Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer – £52,000 – Castle Donington (DE74)
Suez shift pattern, 12-hour Days & Nights
About the client
ATA are supporting a global leader in automated intralogistics and warehouse solutions, operating flagship sites used to showcase cutting-edge technology to blue-chip customers worldwide. This state-of-the-art facility opened 5 years ago, supports a major third-party logistics operation supplying household-name brands across food, FMCG, pharmaceutical, and retail sectors. With strong year-on-year investment, excellent training budgets, and clear growth plans, this is a standout opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a highly technical automation environment.
Why you should apply
This is a rare chance for a Maintenance Engineer to work on a flagship automation site with industry-leading technology, excellent benefits, genuine investment in training, and long-term stability within a growing global organisation.
Training and Progression
For a Maintenance Engineer working with our client, you can receive:

• Comprehensive on-site and external training with strong investment in engineer development
  
• Hands-on training across automated material handling systems and robotics
  
• Electrical or mechanical upskilling provided depending on bias (true multiskilling encouraged)
  
• Clear internal progression routes into Team Leader or supervisory roles
  What you’ll be doing
  As a Maintenance Engineer, you will carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance on a wide range of automated material handling systems within a large-scale distribution centre. Your responsibilities will include:
  
• Reactive and planned maintenance on conveyors, pallet stacker cranes, wrappers and more automation equipment.
  
• Electrical fault finding on inverters, relays, contactors, sensors, switches, and motor drives using a multimeter and electrical drawings.
  
• Mechanical work on shafts, bearings, chains, belts, pulleys, sprockets, and drives.
  
• Supporting systems controlled by Siemens S7 and safety PLCs (I/O checking advantageous, training available).
  
• Working safely at heights and always complying with health & safety legislation.
  What the client is looking for
  To succeed as a Maintenance Engineer, you will need:
  
• A recognised engineering qualification equivalent to a Level 3 or above (NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC etc.)
  
• Confidence working at heights and in customer-facing operational settings.
  
• Strong fault-finding skills with a proactive, quality-focused mindset.
  If you think you’re the right Maintenance Engineer for this role, apply today or contact Faisal Ahmedy
  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