Automation Maintenance Engineer

Royal Mail Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider is seeking an Automation Maintenance Technician to ensure the performance of automation assets at their Birmingham Mail Centre. The role requires electrical and mechanical engineering qualifications, with responsibilities including maintenance tasks and performance monitoring. The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary structure and must embrace the company’s core values.

Benefits

Night shift allowance

22.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-skilled engineer.
• Understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability and performance of automation assets.
• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs.

Skills

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Health & Safety Legislation Understanding

Maintenance of Automation Equipment

Effective Communication

Education

Minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are now recruiting for Automation Maintenance Technician at our Birmingham Mail Centre, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4AB site.

In this role your potential earning will be over £56,000 per annum.

Salary: £53,195 per annum, plus night shift allowance, 22.5 days annual leave with bank holidays and a defined contribution pension scheme. A weekend supplement for Saturday (£53.14 per attendance) and Sunday (£106.28 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

The successful candidate will be required to follow the Birmingham shift rotation system, with some degree of voluntary flexibility to meet our 24/7 operational needs on occasion, including voluntary overtime coverage and occasional shift pattern flexibility.

The role will cover early, late and night shifts.

The Role

Shift attendance equates to 41 hours per week - Full time.

• Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.
• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Performing continuous improvement activities.
• Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, completion of end of shift reports, fault logging and data entry.
• Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritise corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements.
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders.
• Identify and work on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery in the Hub/Mail Centre.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals.

About you

As an experienced multi-skilled engineer you'll be qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 - or equivalent). Understanding Health & Safety legislation, you'll have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

You are required to have a full UK driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites.

What happens next?

After initial application, any shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an interview, incorporating practical and verbal assessments. You'll also be asked to supply proof of any quoted formal qualifications at this interview.

About Us

Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers, and communities across the country, delivering a one-price-goes-anywhere universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.

Our market is changing, but as one of the UK's leading companies we are focused on achieving our vision of being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. We want to be more commercial, flexible, and efficient and are employing our strong brand and a range of new products and services to achieve this.

Any applicant will be expected to fully embrace RM core values and actively contribute to its positive culture.

Job reference number 330321

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionservices.com/en/about-us/

Site location note: Birmingham Mail Centre, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4AB.