Automation Maintenance Technician - Day/Night Shifts

TXM Recruit; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions up to 6%

Comprehensive private healthcare

Life insurance

Healthcare cashback scheme

Benefits portal

Employee assistance program

Ride-to-Work scheme

Referral program

Employee of the Quarter awards

Job summary

TXM Recruit is partnering with a prominent automation and intralogistics company to hire Automation Assistants for an established site in Milton Keynes. The role supports on-site maintenance engineers with basic troubleshooting and learning mechanical and electrical competencies.

The position operates on a 6am-6pm/6pm-6am shift with a Suez pattern, and requires readiness to work at height and follow safety and PPE protocols. Training to progress in mechanical/electrical engineering is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Ideally completed training in either mechanical or electrical engineering (L2) or currently working towards a L3 qualification.
• Numerate, literate and verbal communication.
• Able and responsible to work on own initiative.
• Ability to work at height via ladder or steps.
• Positive attitude.
• Results orientated.
• Customer focused.
• Physically able to fulfil the role.
• Experience in a warehousing, engineering or automation environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support onsite maintenance engineers with basic troubleshooting of equipment both mechanically and electrically.
• Start of shift checks ensuring equipment is fit for use.
• Rectify time-out faults using the manual controllers (Pendant or HMI panel).
• Learn how to maintain systems and complete basic jam busting on distribution equipment such as conveyors and automated storage and retrieval systems.
• Follow safety procedures when working on and around the Automated Mechanical Handling Equipment, such as isolation of adjoining equipment, and following the "safe entry procedure" & use of correct PPE.
• Use access equipment in and around the system to rectify product flow issues.
• Investigate the reasons and re-start the system after an emergency stop (non-technical errors).
• Completion of dynamic risk assessments along with ensuring that onsite communication protocol is followed to ensure smooth operation of the facility.
• Further communications to be translated via the shift handover, i.e. toolbox talks, meeting with Engineering colleagues, to enable the Automation assistant to relay any concerns and/or problems within the Automated Materials Handling equipment

Skills

Numerate

Verbal communication

Initiative

Work at height

Safety awareness

Customer focus

Education

Level 2 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Working towards Level 3 qualification

Job description

TXM Recruit is partnering with a prominent automation and intralogistics company to hire Automation Assistants for an established site in Milton Keynes. The role supports on-site maintenance engineers with basic troubleshooting and learning mechanical and electrical competencies.

The position operates on a 6am-6pm/6pm-6am shift with a Suez pattern, and requires readiness to work at height and follow safety and PPE protocols. Training to progress in mechanical/electrical engineering is encouraged.