Maintenance Engineer Automation

Staffbase Recruitment Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a site based Maintenance Engineer to work at a fully automated warehouse in Northampton. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance of conveyors, robots and other automated machinery.

You will troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults, perform PPMs, assist with installations and commissioning, and handle hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, pumps and valves as needed. Overtime is available.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ 3 in mechanical or electrical engineering or time served engineers considered.
• Experience in maintenance and repair of automated machinery (conveyors, robots, packaging).

Responsibilities

• Planned and reactive maintenance at a warehouse and distribution centre.
• Fault find and repair of conveyor systems, robots and other machinery.
• Undertake PPMs and assist with machine installations and commissioning.
• Cover hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, pumps and valves as required.
• Some facilities maintenance duties.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Automation maintenance

Education

NVQ 3 in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

PLC interrogation

Job description

Our client is a very successful OEM and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of site based Maintenance Engineer to work at a fully automated warehouse in Northampton.

Basic salary £48K - £53K + OT

The successful applicant will undertake planned and reactive maintenance and repair of automated machinery (robots and conveyor systems).

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering supervisor you will be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance activities at a warehouse & distribution centre.
Duties will include but is not limited to;

• Mechanical & Electrical fault find and repair of conveyor systems, robots and other machinery.
• 3-phase electrical & plc interrogation for fault find and repair of machinery
• Undertake PPM's
• Assist with machine installations and commissioning.
• Hydraulics, pneumatics,
• Motors, pumps, valves etc etc
• Some facilities maintenance

Candidates:

The successful candidate will be an experienced maintenance engineer with good mechanical and electrical fault find and repair skills.

Applicants with previous experience in maintenance and repair of automated machinery e.g. conveyor systems, robots or packaging machinery would be preferred.

We are seeking applicants who ideally have a minimum NVQ 3 certification in either mechanical or electrical engineering. However time served engineers will be considered.

Hours of work:

Rotating shifts

Monday to Friday 6am -2pm and 2pm -10pm

Overtime available

Benefits:

Competitive basic salary negotiable £48K - £53K + OT
33 Days annual leave
Sick pay
Pension