Engineering Support Operative

Proactive Global; Beckingthorpe; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Permanent Health Insurance

Company Sick Pay

Pension

Death in Service

25 days leave

8 bank holidays

Job summary

Proactive Global is recruiting an Engineering Support Operative to join the permanent team in the Nottingham area. You will respond quickly to equipment issues, perform basic maintenance, and escalate complex faults to the engineering team, ensuring smooth system flow.

Ideal candidates have experience in maintenance or automated equipment, with a focus on safety and teamwork. The role offers a permanent position in a technology-led engineering environment in the Nottingham region.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, maintenance or similar operational environment.
• Ideally 2 years in a similar industry or environment.
• Experience with basic equipment maintenance.
• Understanding of automated equipment and maintaining system flow.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety practices.
• Able to work at height and remain proactive in problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance checks on automated equipment.
• Act as first point of contact when faults occur and escalate as needed.
• Identify system faults, blockages and performance issues.
• Perform basic reactive and preventative repairs.
• Support continuous product flow and minimise downtime.
• Document issues and communicate with the wider engineering team.
• Maintain equipment hygiene and housekeeping requirements.
• Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to safety and risk assessments.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Engineering support

Health & Safety awareness

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Excel)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Engineering Support Operative

• Location: Near Nottingham
• Salary: £36,208 per annum (including shift allowance)
• Contract: Permanent
• Sector: Engineering / Automation / Intralogistics

We are currently recruiting for an Engineering Support Operative to join a permanent team in the Nottingham area.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in maintenance, engineering support, automated equipment or a similar operational environment, looking to develop their career within a technology-led engineering environment.

People with experience within Control Room Operatives or Technical Operatives or have worked within warehousing environment, who want a career within Engineering could also be a good match to the role.

The Role

As an Engineering Support Operative, you will help maintain system flow by responding quickly to equipment issues, carrying out basic maintenance and repairs, and escalating more complex faults to the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance checks on automated equipment.
• Acting as the first point of contact when faults or errors occur.
• Identifying system faults, blockages and performance issues.
• Carrying out basic reactive and preventative repairs.
• Supporting continuous product flow and minimising downtime.
• Rectifying product and process-related issues.
• Supporting equipment hygiene and housekeeping requirements.
• Identifying and communicating continuous improvement opportunities.
• Following all Health & Safety procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Reporting accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Working closely with the wider engineering team to ensure faults are communicated and resolved efficiently.

About You

• Previous experience in an engineering, maintenance, automated or similar environment.
• Ideally 2 years' experience in a similar industry/environment.
• Experience with basic equipment maintenance.
• An understanding of automated equipment and maintaining system/product flow.
• A good understanding of workplace Health & Safety.
• Competence working at height.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Flexibility and willingness to learn.
• Competence using Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Good spoken and written English.

What's on Offer?

• Permanent position
• £36,208 total annual salary including shift allowance
• Opportunity to develop your skills within an automated engineering environment
• Nottingham area location
• 25 days' annual leave
• 8 bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Pension
• Death in Service

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.