm systems

• Basic industrial/vehicle electrical knowledge

• Multi-site maintenance experience

Benefits Include:

• Overtime opportunities and call-out pay

• Pension (up to 15% total), life assurance

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Company vehicle, mobile phone, and reduced-cost staff shop

• Staff events, long-service awards, and training opportunities

If you believe you are a great fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you.