Systems Manager

Royalmailgroup; Slough; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Systems Manager for a key role in engineering leadership at Slough's Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre. Candidates should possess strong leadership, technical reliability, and expertise in maintaining automation systems. The position offers a competitive salary with benefits and opportunities for continuous improvement in a collaborative setting.

Benefits

10% bonus

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing safety in an automated environment.
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly.
• Experience in asset management and maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams for maintenance of automation assets.
• Drive performance across key business indicators.
• Support and coach colleagues for high-quality customer experience.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of TPM

Lean

Data analysis

Education

Engineering or scientific qualification

Professionally registered with a recognised institute

Tools

PUWER/CE assessor qualified

Job description

Job reference 325531

Systems Manager - Slough/HWDC - MS106 ,

Starting salary £54,207 to 62,661 depending on experince plus 10% bonus & 25 days annual leave, plus pension

Permanent , Full time 41 hours per week

Heathrow Worldwide Dist Centre, Slough, SL3 8AQ

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About the role

The Systems Manager is a key member of the engineering leadership team within a busy mail processing centre. You’ll lead engineering teams to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective maintenance of automation assets, while driving performance across key business indicators.

With a focus on asset management and technical reliability, you’ll support and coach colleagues to deliver consistent workplan clearance and a high-quality customer experience. You’ll also lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, efficiency, and operational performance.

About You

You’re a strong leader with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. You can explain technical issues clearly, make informed decisions, and drive team performance.

You understand maintenance strategies, asset management, and how to use data and technology to improve automation reliability and operational outcomes.

Skills & Experience

• Experience managing safety in an automated environment

• Team leadership and problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of TPM, Lean, and continuous improvement

• Ability to analyse data to support performance

Qualifications

• Engineering or scientific qualification (or working towards)

• Professionally registered (or working towards) with a recognised institute

• PUWER/CE assessor qualified or willing to train

Next Steps

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 w/c 14th of July.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud 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 ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

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

Closing Date: 27/06/2025 . Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
Job Enquiries: Stephen Howell - [e-mail]
Recruitment Enquiries: Rebecca Hall - [e-mail]

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As part of the online application process you will be asked to confirm that you meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Before completing your application, you should read the criteria below in order to check that it is appropriate for you to apply. You will also need to seek approval from your line manager and may need additional HR approval in place before progressing.

Details of the internal application eligibility criteria can be foundhere

Terms of appointment are detailed within the advert and voluntary transfer terms will apply.