Maintenance Engineer

TipTopJob; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer with an electrical bias to join their dynamic team. This role involves performing both reactive and planned maintenance on a variety of automated systems in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in electrical maintenance, strong technical knowledge of automation systems, and experience with various handling equipment. With a commitment to safety and efficiency, you will play a crucial role in ensuring operational excellence. This opportunity offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and the chance for career progression in a globally recognized company.

Benefits

Generous benefits

Overtime pay

Pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years in multi-skilled maintenance engineering with electrical bias.
• Strong technical knowledge of automation electrical systems and PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault diagnosis and repair on automated mechanical handling equipment.
• Ensure KPIs are met effectively and within agreed parameters.
• Deliver continuous improvements and assist with project management.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Fault Diagnosis

Automation Systems Knowledge

PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance)

Mechanical Handling Equipment

Education

Electrical Maintenance Engineering Apprenticeship

HND or above in Engineering

Tools

S7 PLCs

Profinet

Profibus

Can-Bus

ASI Networks

Job description

Shift Maintenance Engineer (11.30am - 8pm Mon to Fri) - Electrical Bias

Rugby, Warwickshire

c GBP40k to GBP45k neg dep exp + generous benefits, overtime, pension and bonus + progression

Our Rugby based client has been established globally for over a century and is recognised as a market leader in the manufacture and distribution of their niche sector solutions. As a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking a multi-skilled, electrically biased Shift Maintenance Engineer to complement their professional engineering team.

Reporting to the Engineering and Process Improvement Manager and working as part of a multidisciplinary team of MHE engineers, the successful Maintenance Engineer candidate will be tasked with undertaking both PPM and reactive breakdown maintenance repairs on a range of automated systems and mechanical handling equipment including conveyors, shuttle systems, cranes, robots, and vision systems in a fast-paced automated warehousing and distribution centre environment, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment is sustained at all times.

Core responsibilities for this varied and challenging role will include (but not be limited to):

1. Performing reactive fault find, diagnosis, and repair of various items of automated and manual mechanical handling equipment and analysing breakdowns to determine root cause and prevent re-occurrence, as well as proactive Planned Preventative Maintenance to ensure schedules are achieved.
2. Ensuring all KPI's and/or objectives set by the Line Manager are performed effectively and within target and agreed parameters.
3. Working at height (up to 25m) and being part of the rescue at height team (Full training and PPE will be provided).
4. Delivering ongoing continuous improvements to equipment and assisting with projects where required, whilst developing and maintaining best practices.
5. Working alongside and organising contractors where appropriate to ensure on-time completion of projects whilst ensuring value for money is a priority, undertaking site visits where necessary to ensure work is carried out to required standards.

To be considered for this exceptional maintenance engineer opportunity with our globally renowned market-leading client, you will essentially have:

Successfully completed an electrical maintenance engineering apprenticeship or equivalent and demonstrate relevant engineering qualifications (ideally HND or above) and at least 3 years' previous experience of working in an electrically biased, multi-skilled maintenance engineering environment. With demonstrable technical knowledge of automation electrical systems, S7 PLC's, inverter driven systems, Profinet, Profibus, Can-Bus, and ASI networks, you will also possess experience of working with barcode scanning networks, manual and automated picking cranes, along with pallet and tote conveyor systems and good all-round experience of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

In return, an attractive remuneration and benefits package coupled with both training and genuine career progression opportunities are available.

Contact the Maintenance Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on # # or in confidence to # for further details.