Job Description
Maintenance Engineer\\n\\nShift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (days & nights)\\n\\nWe 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.\\n\\nKey Responsibilities\\n\\n * \\n\\n 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.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Respond to faults, undertake corrective actions and complete scheduled preventative tasks to minimise downtime.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Maintain clear communication with Engineering, Operations and other stakeholders, following agreed escalation processes.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Apply strong health & safety awareness in all tasks, ensuring procedures and safe systems of work are followed.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Record maintenance activities within the CMMS, producing accurate reports to support performance analysis and fault investigations.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to ongoing optimisation initiatives.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Represent the engineering function in cross-departmental working groups when required.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Manage spare parts inventory and support workshop-based engineering tasks.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Participate in technical training courses to maintain and broaden your skills.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Keep work areas organised, clean and free from hazards.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Support engineering-related projects, including system testing and providing technical assurance.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Coordinate out-of-hours contractor attendance when needed.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Undertake additional duties appropriate to the role as required.\\n\\nCandidate Profile\\n\\n * \\n\\n Able to work rotating 4-on / 4-off shifts, including days and nights, to support a 24/7 operation.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Recognised engineering apprenticeship.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Electrical and mechanical qualifications (minimum NVQ Level 2/3) plus IEE Wiring Regulations 17th/18th Edition.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Solid understanding of current health & safety legislation, including experience producing risk assessments and safe systems of work.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Experience maintaining conveyor or automated handling systems in sectors such as logistics, automotive, or FMCG.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Strong fault-finding skills and experience dealing with breakdowns in real time.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Competent in the use of CMMS software and structured PPM routines.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Experience working with industrial control systems (PLCs).\\n\\n * \\n\\n Capable of carrying out mechanical service tasks in both operational and workshop settings.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Competent in Microsoft Word and Excel.\\n\\n * \\n\\n Able to interpret schematic drawings and O&M manuals
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