Automation Maintenance Technician

Royal Mail; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery company in Greater London seeks an Automation Maintenance Technician. You will maintain automation equipment, support engineering processes, and contribute to continuous improvement projects. The ideal candidate will possess a minimum ONC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, hold a full UK driving licence, and be skilled in problem-solving. This full-time role offers a salary of £53,195 per annum plus additional allowances.

Benefits

Night shift allowance

Defined contribution pension scheme

Annual leave and bank holidays

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience with automation equipment maintenance.
• Ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks on automation equipment.
• Identify root causes of breakdowns and prioritize solutions.
• Support Engineering Manager with reports and data entry.
• Work on continuous improvement projects for machinery.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Preventative maintenance

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3

Job description

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 40.00 hours per week – Full time.

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
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals. As an experienced multi‑skilled engineer you will be qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 – or equivalent). Understanding Health & Safety legislation, you will have first‑hand experience of maintaining automation equipment with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

Qualifications

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

Company Overview

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.

Compensation and Working Hours

£35,674 per year – estimated. Full time. New: We are now recruiting for Automation Maintenance Technician at our Jubilee Mail Centre, Hounslow, TW4 5XX site. In this role your potential earning will be over £58,000 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 Jubilee Mail Centre 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. The role will cover early 06:30 – 14:55, late 14:00 – 22:30 and night 21:00 – 07:35 shifts over a 5 week shift pattern. Weekend working will also form part of the rota.