Maintenance Engineer

Lockington, Leicestershire
1 week ago
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Role: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Castle Donnington
Shifts: Suez Days and Nights
Salary: £53,000 plus healthcare, life insurance and Pension Contribution
The Company
I am currently recruiting for a company who are an systems integrator on a global scale across the world, they operate in numerous countries with plenty of tier one clients and are currently consistently growing across the UK over the past numerous years.
On this new site in Castle Donington, since the site- opened nearly 5 years ago there has been £75 million invested to keep up with the demand of the site, Over the last couple of years, there was a large expansion installing some new shuttle systems. With the latest automation and technology the site processes over 120,000 orders a day – the sites aim is to get the unit out of the warehouse 30, showing how state-of-the art and slick the process is. In a shift team there is a Maintenance Team Leader, Deputy Team leader, a few engineers and a couple of Automation Assistants. Having an Automation Assistant on shift will allow you as an Engineer to look into the Continuous Improvement of the site as this is a big thing for the longevity of the site.
The Role
As a Maintenance Engineer your day to day responsibilities will include:

  • Your responsibilities will include reactive and PPM tasks, further to this there are various electrical and mechanical responsibilities.
  • You will be looking after their CMMS system which is tablet based with a desktop app if required.
  • As part of your role you will be using various state-of-the-art brand new Automated machinery including the likes of: Conveyors, Automated Cranes, Strappers, Shuttled, Box Making Machines, Robotic Systems
    The Candidate
    I am looking forward to a Maintenance Engineer that:
  • I am looking for a competent Engineer for my client that has very good communication skills face-to-face, over the radio and over email.
  • You will need a recognised engineering qualification
  • You will be joining a team with colleagues from various engineering backgrounds.
  • I am looking for someone that will be able to perform in potential high pressure scenarios and work with their team in intense environments.
  • We are looking for a engineer that is outgoing with the customer and understands their proposed changes for the better of the company.
    Benefits
    As a Maintenance Engineer you will receive:
  • An annual salary of £53,000 plus overtime
  • You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security.
  • Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up into future leadership roles.
  • Up to 6% pension
  • Private healthcare
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Employee of the Quarter awards
  • Fantastic salary and benefits package.
    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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