Automation Maintenance Engineer – 12-Hour Shifts + OT

ATA Recruitment; Sideway; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Training on PLCs/SCADA

Career progression

Large team support

Job summary

ATA Recruitment is recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a large-scale automated distribution site in Stoke-on-Trent. The role covers reactive maintenance across conveyors, cranes and warehouse automation, with a strong emphasis on safe electrical and mechanical fault finding.

You will benefit from a 12‑hour shift pattern (days and nights), paid overtime, and a clear path into control or team-leader roles as you gain PLC/SCADA experience and contribute to continuous improvements across

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification Level 3 or above (NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC, etc.).
• Experience in manufacturing, automation, logistics or production environments.
• Ability to work safely both mechanically and electrically.

Responsibilities

• Reactive maintenance across automated distribution equipment.
• Fault finding on conveyors, cranes, drives, rollers and automated handling systems.
• Working safely within panels using multi-meters and electrical drawings.
• Supporting PPMs and engineering projects when required.
• Responding to plant breakdowns quickly within a fast-paced operation.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical safety

Problem solving

Reactive maintenance

Education

Engineering qualification Level 3+

Tools

PLC systems

SCADA

Job description

ATA Recruitment is recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a large-scale automated distribution site in Stoke-on-Trent. The role covers reactive maintenance across conveyors, cranes and warehouse automation, with a strong emphasis on safe electrical and mechanical fault finding.

You will benefit from a 12‑hour shift pattern (days and nights), paid overtime, and a clear path into control or team-leader roles as you gain PLC/SCADA experience and contribute to continuous improvements across