Maintenance Engineer

Proactive Global; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Pension (3% contribution)

Overtime

Job summary

Proactive Global operates a distribution warehouse in South Yorkshire, delivering automated logistics support with advanced material handling systems.

Maintenance Engineer roles involve reactive and preventive maintenance on conveyors, motors, sensors, and control panels, with a focus on up-time and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Engineer / Automation Engineer.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills (mechanical knowledge beneficial).
• Experience with conveyors, automated systems, or production machinery.
• NVQ Level 3, apprenticeship, or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Comfortable working in a Panama shift-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and preventative maintenance on automated warehouse equipment
• Fault finding and diagnostics on electrical and mechanical systems
• Maintenance and repair of conveyor systems, motors, sensors, and control panels
• Supporting system up-time in a fast-paced distribution environment
• Working with engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve reliability

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Automation systems

Conveyors

Maintenance planning

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

MUST BE AUTHORISED TO WORK IN THE UK - NO SPONSORSHIP WILL BE PROVIDED

We're hiring Maintenance Engineers to join the engineering team at a distribution warehouse in South Yorkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly automated warehouse environment that powers one of the UK's leading retail distribution operations.

You'll be working with advanced material handling and automation systems, including conveyors, sortation systems, motors, sensors, and control panels, ensuring the smooth operation of high-volume fulfilment centres.

What you'll be doing:

• Reactive and preventative maintenance on automated warehouse equipment
• Fault finding and diagnostics on electrical and mechanical systems
• Maintenance and repair of conveyor systems, motors, sensors, and control panels
• Supporting system up-time in a fast-paced distribution environment
• Working with engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve reliability

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Engineer / Automation Engineer
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills (mechanical knowledge beneficial)
• Experience with conveyors, automated systems, or production machinery
• NVQ Level 3, apprenticeship, or equivalent engineering qualification
• Comfortable working in a Panama shift-based environment

Additional Benefits:

• Medical Aid
• Pension (3% contribution)
• Overtime
• Full list will be provided to qualifying candidates

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

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.