Maintenance Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment
Shirebrook, Derbyshire
7 months ago
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Maintenance Engineer (s) x7

Near Shirebrook, Derbyshire

£52,500 + benefits

Our client is a market leader in their industry and is committed to rethinking retail by pushing digital innovation, and as a result of continued success and exciting expansion plans, are now looking to recruit a number of multi skilled Maintenance Engineer professionals and Technicians.

As a Maintenance Engineer based near Shirebrook, you'll provide site-based engineering support to minimise downtime and ensure uptime, and availability of the installed automated equipment on site. Through a professional engineering approach and a commitment to service quality, you'll support the shift maintenance engineer Team by utilising a broad range of skills taking a proactive approach to improving performance and reliability, working on a on 4 off shift pattern (rotation of days/nights - 6am - 6pm 4 days / 4 days off / 6pm-6am 4 days).

Core duties for these varied and challenging maintenance engineering positions will include (but not be limited to):

Carrying out PPM and corrective maintenance and repair of all onsite automated equipment.
Conducting planned and reactive repairs of automated MHE including tote conveyors, spiral conveyors, sorters, shuttles and robotics.
Fault-finding and diagnosis of mechanical and/or electrical faults.
Responding to automation faults and breakdowns in a timely manner ensuring minimal downtime.
Prioritising system faults and optimising uptime and availability of onsite automated equipment.
Completing all reports in line with requirements using CMMS and Microsoft software packages.
Complying with H&S legislation at all times.
Participate in the delivery, installation, commissioning and testing of upgrades and enhancements as applicable. To be considered for these exceptional opportunities you will have achieved a Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship, ONC or equivalent qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline [multiskilled preferable] and be able to demonstrate at least 3 years previous experience of working with automated material handling systems - ideally gained in an automated warehousing and distribution centre environment and with the ability to work safely at height. You will be capable of understanding Mechanical, Electrical and/or Electronic technical manuals and drawings with excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.

Contact the Maintenance Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to for further details

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