Automation Maintenance Technician

Royal Mail Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is seeking an Automation Maintenance Technician for their Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre. This exciting role offers a chance to maintain advanced automation systems in a key period of technological transition, requiring multi-skilled engineering qualifications and a proactive approach to performance improvement.

Benefits

22.5 days annual leave with bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Weekend shift supplement

Qualifications

• Experienced multi-skilled engineer required with qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Understanding of Health & Safety legislation essential.
• First-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment is desired.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability and performance of automation assets through effective maintenance.
• Identify root causes of breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions.
• Provide support to the Engineering Manager and complete shift reports.

Skills

Maintenance

Continuous Improvement

Team Collaboration

Education

ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3

Job description

We are now recruiting for Automation Maintenance Technician at our Heathrow Worldwide Dist Centre, Slough, SL3 8AQ site.

In this role your potential earning will be over £65,000per annum.

Salary: £55,151 per annum, including night shift allowance, 22.5 days annual leave with bank holidays and a defined contribution pension scheme. A weekend supplement for Saturday (£51 per attendance) and Sunday (£102 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

The successful candidate will be required to follow the Heathrow Worldwide Dist Centreshift 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.

A 4 week rota system, working 12 hr shifts days and nights averaging 40 hr week.

Example Shift Pattern:

• Week 1: Monday to Friday (Days) - 4 days on, 7 days off.

• Week 2: Friday to Sunday (Nights) - 4 nights on, 3 days off Etc.

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 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?

PLEASE NOTE: If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 6 weeks while your application goes through our screening process (which includes a requirement for RMG to obtain 5 years referencing).

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.

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