Automation Maintenance Engineer

Royal Mail; Crick; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Night shift allowance

Defined contribution pension

22.5 days annual leave

Job summary

Royal Mail is seeking an Automation Maintenance Engineer at our Midlands Super Hub in Crick. You will ensure smooth running of cutting-edge automation systems, drive continuous improvements, and work with the Engineering Manager to log faults and prepare reports.

The role requires electrical/mechanical engineering qualifications, PLC experience, and a UK driving licence. It is a full-time position with 24/7 operational support expectations and shift coverage.

Qualifications

• Qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experienced in maintaining automation equipment, ideally with PLC knowledge.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
• A proactive team player who can also work independently.
• Full manual UK driving licence (for occasional travel to other sites).

Responsibilities

• Keep automation assets performing at their best through preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement projects from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and team leaders, completing reports and logging faults.
• Diagnose and resolve automation breakdowns quickly to keep operations flowing.
• Monitor performance and work with stakeholders to boost output.
• Take ownership of Continuous Improvement projects from concept to implementation focused on enhancing machinery performance in our Hub/Mail Centre.

Skills

PLC knowledge

Health & Safety awareness

Team player / independent

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

About Royal Mail

Royal Mail is something special, a well-loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Company Overview

Are you a skilled multi-disciplinary engineer looking for a role that challenges and rewards? We’re seeking a Automation Maintenance Engineer, at our Midlands Super Hub, Dirft Drive, Crick, NN6 7GZ site, to ensure the smooth running of our cutting-edge automation systems. Royal Mail is undergoing one of the biggest technological transformations in its history, moving to a predominantly mechanised parcel sortation process. With a major investment in state-of-the-art automation technology, this is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future of delivery services in an ever-growing e-commerce society.

The Role

• Keep our automation assets performing at their best through preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement projects from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and team leaders, completing reports and logging faults.
• Diagnose and resolve automation breakdowns quickly to keep operations flowing.
• Monitor performance and work with stakeholders to boost output.
• Take ownership of Continuous Improvement projects from concept to implementation focused on enhancing machinery performance in our Hub/Mail Centre.

About You

• Qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
• Experienced in maintaining automation equipment, ideally with PLC knowledge.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
• A proactive team player who can also work independently.
• Full manual UK driving licence (for occasional travel to other sites).

Job Benefits

In this role your potential earning will be over £54,000 per annum. Salary: £54,791 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 (£54.73 per attendance) and Sunday (£109.47 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

Contract: Permanent Hours: Shift attendance equates to 40.00 hours per week

- Full time. The successful candidate will be required to follow the location's shift rotation system, as outlined below with some degree of 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 will cover an 8 week rota of 2 weeks days and 2 weeks nights and will include weekend working example rota below.

Shift Pattern

• Panama shift pattern
• Days
• 06:30
• 18:30 | Nights
• 18:30
• 06:30 | Days
• 07:00
• 19:00 | Nights
• 19:00
• 07:00

Location

Midlands Super Hub, Dirft Drive, Crick, NN6 7GZ site.

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.