Engineering Technician in Milton Keynes

This role will be based at either our Fenny Lock National Distribution Centre OR our Magna Park National Distribution Centre. The salary range for this role is set at £36,400 - £55,800. Please note this role is for 42 hours per week. You will be working a DuPont shift schedule, a 4 week pattern of 14 x 12.5 hour shifts (a combination of day and night shifts - 05:45 - 18:15 / 17:45 - 06:15) in one rotation cycle (28 days) including 7 consecutive days off.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 18:00 - 22:00 will attract an Evening Premium at a rate of £3.25 per hour, and any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract a Night Premium at a rate of £4.25 per hour.

John Lewis Magna Park and Fenny Lock sites are industry-leading semi-automated facilities that operate 24/7. Both sites maintain an on-site engineering presence to provide structured planned preventative/remedial disciplines and reactive response to a complex building services infrastructure, supporting in excess of £150m of materials-handling automation equipment, which is constantly evolving with continued site development investment.

As an Engineering Technician, you will play a critical part in the operation of the site. You will provide technical presence on-site, working within building services, mechanical systems, MHE, HVAC, automation, power and data networks, to provide fault-diagnoses and remedial response confidently.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out technical planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks, complying with H&S governance, legislation and institutional standards / SLAs.
• Providing competent fault-finding and accurate fault diagnoses on electro-mechanical systems and building services with an ability to technically advise the leadership team or Head of Branch in the event of an emergency.
• Supporting branch change-works and development projects.
• Carrying out operational processes to minimise business risk and loss.
• Demonstrating flexibility by supporting other areas on campus.
• Understanding and using engineering infrastructure IT Systems.

Benefits of working as a Partner:

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave policy.
• Full time working holiday entitlement of 15.5 days holiday (based on average 3.5 days working week) which increases with service, plus bank holidays.
• Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not.
• You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply).
• You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.
• Subsidised meals while working and full access to our subsidised dining room serving hot and cold meals throughout the day.
• Free on site hot drinks & fruit.
• Free on site parking.
• Cycle to work support scheme.

Essential skills you’ll need:

• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic drawings and fault-find to component level.
• Able to demonstrate experience in Building Environmental and Electrical Services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning within the building services industry.

Plus be electrically qualified and hold the following:

• City & Guilds 2365-03 “Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)” or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 2382-22 “Level 3 Award in the Requirements for Electrical Installations BS 7671:2018” or equivalent.
• AM2(E) Assessment.
• City & Guilds 2357 NVQ Portfolio or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 2391-52 “Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations” or equivalent.
• JIB Gold Card Approved Electrician.
• HNC (Level 4) / HND (Level 5) / Level 6 in an electrical discipline.

AND/OR

Be mechanically qualified and hold the following:

• City & Guilds 6188-30 “Level 3 Diploma in Heating and Ventilating - Industrial and Commercial Installation” or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 6288-31 “Level 3 Heating and Ventilating Craftsperson Qualification (Industrial and Commercial)” or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 6187-04 “Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Servicing and Maintaining Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems” or equivalent.
• City & Guilds 6187-06 “Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Servicing and Maintaining Refrigeration Systems” or equivalent.
• Equivalent NVQ Level 3 qualification in a mechanical discipline.

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.