Maintenance Engineer

  • Orion Electrotech
  • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
  • Feb 09, 2026
Contractor Industrial

Job Description



Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Site Services Engineer
CONTRACT ROLE

Location: Bury, St Edmunds.
Rate: £40 per hour (Outside IR35)
Shift Pattern: 1 week: Mon- Fri 1pm-9pm,

1 week: Mon- Fri 6am-2pm,

2 weeks: Mon- Fri 8am 4pm.

On call 1in 4.
Contract Length: 12 weeks rolling

We are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a leading animal feed manufacturing site on a contract basis. This role will suit someone with a solid mechanical/electrical background and strong exposure to site services functions within a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

As the Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the site s critical services, including:

  • Carrying out mechanical and basic electrical maintenance on utilities and site service equipment
  • Fault finding
  • Ensuring all site services run safely, efficiently and comply with regulatory standards
  • Responding to both planned and reactive service issues
  • Supporting wider facilities activities across the site as needed

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a site services, utilities, or facilities engineering role within food, FMCG, or industrial environments
  • Strong electrical skills and ATLEAST a Level 3 qualification.
  • Comfortable conducting routine service checks and walkarounds
  • Ability to work independently and make safe, fast decisions in a live production environment

Desirable

  • Understanding of food/FMCG/ industrial manufacturing environments
  • Exposure to animal feed maintenance experience
  • 2391 Inspection & Testing

This contract offers an immediate start, with the client ideally looking for someone to join within the next 1 2 weeks.

If you like the look of this Maintenance Engineer role, then click and apply or if you would like further information, please contact Saffron Giddings at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury.



Job Title: Maintenance Engineer Site Services Engineer Food Industry CONTRACT ROLE

Location: Bury, St Edmonds. Rate: £40 per hour (Outside IR35) Shift Pattern: 1 week: Mon- Fri 1pm-9pm,

1 week: Mon- Fri 6am-2pm,

2 weeks: Mon- Fri 8am 4pm.

On call 1in 4. Contract Length: 12 weeks rolling

We are recruiting for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a leading animal feed manufacturing site on a contract basis. This role will suit someone with a solid mechanical/electrical background and strong exposure to site services functions within a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

As the Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring the sites critical services, including:

Carrying out mechanical and basic electrical maintenance on utilities and site service equipment

Fault finding

Ensuring all site services run safely, efficiently and comply with regulatory standards

Responding to both planned and reactive service issues

Supporting wider facilities activities across the site as needed

Requirements

Proven experience in a site services, utilities, or facilities engineering role within food, FMCG, or industrial environments

Strong electrical skills and ATLEAST a Level 3 qualification.

Comfortable conducting routine service checks and walkarounds

Ability to work independently and make safe, fast decisions in a live production environment



Desirable

Understanding of food/FMCG/ industrial manufacturing environments

Exposure to animal feed maintenance experience

2391 Inspection & Testing

This contract offers an immediate start, with the client ideally looking for someone to join within the next 12 weeks.

If you like the look of this Maintenance Engineer role, then click and apply or if you would like further information, please contact Saffron Giddings at Orion Electrotech Aylesbury.