Automation & Robotics Technician

GO LEAN Ltd; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel & accommodation costs covered

Competitive salary package

Job summary

GO LEAN Ltd in Banbury, United Kingdom, seeks skilled Automation and Robotics Technicians to design, build, maintain and optimise automated systems and robotic equipment. You will collaborate with engineering, sales, IT, production and maintenance teams to improve reliability, safety and efficiency.

The role combines creative thinking with rigorous problem-solving in a fast-growing company. Travel and accommodation support is offered for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• Must have A or T Levels.
• Passion for software and products.
• Highly creative and autonomous.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Robotic system development.
• Assembly and test of systems.
• Vision system integration.

Skills

Passion for software & products

Highly creative & autonomous

Right to work in the United Kingdom

Education

A or T Levels

Job description

We are seekingskilled and motivated Automation and Robotics Technicians and trainees to make, install, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimise automated manufacturing systems and robotic equipment. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, sales, IT, production, maintenance teams, and customers, to ensure maximum equipment reliability, efficiency, and safety while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

As an employee of our company, you will collaborate with each departmentto create and deploy disruptive products. Come work at a growing companythat offers great benefits with opportunities to moving forward and learnalongside accomplished leaders. We're seeking an experienced and outstandingmember of staff.

This position is both creative and rigorous by nature you need to thinkoutside the box. We expect the candidate to be proactive and have a "get it done"spirit. To be successful, you will have solidproblemsolving skills.

About us

GO LEAN is a manufacturer,engineering & technology organisation in Oxfordshire. We are experts in digital transformation, and improve productivity with software, automation, robotics, and material handling solutions. We specialize in moving and lifting of components, complex and heavy loads with LEAN MOVE®. We offer standard and turnkey solutions. We integrate our partner solutions, including Siemens, Kuka, Blickle, MiR, and Universal Robots, Keyence, Balluf, NVIDIA. The LEAN Factory™ division designs and optimises factories, with simulation, virtual & digital twins. We de-risk investments and have generated£millions in value for our customers. The GO Serve™ division provides machine service, maintenance, aftermarket parts and automation optimisation services, including bowl feeders and robotics.

GOLEAN wasfounded in 2018and celebratedits seven-year anniversary 7 December 2025. The team hasgrown to 8employees, 2non-executiveadvisors, a number of regular engineering contractors and engineering interns.GO LEAN doubledits sales revenue 2023 and increased sales revenue four times in 2025.Over the last sevenyears the business has invested in product developmentof its material handling& lifting, automation & robotics, and softwaresolutions, under theLEAN MOVE®brand.The LEAN Factory™ division provides consultancy services to smallandmediumenterprises and large corporations. The business is workingona number ofexciting projects, including the transformation ofa global leader in PVCU technology. This is the largest site (650,000sqft)our team has ever mapped and created a virtual reality twin and simulation of.This year we will deliver the first SEE AMR and RMR™ 5,000kg mobile robot toa biopharma customer.

This is an exciting opportunity toinfluence the product design andnext generation of materialhandling, lifting & robotics solutions,andmake a differencein people’s lives by making their work and environments safer, more ergonomic and sustainable,by eliminatingfossil fuel poweredand unsafe means ofmaterial handling.

We operate across a range of public and private sectors such as manufacturing, electronics, biopharma, chemicals, retail, healthcare, construction and transportation, all of which range in size from large to small operations.

We specify, design, build, program and test robotic systems andsolutionstoautomate jobs in industries including manufacturing, construction, logistics, aerospace and medicine, androbotsinteracting with people, operating autonomously in homes, public spaces and warehouses.

Robotics engineers will normally operate with a considerable degree of autonomy and will lead teams that develop and deploy robotic systems. They work in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, standards and ethics.

You will interact with a multidisciplinary project team that can consist of process engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, communication engineers, simulation engineers, industrial psychologists, shop floor staff, safety engineers and other key stakeholders including customers, senior management and shareholders, depending on the nature of the project. You will work in the factory, office andremote locations where the robotic systems are deployed.

Knowledge

• Principles of mechanical designs: material selection, manufacturing processes, robot types and configurations.
• Principles of engineering mathematics required to model robotic systems using advanced mathematical techniques.
• Principles of electronic engineering: networks and electronic circuit design.
• Principles of robotics control: kinematics, dynamics, robotics programming structure and control algorithms.
• Robot and computer program design, structure, concepts, compilers and logic, and programming languages for robotics applications.
• Principles of software engineering: object-orientated programming, software architecture, and version control.
• Principles of safety: safety standards, hazard identification, risk assessment and risk mitigation.
• Communicationtechniques, protocols and interface methods for the integration of robotic systems.
• Principles of computer and machine vision for robotics applications: 3D computer vision and point clouds.
• Human Factors principles for robotics applications: ergonomics, safety design, trust, acceptance, situational awareness, and workload.
• Principles of human-robot interaction: user-centred design, human-robot interface, human-computer interaction, human-robot collaboration and robot ethics.
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms and techniques for robotics applications.
• Autonomous systems design principles and techniques: perception, decision making, locomotion, robot ethics and navigation and mapping.
• System thinking for sustainability in robotics applications: energy management, waste reduction, and circular economy around the lifecycle of a project.
• Industrial research and strategy techniques: factory planning, scheduling, processes, lean production and supply chain.
• Project management principles: planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and resource management.
• Communication techniques: oral, written, and presentations.
• Principles of robot sensors and how to select and install robot sensors in robotics systems.
• Data analysis techniques: how to select and use measurement devices and how to interpret data.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving techniques

Skills

• Communicate and provide guidance to others through design models, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions.
• Manage different, competing interests within and outside the organisation, for example using negotiation skills.
• Seek input from others to manage relationships.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills for technology solutions development.
• Apply structured problem-solving techniques to systems and situations.
• Plan, lead and conduct industrial research using literature and other media.
• Design robotic processes with considerations to human factors, sustainability, efficiency, and safety through modelling and using simulation tools.
• Produce robot design at component and system level using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and robot simulation.
• Generate and present business cases to support design decisions and to illustrate potential return on investment (ROI).
• Manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources through the use of management systems, work to agreed quality standards, project programmes and budgets, within legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
• Select appropriate components and vendors for robot system development.
• Manage project risks through risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring.
• Assess robot system safety compliance through hazard identification, safety risk assessment and risk mitigation, and liaison with certified safety engineers when required.
• Generate robot programmes to perform tasks.
• Apply system engineering techniques and software development methodologies and models in robot system development.
• Develop and test robotic systems through the integration of off-the-shelf or bespoke components as appropriate.
• Evaluate the suitability of robotic systems for human-robot interaction concerning human factors, safety, and ethics.
• Install and integrate sensors and instrumentation in robotic systems.
• Perform measurements and analyse data using measurement devices and analytical software

Behaviours

• Act as a role model and advocate for health and safety across the team.
• Act in a professional and ethical manner.
• Collaborate and promote teamwork across disciplines.
• Commit to their own and support others’ professional development.
• Lead by example to promote innovation.
• Lead by example to promote accessibility, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Adapt and show resilience to challenging or changing situations.
• Act as a role model and advocate environmental and sustainable practices.

Customer Relationship

Personal Evolution

Autonomy

Administrative Work

Technical Expertise

Responsibilities

• Robotic system development
• Assembly & test of systems
• Vision system integration

Must Have

• A or T Levels
• Passion for software and products
• Highly creative and autonomous
• Right to work inthe United Kingdom

Nice to have

• Programmable logic controls
• Additional languages
• Strong analytical skills
• Mechanical skills

What's great about the job?

• Great team of smart people, in a friendly and open culture
• Develop advanced solutions
• No waste of time in enterprise politics, real responsibilities and autonomy
• Expand your knowledge
• Develop into a thought leader
• Become professionally registered
• Real responsibilities and challenges in a fast evolving company

Each employee has a chance to see the impact of his work.You can make a real contribution to the success of the company. We operate in an empowering leadership style, sky is the limit.

Several activities are often organised all over the year, such assports sessions, team building, and CPD events including Smart Manufacturing Week, the Engineering Design Show, Southern Manufacturing, Odoo,IET and IMechE events.

Some travel & accommodation costs covered.

Attractive salary package.

Training & Development

We will support your development journey to professional registration (EngTech, ICT Tech, IEng & CEng)

Social Activities

We play sports, hang out, engage in community action and STEM outreach.

Eat & Drink

Fruits, refreshments, teas & coffee and snacks provided.