Maintenance Engineer- Electrical Bias

Proactive Global; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fully automated warehouse environment in the UK. You will maintain a highly automated materials handling system, support planned and reactive maintenance, and fault-find on PLC-controlled equipment in a fast-paced operation.

The role requires an electrical bias, hands-on troubleshooting, and experience with CMMS, with a rotating 3-week shift pattern (no night shifts) and occasional overtime on Saturdays.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining automated warehouse equipment and conveyors.
• Ability to fault-find on PLC-controlled systems.
• Proficient with CMMS scheduling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing and maintenance of AMHE and automated warehouse equipment in line with manufacturer and company standards.
• Complete planned and scheduled repairs in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and industry best practice.
• Diagnose and prioritise system faults to minimise downtime and maintain continuous product flow.
• Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled equipment.
• Accurately record all maintenance activity, faults, repairs and work completed.
• Ensure maintenance activities are properly planned and coordinated to minimise disruption to operations.
• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety and comply with all relevant legislation and site procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensure appropriate levels of engineering spares are maintained on site.
• Work professionally with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Follow company quality processes and procedures.
• Maintain a strong customer-focused approach, ensuring high levels of service delivery at all times.

Skills

PLC fault-finding

Electrical bias

Maintenance in automated environments

Troubleshooting

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Engineering

ONC/HNC (desirable)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a fully automated warehouse environment, supporting the maintenance and reliability of a highly automated materials handling system.

The site operates a range of automated equipment, including pallet conveyors, lifters, cranes and monorail systems, with the successful candidate responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance to keep the operation running efficiently.

This is a hands‑on engineering role suited to an experienced multi-skilled engineer with an electrical bias who is comfortable fault‑finding on automated equipment and working in a fast-paced operational environment.

Shift Pattern

The role operates on a rotating 3‑week shift pattern:

• Week 1: 6:00am - 2:00pm
• Week 2: 7:00am - 3:00pm
• Week 3: 2:00pm - 10:00pm
• No night shifts
• 2 Saturdays per month, paid as overtime

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing and maintenance of AMHE and automated warehouse equipment in line with manufacturer and company standards.
• Complete planned and scheduled repairs in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and industry best practice.
• Diagnose and prioritise system faults to minimise downtime and maintain continuous product flow.
• Carry out PPM and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and automated systems.
• Fault-find on PLC-controlled equipment.
• Accurately record all maintenance activity, faults, repairs and work completed.
• Ensure maintenance activities are properly planned and coordinated to minimise disruption to operations.
• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety and comply with all relevant legislation and site procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensure appropriate levels of engineering spares are maintained on site.
• Work professionally with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Follow company quality processes and procedures.
• Maintain a strong customer-focused approach, ensuring high levels of service delivery at all times.

Essential Experience

• Experience working within automated systems, warehouses, manufacturing or materials handling environments.
• Experience working with equipment such as pallet conveyors, automated cranes, lifters and automatic stretch wrappers.
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering drawings and technical manuals.
• Good understanding of PLC systems, with the ability to fault‑find to I/O level.
• Experience working with PPM schedules and planned maintenance.
• Experience using CMMS systems for maintenance scheduling, fault logging and reporting.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams.

Qualifications

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds or equivalent in Engineering.
• Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification such as ONC/HNC is desirable.
• Multi-skilled engineers with an electrical bias are prefered.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a practical and reliable engineer with strong fault‑finding skills and experience maintaining automated equipment. You will be comfortable working independently, prioritising faults and supporting the wider engineering team to keep a highly automated operation running efficiently.

Experience within automated warehousing, intralogistics, FMCG, manufacturing, conveyors or materials handling would be particularly relevant.

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