Automation Assistant in Milton Keynes

Join our dynamic team as an Automation Assistant and play a pivotal role in the monitoring, maintenance, improvement and control of our production, automation and plant operations.

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £32,659 pa

Exciting Job Opportunity: We are currently hiring for multiple Automation Assistant positions in Milton Keynes. Join our team today and become part of our innovative and growing organisation!

Full time on-site role, offering a final salary including shift allowance of £32,659 pa.

Why you’ll love working with us:

• A Collaborative Team Environment: Join a growing team that values excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Career Growth and Training Opportunities: With our expanding operations, there’s plenty of room for career development and progression.
• Inclusive Work Culture: We welcome applicants from diverse engineering backgrounds. If you’re looking for a career change and possess transferable skills, we’d love to show you what we do and help you embark on a new career path.

Key Responsibilities of an Automation Assistant:

• Manage Procedures and Prioritise Safety: Oversee operating procedures, always prioritising safety.
• Achieve Production Targets: Ensure production targets are consistently met every shift.
• Start of shift checks: Ensuring equipment is fit for use.
• Powering down: Safely and correctly to allow product flow faults to be rectified.
• Investigate: The reasons upon emergency stop and restart system (non-technical errors).
• Rectify time-out faults: Using the manual controllers (Pendant or HMI panel).
• Follow safety procedures: At all times and when working on or near the Automated Handling equipment, including isolation of adjoining equipment.
• Adhering to: Safe entry procedures and use of correct PPE.
• Collaborate Effectively: Maintain product flow and work closely with other teams and departments to achieve production goals through effective communication and supporting Engineers on tasks.
• Using access equipment: Safely and correctly in and around the Automated systems to rectify product flow issues.
• Performing minor repairs: and refurbishment work using provided tools.
• Machine Housekeeping: Cleanliness, removal of any objects such as pallet debris or cling film to ensure product flow is not impeded.
• Reporting: Any issues to control room for action / escalation to engineers for rectification.
• Communication: Of faults and system availability, following onsite communication protocol to ensure the operation is kept informed at all times (use of handheld radio provided).
• Notifying: Error Handlers of systems faults and their locations.
• Attend shift handover meetings: At all times to communicate main issues from off going to oncoming shifts.
• Attend toolbox talks: Meetings with Engineering colleagues and or management to relay concerns/ issues and problems within the Automated Materials handling system.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Numerate & Literate: Be able to use IT equipment.
• Self-Motivated: Be able and responsible to work on own initiative.
• Auditory Comprehension: Be clear spoken in voice English language and auditory comprehension.
• Experience: In warehousing, Engineering or Automation material handling environments would be advantageous.
• Engineering: An interest in Engineering would be an advantage.
• Analytical: The ability to analyse situations.
• Ability: To learn and retain information.
• Attitude: Maintain a positive attitude and remain calm and focused under pressure.
• Conscientious: Take pride in your work, remain results orientated and customer focused.
• Attention to detail: A right first-time approach always with emphasis on work safely.
• Physically Fit: And able to fulfil the role.
• Manual Handling: Be aware and apply excellent Manual Handling techniques.
• Work at height: Be comfortable and have ability to work at height safely via ladder and steps.
• Full and legal rights to work in the UK. (We cannot sponsor or support VISA applicants at this time).
• Understand the need to work Safely at all times adhering to safety procedures.
• Excellent thinking skills with the ability to work under pressure.
• Clear and concise communication skills with voice and radio manner.
• Be an integral part of the engineering team, responding to material flow stoppages establishing root cause analysis to limit downtime, communicating findings to improve machine reliability and performance.
• Must be able to read and follow written instructions & procedures.
• Willing to learn and adapt to role requirements.
• Experience of working well in a team within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic and interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to work at height.

About ARMS Innovations Ltd: ARMS Innovations Ltd is a rapidly growing engineering company that provides world-class Asset Life-Cycle Management solutions. We leverage innovative software, a best-practice Quality Management System (QMS), and exceptional people to deliver top-tier engineering and asset life-cycle management services in highly automated environments.

What’s In It for You:

• Full PPE provided.
• Company Uniform, Tools and Devices Supplied.
• Subsidised meals: Enjoy meals and complimentary hot drinks at our staff cafeteria.
• Employee Appreciation: Team-selected winners receive prizes every other month.
• Break-Out Area: Dedicated space for Engineering Employees.
• Team Building Events: On-site events to foster team spirit.
• Life Assurance.
• On successful completion of your probation period: Company Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Employee Referral Scheme, Company Sick Pay.

Shift Pattern: Panama shift/days and nights as follows: 5 on – (3 days 2 nights) 5 off, 4 on – (2 days 2 nights) 5 off, 5 on – (2 days 3 nights) 4 off.

Ready to join a team that values your expertise and enthusiasm? Email your CV or get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity further.