Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Eye, Suffolk, United Kingdom • Posted June 27, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Eye, Suffolk
Posted: June 27, 2026
Category: other-general
Application Deadline: August 06, 2026

Role Description

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. Yo...

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