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Maintenance Engineer

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (days & nights)

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to help deliver a safe, reliable and efficient maintenance service across a large-scale automated handling environment. You’ll play a key role in ensuring critical equipment operates smoothly, supporting both planned and reactive engineering activities.

Key Responsibilities

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Carry out mechanical, electrical and controls maintenance on a range of automated handling assets, including conveyors, carousels, curve belts, vertical-sortation equipment, ploughs and automatic tag readers.

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Respond to faults, undertake corrective actions and complete scheduled preventative tasks to minimise downtime.

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Maintain clear communication with Engineering, Operations and other stakeholders, following agreed escalation processes.

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Apply strong health & safety awareness in all tasks, ensuring procedures and safe systems of work are followed.

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Record maintenance activities within the CMMS, producing accurate reports to support performance analysis and fault investigations.

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Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to ongoing optimisation initiatives.

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Represent the engineering function in cross-departmental working groups when required.

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Manage spare parts inventory and support workshop-based engineering tasks.

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Participate in technical training courses to maintain and broaden your skills.

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Keep work areas organised, clean and free from hazards.

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Support engineering-related projects, including system testing and providing technical assurance.

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Coordinate out-of-hours contractor attendance when needed.

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Undertake additional duties appropriate to the role as required.

Candidate Profile

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Able to work rotating 4-on / 4-off shifts, including days and nights, to support a 24/7 operation.

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Recognised engineering apprenticeship.

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Electrical and mechanical qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 2/3) plus IEE Wiring Regulations 17th/18th Edition.

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Solid understanding of current health & safety legislation, including experience producing risk assessments and safe systems of work.

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Experience maintaining conveyor or automated handling systems in sectors such as logistics, automotive, or FMCG.

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Strong fault-finding skills and experience dealing with breakdowns in real time.

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Competent in the use of CMMS software and structured PPM routines.

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Experience working with industrial control systems (PLCs).

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Capable of carrying out mechanical service tasks in both operational and workshop settings.

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Competent in Microsoft Word and Excel.

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Able to interpret schematic drawings and O&M manuals