Automation Maintenance Engineer

Royal mail; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Northampton is seeking an Automation Maintenance Technician to ensure the performance of automation assets. Applicants should have a strong background in electrical and mechanical engineering and experience in maintenance tasks. The position offers a competitive salary of £53,195 per annum plus allowances. Candidates must be willing to work various shifts and possess a full UK driving licence.

Benefits

22.5 days annual leave

Defined contribution pension scheme

Night shift allowance

Weekend supplement

Qualifications

• Experience as a multi-skilled engineer with qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering.
• First-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment.
• Full UK driving licence required for occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks including predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Support the Engineering Manager and complete shift reports.
• Identify root causes of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Health & Safety legislation

Maintenance procedures

Effective communication

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering

NVQ Level 3

Job description

The Role

We are now recruiting for Automation Maintenance Technician at our South Midlands Mail Centre, Swan Valley, Northampton, NN4 9DR 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 Northampton 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.

Shift pattern

The role will cover early, late and night shifts.

Early shift 06 : 00 - 14 : 00 Monday to Friday and Saturday and Sunday 06 : 00 - 18 : 00, Lates Monday to Friday 14 : 00 - 22 : 00, Nights 22 : 00 - 06 : 10 Sunday to Saturday along with rest days. This is an example shift pattern only.

About Royal Mail

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.

Responsibilities

Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week - Full time.

Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.

Key aspects of the role include :

• 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 prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders
• Identifying and working 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 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 329566

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