Automation Maintenance Technician

Royal Mail Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in the UK seeks an experienced Automation Maintenance Technician. You will ensure the availability and performance of automation assets through effective maintenance procedures. Responsibilities include performing maintenance tasks, supporting the Engineering Manager, and improving equipment performance. Qualified candidates will have a background in electrical and mechanical engineering and relevant experience in maintaining automation equipment. Competitive salary and full-time hours offered.

Benefits

22.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Night shift allowance

Weekend supplement for shift attendance

Qualifications

• Minimum ONC Electrical Engineering or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent required.
• First-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance.
• Provide effective support to the Engineering Manager and team.
• Identify root causes of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical engineering

Health & Safety legislation understanding

Maintenance of automation equipment

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering or NVQ Level 3

Job description

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.

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.

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.

The Role

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.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.