Automation Maintenance Engineer

Royal Mail; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in Bury St Edmunds is looking for a multi-skilled engineer to perform maintenance tasks on automation equipment. The role requires working a 40-hour week with varying shifts, including nights and weekends. The ideal candidate will have experience in electrical and mechanical engineering and a full UK driving licence. The position offers a competitive salary with additional allowances.

Benefits

Salary package over £56,000 per annum

22.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Weekend attendance supplements

Qualifications

• Experienced multi-skilled engineer qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Full UK driving licence required for occasional travel to other sites.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritise corrective actions.
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Understanding Health & Safety legislation

Effective communication of complex issues

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

The successful candidate will be required to follow the Bristol Mail Centre's shift rotation system, as outlined below 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. Royal Mail is engaged in one of the biggest technological changes in its history, transitioning to a predominantly mechanised parcel sortation process. It's a very exciting time to join us! To facilitate this change, a huge organisation wide investment in new parcel processing technology is in progress, with the necessary associated investment in engineering. You'll have a unique opportunity to be a part of this exciting programme, creating a delivery service provider for the future and able to meet customer demand in the emerging "e-commerce" society. A significant opportunity for anyone wishing to further their careers through dedicated commitment. The Role Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week (excluding meal breaks) - working 12 hour shifts (7am - 7pm & 7pm - 7am). Weekend working will be required as part of the rota. Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Perform 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.

Qualifications

• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals.
• Experienced multi‑skilled engineer qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Understanding Health & Safety legislation, with first‑hand experience of maintaining automation equipment, flexible approach and effective communication of complex issues.
• Full UK driving licence (required for occasional travel to other sites).

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.

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.