Maintenance Engineer

Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Automated Distribution Facility

About the Role

Reporting primarily to the Engineering Supervisor, this role will be responsible for ensuring that the facilities, layout and machinery used run to maximum efficiency. This includes, but not limited to, total preventative maintenance, breakdowns of all mechanical and electrical in nature, time management and reporting. The role will lead the site maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure.

Your Impact

As an Maintenance Engineer, you'll be the backbone of our operations, ensuring critical automation systems run at peak performance 24/7. This isn't just maintenance - it's being the technical expert.

• Drive the success of a cutting-edge automated distribution facility
• Ensure the day to day running of automated sortation, packaging and distribution equipment

What You'll Do

THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Performing continuous improvement activities
• Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders
• Identifying and working on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals
• Working rotating shift 12hr shifts across days and nights

Technical Excellence

• Oversee automated systems including conveyors, sortation equipment, motors and sensors.
• Implement best-in-class maintenance strategies to maximize operational efficiency
• Preventative maintenance operations while minimizing equipment downtime

What You'll Bring

Essential Experience

• Electrical OR Mechanical engineering qualifications (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
• Hands-on experience maintaining automation equipment
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation
• Have excellent organisational skills as well as interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be a part of an engineering shift delivering effective, time sensitive, repairs including prioritisation including weekend PPM and contractor control.
• Have knowledge of the relevant legislative bodies and instruments as the post holder will be required to demonstrate effective supervision within these boundaries.
• Have comprehensive knowledge of plant and machinery manufacturers as is the contribution to site improvement, utilising this knowledge.
• Adaptability and the confidence to work both independently and as part of a team

Technical Skills

• Deep understanding of automation systems
• Experience in automated maintenance

What We Offer

• Very competitive salary package plus shift allowance and benefits
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Join us in driving innovation and excellence in automated distribution technology. Help shape the future of logistics while leading a talented team in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

How to Apply:

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