At a Glance
- Tasks: Perform maintenance on cutting-edge automated equipment and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues.
- Company: Join a leading automation and logistics company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, and structured training for career growth.
- Other info: Great opportunities for progression into technical or leadership roles.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team that drives technology in the logistics industry.
- Qualifications: Engineering qualification and experience in maintenance within automated environments.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Maintenance Engineer
Shifts: Panama, 3s & 2s (Days & Nights – 12-hour shifts) Company pension, private healthcare, ongoing training and development
The Company
We are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer on behalf of a market‑leading automation and logistics business operating within a highly automated distribution environment.
The organisation is a well‑established international engineering business that continues to experience sustained growth year on year.
They provide automated material handling and warehouse solutions to some of the UK's most recognisable retail and e‑commerce brands.
With significant investment in innovation and technology, the company offers excellent long‑term career prospects, job security, and opportunities for both technical and leadership progression.
Their facilities utilise a range of advanced automation technologies including shuttle systems, robotics, automated storage solutions, conveyors, and high‑speed material handling equipment.
The Role
- Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on a range of automated equipment.
- Maintaining and fault‑finding on conveyors, automated storage systems, robotics, and associated machinery.
- Replacing and repairing mechanical components including bearings, rollers, pulleys, belts, and pneumatic equipment.
- Diagnosing and resolving electrical faults using electrical drawings and testing equipment.
- Utilising a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) to record maintenance activities and manage workloads.
- Completing mechanical and electrical component replacements and assisting with equipment rebuilds where required.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
- The Person
- A recognised engineering qualification.
- Previous maintenance experience within manufacturing, production, distribution, logistics, or automated warehousing environments.
- Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault‑finding skills.
Ex‑forces engineers (Navy, Army, RAF) are encouraged to apply.
- The Benefits
- Competitive salary of £52,000 plus overtime opportunities.
- Company pension contribution.
- Private healthcare package.
- Structured training and development programmes.
- Clear progression opportunities into technical specialist or leadership positions.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Employee recognition schemes.
- Long‑term stability within a successful and growing organisation.
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
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Maintenance Engineer in North East employer: ATA Recruitment
ATA Recruitment is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values both individual contributions and teamwork. With competitive benefits including healthcare coverage, pension contributions, and ample training opportunities, employees are encouraged to grow and develop their skills in the thriving FMCG manufacturing sector in Canterbury.
