Maintenance Technician

Motiontech Lifetime Services; Aston End; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Sick pay

Uniform provided

25 days holiday

Death in Service

Job summary

MotionTech is seeking a Maintenance Technician for a site-based role in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. You will report to the Maintenance Supervisor and perform scheduled maintenance and reactive fixes on automated systems, coordinating with the client’s operations team to keep equipment running on plan.

The role requires basic engineering knowledge and flexibility to work early and late shifts Sunday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Basic engineering or electrical/mechanical understanding from work or training.
• Willingness to work a shift pattern including Sundays to Fridays.
• Experience with CMMS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Keep the automation running to hit the daily operational plan.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance using the CMMS.
• Respond to reactive faults quickly to keep downtime to a minimum.
• Log spares, time, and fault information on the CMMS.
• Maintain good housekeeping across all automated areas.
• Follow all health and safety requirements on site.
• Work solo or with the wider maintenance team, depending on the task.

Skills

Engineering basics

Shift work experience

CMMS familiarity

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About MotionTech

MotionTech designs, installs and maintains conveyor, robotics and automated storage systems for logistics, food and beverage, and retail sites across the UK. Founded in 1997 and now more than 150 people strong, they support equipment through its full lifecycle, from installation through to day-to-day maintenance. This role is based at a major new client site in Hemel Hempstead.

The role

You’ll report to MotionTech's Maintenance Supervisor on site, keeping the client's automation running to the daily operational plan. The role covers planned maintenance and reactive fixes, logged through the site's Computerised Maintenance System, working closely with the client's operational team.

What you'll do

You'll:

• Keep the automation running to hit the daily operational plan
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance using the Computerised Maintenance System
• Respond to reactive faults quickly to keep downtime to a minimum
• Log spares, time, and machine or fault information on the CMMS
• Maintain good housekeeping across all automated areas
• Follow all health and safety requirements on site
• Work solo or alongside the wider maintenance team, depending on the task

What you'll bring

Essential:

• A basic understanding of engineering, mechanical or electrical, from work, training or a genuine interest in the field
• Comfortable working a shift pattern that includes early and late shifts, Sunday to Friday

Useful, not essential:

• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Background working in a warehouse, distribution or fast-moving operational environment
• A recognised engineering qualification, such as an NVQ or City and Guilds

Benefits & culture

Financial: £38,400 salary inclusive of shift pay, plus a pension and sick pay scheme.

Development: Full training, and a genuine route into engineering if you're making a career change.

Wellbeing: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Death in Service cover and company uniform.

Working arrangements

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Site-based, fully on-site.

Contract: Permanent. Full-time.

Shift pattern: Sunday to Friday, rotating early and late shifts.