Maintenance Engineer

Watford
9 months ago
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Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Role: Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £48,407

Shifts: Monday to Friday (Earlies, Lates and Nights)

Location: Watford

Benefits: Training and Development + Healthcare + Limited Weekends + Pension + Holiday + Fantastic Working Environment

The Business:

ATA are proud to partner with a key business within Automated Logistics that design, manufacture and maintain highly automated state of the art systems within the warehousing industry. With operations in nearly 100 sites across the UK (and growing!) this is a fantastic business to join due to the growth forecasted giving you the opportunity to progress within the business.

With a UK Turnover of around £100m they can offer the right Maintenance Engineer great job security and some fantastic training opportunities too. They are known for developing their talent and nurturing their team up the Engineering Ladder.

The Role:

The role of Maintenance Engineer will include the following:

Reactive and Planned Maintenance on all of the Automated Machinery including State of the art Robotics, Dispensers, Labellers, Conveyors
Working both Electrically and Mechanically on breakdowns
Working within Control Panels, Fault Finding using a Multimeter and reading Electrical Drawings
Replacing Sensors, Relays, Contactors, Invertors, Three Phase Motors
Mechanically working with: Bearings, Gearboxes, Shafts, Rollers, Belts, Pulleys, Chains,
The Candidate:

The Right Candidate for the role of Maintenance Engineer will be/have:

Be a strong Logical thinker, able to think step by step when problems arise with a calm approach
Be able to work Electrically and Mechanically
Work well alone or within a team
Experience within an Engineering field
The Benefits:

Benefits included for the Maintenance Engineering role are:

Working within a global business that operates with a turnover over 750 million, giving you job security and opportunities for progression
Working in a highly automated clean environment
Monday to Friday shift pattern, working one week of nights per month
25 Days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
6% Pension
Private Healthcare
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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