Logistics Automation & Maintenance Contractor – Field Service

Innovate Recruitment Ltd; Ringway; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Innovate offers specialist engineering support to distribution centres, fulfilment operations, logistics providers and manufacturing sites. You will join a pool of multi-skilled maintenance and automation engineers, tackling assignments across client sites in Manchester and the North West, including nights and weekends when required.

You will diagnose faults on automated material handling systems, maintain conveyors and sorters, and support installations and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent in electrical, mechanical or controls discipline.
• Proven maintenance or field service experience on warehouse automation or material handling equipment.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills plus solid mechanical ability.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and repairing electrical, mechanical and controls faults on automated material handling equipment.
• Maintaining conveyors, sorters, lifts and palletisers.
• Supporting AS/RS, shuttle systems, AGVs/AMRs and robotic picking cells.
• Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance to schedules.
• Supporting installations, modifications, commissioning and site acceptance testing.

Skills

NVQ Level 3

Electrical fault-finding

Mechanical ability

PLC fault-finding (Siemens/Allen-Brad)

Full UK driving licence

Right to work in the UK

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC or equivalent

Electrical/Mechanical/Controls discipline

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI, drives, sensors

Job description

Innovate offers specialist engineering support to distribution centres, fulfilment operations, logistics providers and manufacturing sites. You will join a pool of multi-skilled maintenance and automation engineers, tackling assignments across client sites in Manchester and the North West, including nights and weekends when required.

You will diagnose faults on automated material handling systems, maintain conveyors and sorters, and support installations and commissioning.