Maintenance Shift Lead (Late Shift) - Bristol

Royal Mail Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A postal delivery organization is seeking a Maintenance Shift Lead for the Bristol Mail Centre. The role requires an extensive background in automation engineering and the ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to a large team. The successful candidate will implement maintenance techniques, assist in risk assessments, and ensure high standards in engineering maintenance. Competitive salary of £55,919 along with benefits including a pension scheme and generous annual leave. Position requires full-time commitment, Monday to Friday.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Generous annual leave of 22.5 days plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive background in automation engineering and maintenance.
• Comfortable providing technical leadership and guidance to a large team.
• Willing to complete an ILM coaching course when in the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive technical leadership and support for engineering automation issues.
• Lead and co-ordinate maintenance techniques to achieve asset performance.
• Assist in risk assessment processes relating to automation equipment.

Skills

Automation engineering

Technical leadership

Guidance and support

Education

Engineering qualification / Engineering electrical qualification to HCN level

Time served Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Maintenance Shift Lead (Late Shift) - Bristol
Salary: £55,919 plus company pension scheme, with highly competitive contribution rates, generous annual leave offering of 22.5 days, plus bank holidays
Permanent, Full time
Bristol Mail Centre, Bristol, BS34 7ST

At Royal Mail we've served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that's where we need you.

About the Role

The Maintenance Team Leader has no direct line management and reports directly into the Operational Shift Manager. You will assist in ensuring that all relevant Health & Safety Policy and Guidelines are adhered to by Maintenance Teams whilst under their leadership.

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for providing proactive technical leadership, guidance and support for all engineering automation issues within the Mail Centre. You will ensure engineering maintenance is completed to defined standards and is delivered by a competent engineering workforce in a cost-effective manner.

• Lead and co-ordinate the implementation of maintenance techniques to ensure that the asset performance and availability design criteria is achieved at all times
• Provide and deliver technical training, coaching and development to the engineering maintenance team
• Assist in the risk assessment process relating to automation equipment and Engineering Safe Systems of Work. Deliver modifications and ensure that the configuration status of hardware/software and mechanical set up is up to date and technically managed
• Develop the engineering team on a day-to-day basis, proving support, and advice, conducting annual Individual Performance Reviews and regular development meetings to ensure the highest technical standards are met
• Offer technical direction in-keeping with Business Values and standards, explaining as necessary
• Challenge unacceptable behaviour, bullying and harassment, within the mail centre engineering community

Attendance

13:45 - 22:15 Monday to Friday

About You

• Extensive background in automation engineering and maintenance
• Hold an Engineering qualification / Engineering electrical qualification to HCN level or equivalent
• Time served Engineering apprenticeship
• Comfortable providing technical leadership, guidance, and support to a large team
• Able to offer technical direction to senior stakeholders in the wider business
• Willing to complete an ILM coaching course when in the role

Closing Date: Sunday 19th January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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Job reference number 333372