Regional Automation & Maintenance Leader

Bleckmann Logistics UK Ltd; Crick; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Medicash healthcare plan

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Health and wellbeing support

Social events

Exclusive client discounts

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

Bleckmann Logistics UK Ltd is seeking a Senior Maintenance & Automation Lead to oversee an automation cluster across multiple fulfilment centres. This permanent, full-time role is on-site, Monday to Friday, with a day schedule and a salary up to £60,000 plus a car allowance, depending on experience.

You will define asset lifecycle strategies, budgets and KPIs, and drive continuous improvement with central engineering, IT and data teams while mentoring staff and leading multi-site projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in automated warehousing or high-volume environments.
• Multi-site leadership experience.
• Proven experience with budgets and capital projects.
• Strong troubleshooting and system support skills (automation).
• Experience with CMMS and data/BI tools.
• Lean / Six Sigma knowledge preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Hands-on, analytical, and solution-driven mindset.
• Flexible and able to support during project phases.

Responsibilities

• Define asset life-cycle strategy and long-term replacement plan in line with ROI hurdles.
• Governance & Compliance: implement maintenance standards and ISO-55000 principles across sites.
• Conduct periodic site audits and close actions within 30 days.
• Lead a technical community to share best maintenance practices (monthly).
• Define maintenance KPIs and validate KPI packs with coordinators.
• Drive cross-site Kaizen projects to reduce downtime.
• Interface with central engineering, IT and data-science teams on automation upgrades.
• Negotiate contracts and monitor orders for efficiency and cost control.
• Pilot new technologies (condition-based monitoring, AGV/AMR, Pick-Robots) and scale proven solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Troubleshooting

Automation

CMMS

Data/BI tools

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Problem solving

Flexibility

Education

Electrical, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

Data/BI tools

Automation software

Job description

Bleckmann Logistics UK Ltd is seeking a Senior Maintenance & Automation Lead to oversee an automation cluster across multiple fulfilment centres. This permanent, full-time role is on-site, Monday to Friday, with a day schedule and a salary up to £60,000 plus a car allowance, depending on experience.

You will define asset lifecycle strategies, budgets and KPIs, and drive continuous improvement with central engineering, IT and data teams while mentoring staff and leading multi-site projects.