Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Rugeley/Fradley
Contract and shift pattern:
40 Hours Mon- Fri (with flexibility to cover nights and weekends on occasion).
What you'll be doing:
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- The role of the Multi-Disciplined Maintenance Engineer is to provide first class customer support to the Operations team. This is achieved by performing Preventive Maintenance activities, responding effectively to breakdowns, monitoring equipment performance and providing valuable input to help maintain process yields and efficiencies Contractor management.
- Actively promote safety learning opportunities
- Promote and be an advocate of Target Zero.
- Overall maintenance of the site including both reactive and planned maintenance tasks, fault finding, and small improvement projects, minimising plant downtime
- Supporting the Head of Maintenance Manager to ensure health and safety, feed safety and Quality standards are never compromised.
- Ensure all work is risk assessed and carried out on safely isolated equipment.
- PPM tasks in accordance with the agreed schedule. In line with our CMMS - Agility
- Be proactive in cooperation with the Operators to agree equipment downtime and availability for maintenance tasks.
- Assist the Head of Maintenance Manager in ensuring that adequate spare parts are held in stock by keeping the stores area organised and reporting parts used and ordering from suppliers.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by highlighting/identifying possible cost saving initiatives or process improvements.
- Assist with Control of Contractors, Permits to Work etc.
- Ensure responsibility for Feed Safety is understood across all repartees.
- Champion the company’s Feed Safety responsibilities and quality aspirations.
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What you'll bring:
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- Drive Performance
- Continually strives to improve self and encourages those around them to do the same.
- Go the extra mile.
- Communicates task and targets clearly and concisely
- A positive attitude inspiring others and saying thank you at the right time.
- Perseveres until the task is successfully completed.
- Customer Focused
- Be respectful, considerate and polite to internal colleagues and external suppliers.
- Puts customers first by considering how every maintenance decision will affect the customer.
- Actively seeks out clarification about what the customer expects and can use creative abilities to provide solutions.
- Encourages two-way open and honest communication
- Demonstrates commitment to developing relationships both internal & external.
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
- Excellent organizational skills and have proven ability to prioritize differing demands.
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Where growth meets purpose
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.