Maintenance Engineer – Level 1/2

About the Role

We are Avara Foods, one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants. We own and manage the entire supply chain, from farms to factory to the customer door.

The role is factory‑based in a fast‑paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment. You’ll work in a noisy, refrigerated area producing short shelf‑life products where hygiene standards are critical.

What will you be doing as a Maintenance Engineer at Avara?

As a Maintenance Engineer you will optimise machinery output and product quality, minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, and efficiently respond to breakdowns while maintaining a safe and healthy environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure scheduled maintenance is carried out and effective corrective action is taken.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns, identify root causes and suggest improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to the Engineering Shift Manager or Principal Engineer and coordinate with operations to minimise disruption.
• Follow good engineering standards and hygiene practice for the department.
• Operate within company and legislative health and safety guidelines, highlighting improvement opportunities.
• Report health and safety, animal welfare and environmental issues promptly.
• Follow the escalation route for unscheduled downtime and minimise plant disruption.
• Demonstrate basic problem‑solving techniques to identify root causes.
• Raise stock and non‑stock request forms.

What You’ll Need to Be Successful

Essential

• Machine minder or technical operator experience.
• Keen to develop or progress in a career in engineering.
• Numerical and reasoning ability to meet entry level requirements for a technical apprenticeship (Functional skills L2 in Literacy and Numeracy and a pass score in Technical Abilities Test).
• Practical ability to operate within an FMCG factory.
• Self‑motivated attitude with the ability to multitask and thrive in a timeline‑driven environment.
• Interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.

Desirable

• Engineering experience.
• Knowledge of adjustments required for machinery.
• Knowledge of likely breakdowns and causes for machinery.
• Understanding of usual running conditions and capability to identify changes and irregularities affecting performance.
• Ability to complete inspection, measurement, cleaning and routine parts replacement maintenance.

Benefits

• Up to £36,524.40 per annum.
• Shift allowance £8,030 per annum.
• 31 days holiday allowance.
• Secure contract with long‑term career development opportunities.
• Straightforward pension contribution of 3%.
• Subsidised staff canteen serving hot food.
• Staff shop/discounts.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Discounted local gym membership.
• Salaried advance finance.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Access to an Employee Benefit Scheme covering GP appointments, mental health sessions, physiotherapy, medical second opinions and other discounts.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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