Maintenance Shift Lead

Royal Mail; Bristol; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal service provider in Bristol is seeking a Maintenance Shift Lead to oversee engineering automation issues. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in automation engineering, hold a relevant engineering qualification, and possess strong technical leadership skills. You will ensure maintenance excellence and provide training to the team. Compensation includes a competitive salary of £58,268 per annum along with generous benefits. Closing date for applications is January 19.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Discounts on groceries and household bills

Healthcare plans including life insurance

Support for physical and mental health

Free stamps at Christmas

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of maintenance techniques.
• Provide technical training and coaching to the maintenance team.
• Assist in risk assessments related to automation equipment.

Skills

Electrical automation

Technical leadership

Engineering maintenance

Risk assessment

Education

Engineering qualification to HCN level or equivalent

Time served Engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Royal Mail is a well–loved brand with the assets, infrastructure and scale to deliver billions of precious parcels each year. Our people are at the heart of the business and help us utilise technology and approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Role: Maintenance Shift Lead (Late Shift) – Bristol

Salary: £58,268 per annum plus company pension scheme, with highly competitive contribution rates, plus generous annual leave of 22.5 days and bank holidays. Permanent, Full time. Location: Bristol Mail Centre, Bristol, BS34 7ST.

We’re transforming our business for the future, focusing on parcel delivery and environmental responsibility. We are looking for exceptionally talented and bright people to join us.

We are seeking a proactive, focused candidate with a background in engineering. If you have strong skills in electrical automation and hold a relevant engineering qualification, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Maintenance Team Leader to join our Bristol Mail Centre.

About the Role

The Maintenance Team Leader has no direct line management and reports to the Operational Shift Manager. You will help ensure Health & Safety Policy and Guidelines are followed by Maintenance Teams while under your 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 by a competent engineering workforce in a cost-effective manner. You will also:

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of maintenance techniques to achieve asset performance and availability design criteria 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 the configuration status of hardware/software and mechanical setup is up to date and technically managed
• Develop the engineering team day-to-day, providing support and advice, conducting annual Individual Performance Reviews and regular development meetings to maintain high technical standards
• Offer technical direction in line 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

You need to possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

• 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 19 January. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

If selected, the next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. We plan to hold interviews early February.

Extra benefits

• Family friendly support
• Enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers – there are more than 800 offers to help you save on groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing – 24/7 access to services and tools for physical and mental health, financial and social support
• Lifestyle benefits – car, bike, home technology or mobile phone purchases with salary-payments and potential tax benefits
• Financial support – debt management, savings plans and related services
• Healthcare plans (including Life insurance) and related cover for you and your partner
• Free and discounted Royal Mail Group products and services
• Free stamps at Christmas (available to permanent employees)

About Royal Mail

Royal Mail is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and can discuss adjustments to support you during the hiring process with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please visit: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

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Job reference number 333372