Electrical / Maintenance Engineer

DK Recruitment; Portbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company seeking an Electrical / Maintenance Engineer for their Bristol Portbury depot. Responsibilities include ensuring the reliability of equipment through maintenance and support in a team setting. The ideal candidate has electrical qualifications and mechanical experience. Benefits include competitive pay, a supportive work environment, and access to employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Competitive starting pay rate

Free onsite car park

Access to employee assistance phone line

Preferential rates for loans and savings

Qualifications

• Electrically qualified with mechanical experience is essential.
• Experience of working with automation.
• Good interpersonal skills and enjoy being in a team.
• Willingness to learn and improve your skills.
• Own reliable transport required due to the job location.

Responsibilities

• Resolve breakdowns and improve reliability of equipment.
• Support the maintenance team to keep the facility moving.
• Work in cold environments with provided PPE.
• Occasionally work on ladders at height.

Skills

Electrically qualified

Mechanical experience

Experience of working with automation

Good interpersonal skills

Willingness to learn

Job description

We are the world's largest provider of temperature-controlled logistics. We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees across the world. We store, prepare and move food-based products for a variety of customers from major retailers to schools, hospitals and restaurants.

We are seeking an Electrical / Maintenance Engineer to help provide reactive and preventative maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment at our Bristol Portbury depot.

Shift Available: Monday - Friday on a rotating shift pattern of 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00 (You will also be required to be on-call for 1 in 3 weekends which includes an on-call payment.)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Resolve breakdowns, reduce downtime, and improve reliability of electrical and mechanical equipment
• Support the maintenance and wider team in working together to solve problems to keep our facility moving
• You will do some of this work in a cold environment - approximately minus 18 Celsius - just like working in the freezer; but we provide full PPE to keep you warm
• At times work on ladders at height

Who we're looking for

• Electrically qualified with mechanical experience is essential
• Experience of working with automation
• Good interpersonal skills and enjoy being in a team
• Willingness to learn and improve your skills
• Due to the location of our facility you will need to have your own reliable transport to commute to - Garanor Way, Portbury, Bristol BS20 7XE

What's in it for me?

• A competitive starting pay rate
• Free onsite car park
• Social environment with a team who like to support each other to achieve goals, with recognition schemes and shared spaces to enjoy lunch and rest breaks together
• Support your emotional well-being with access to a 24/7 employee assistance phone line offering confidential free counselling and advice
• Preferential rates for loans and savings offered through exclusive access to a credit union

Benefits

As a team member with us, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That's why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won't go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union. Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.