Junior Mechanical Engineer

Junior Mechanical Engineer - Food Production & Packaging Location: Suffolk Salary: Up to £32,000 Sector: FMCG / Fresh Produce Manufacturing 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