Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

DPD UK; West of England; On-site; GBP 52,200 - 63,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity and paternity

Life assurance 4x salary

Free onsite car parking

Health Kiosks

Discounted shopping

Milestone Days off

Eye tests and glasses support

Job summary

DPD UK is seeking an experienced Network Sortation Engineer (Network Engineering Manager) to strengthen our maintenance team across South West depots, ensuring reliable operation of sortation equipment.

The role covers electrical and mechanical fault finding, preventive maintenance and servicing, with night shifts on a Panama pattern and travel between depots. This position requires a UK driving licence and a flexible, hands-on approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced automated environment with electrical and mechanical repair.
• Experience in repairing and servicing conveyor systems.
• Excellent problem solving under pressure and within time constraints.
• Full UK driving licence; travel between depots is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a cluster of depots aligned to company values.

Responsibilities

• Responding to breakdowns with fault finding (electrical and mechanical).
• Completion of ad-hoc repairs on all sortation equipment.
• Carrying out all PPM and reactive maintenance of sortation equipment.
• Carrying out servicing work and completing service reports and systems.
• Using SCADA systems to aid fault finding of sortation systems.
• Liaising with Security, Operations and IT regarding maintenance and repair work.
• Adhering to health & safety policies (COSHH).

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Conveyor repair

Problem solving

Driving licence

Teamwork

Education

Engineering apprenticeship / HND/HNC Electrical bias

Job description

• Salary: Circa £58,000 plus bonus and company van
• Contract Type: Permanent / 42 Hours Per Week
• Location: South West
• Days of Work: Panama Shift
• Hours of Work: Days 7am - 7pm, Nights 8pm - 8am

DPD is a member of Geopost, one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over £2 billion. We also deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Job Description

Our Network Engineering Manager is currently recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (known internally as Network Sortation Engineer) to help strengthen our existing team and deliver outstanding service to our Network of Depots around the UK.

In this role you will cover a number of Depots across South West ensuring that equipment is maintained and any repairs are carried out as quickly as possible so that they can continue to deliver world class service to our customers.

You will be responsible for all aspects of maintenance and breakdowns on sortation equipment from both an electrical and mechanical perspective. Due to the nature of our business this role will require you to work night shifts on a Panama pattern of - Days 7am - 7pm, Nights 8pm - 8am.

Other Key responsibilities of this role will be;

• Responding to Breakdowns with Extensive fault finding (both electrical and mechanical)
• Completion of adhoc job requests for repairs on all Sortation equipment
• Carrying out all PPM and reactive maintenance of our Sortation equipment.
• Carrying out servicing work, including the completion of service reports and internal systems as required.
• Using SCADA systems to aid fault finding of all sortation systems.
• Liaising with other departments including Security, Operations and IT regarding maintenance and repair work in line with business and operational requirements.
• Adhering to and promotion of health & safety policies (including COSHH)

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

To be considered for this role you will have completed a recognised engineering, maintenance engineering or general engineering apprenticeship or hold an appropriate engineering qualification (HND/HNC) with an Electrical bias. You will be comfortable working autonomously with the ability to self manage to deliver an effective and timely service to your cluster of depots. We would also expect;

• Experience within a fast paced automated environment with demonstrable experience of both electrical and mechanical repair.
• Demonstrable experience in repairing and servicing of conveyor systems
• Excellent problem solving skills with an ability to work effectively under pressure and within Time constraints
• Demonstrate high levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.
• A strong team player with a "can do" mentality towards work.
• Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.
• A full UK driving licence is required as travel between Depots is essential

Additional Information

About our benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn't be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few...

• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities. If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!