Regional Technical Manager

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

Ready to Join the Backstage Crew? At Bleckmann, we’ve been delivering on promises since 1862. As a market leader in supply chain management for fashion and lifestyle brands, we keep the show running behind the scenes — from moving boxes to moving data, from pack & ship to IT and HR. But we’re not just logistics experts. We’re The Backstage Crew — a tight-knit team of 6,500+ people who make fashion and lifestyle brands shine by doing the work that matters most, out of the spotlight but never out of impact. Whether you're on the warehouse floor or behind a screen, you’ll find: Strong connections with colleagues who support and celebrate you. Fast growth in a company that’s expanding across Europe, the US, and Asia. High energy in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same. Guided freedom to take initiative, solve problems your way, and grow your career. We believe in entrepreneurship, expertise, excellence, and engagement — and we live these values every day. From repairing returned goods to reducing waste, we help brands extend product lifecycles with sustainability in mind. So if you’re ready to roll out the red carpet for our clients — and for each other — we’ve got a spot for you. Behind the scenes is where the real excitement begins.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity working Monday to Friday within day hours, offering a salary up to £60,000.00 plus a car allowance, based on your skills and experience.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Responsible for the technical & maintenance strategy implementation for an automation cluster of fulfilment centres, ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective automation performance that supports business targets.
• Strategy & Budgeting Support maintenance managers in drawing up budgets for regions and sites.
• Challenge them to stay within these budgets, with a variance of +/- 3%.
• Define asset life-cycle strategy and long-term replacement plan in line with ROI hurdles.
• Governance & Compliance Implement corporate maintenance standards, statutory inspection regimes, and ISO-55000 asset-management principles across all sites.
• Conduct periodic site audits; close actions within 30 days.
• Establish and develop a technical community with the aim of aligning practices and methodologies, as well as sharing best maintenance practices (1 meeting/month).
• Performance Management Define the maintenance KPI’s to be monitored.
• Consolidate and validate KPI pack with maintenance coordinators (uptime, cost/throughput, energy, safety).
• Benchmark sites and drive cross-site Kaizen projects to deliver ≥ 10 % YoY downtime reduction.
• People & Capability Set competency frameworks; mentor Coordinators technical support; develop talent pipeline.
• Develop staff through technical training modules (continuing education, SOPs, etc.).
• Manage the monitoring of certifications and accreditations for technical services personnel.
• Lead crisis response for critical incidents (24/7 on-call escalation tier where necessary).
• Vendor & Contract Management Collect and validate support service contracts.
• Monitor performance during contract review meetings.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement Pilot new technologies (condition-based monitoring, AGV/AMR, Pick-Robots) and scale proven solutions.
• Interface with central engineering, IT and data-science teams on automation upgrades.
• Approve proposals for technical improvements and developments for sites in their region or area of responsibility and ensure that all parameters are taken into account in the adaptations (safety, documentation, maintenance plan, information feedback for dashboards, etc.).
• Drive best practice sharing amongst sites but also clusters.
• Stakeholder Management Present technical roadmap Head of Technical & Maintenance; align with supply-chain, finance and safety stakeholders.
• Project Management Be a key player in the management of automation projects, both in the engineering phase and in the installation monitoring phase, from FAT to SAT and operational testing.
• Establish requirements for support contracts and spare parts.
• Negotiate contracts and monitor orders.

Profile

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering (Robotics is a plus)
• 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

What do we offer?

Our Backstage Crew is at the heart of everything we do, driving success for our clients, our brands and each other. That's why we offer a range of benefits including:

• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays, with additional annual leave awarded after 5 and 10 years' service
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Life assurance
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Retail and lifestyle discounts through our Benefits Platform
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Occupational Health and Wellbeing Hub
• Social events throughout the year
• Exclusive client discounts
• Private Medical Insurance

Additional information

We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organization where we are committed to employee development and recognizing the successes of our teams. We are proud of our accreditations including Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire and we are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

If you wish to know more about the role or discuss accommodations within the recruitment and selection process, please contact: [e-mail]

At Bleckmann, we are guided by our values: We take a parachute and jump (Entrepreneurship), we unpack our knowledge (Expertise), we raise the bar with every box (Excellence), and we spark energy that connects (Engagement).