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Maintenance Technician

Great Houghton, West Northamptonshire
1 week ago
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Maintenance Technician 
6 Week Rotating Shift Pattern 
Salary £50,000 + including Shift Premium

We have a great opportunity to join the team with a world leader in Warehouse Automation Solutions at one of their busy distribution centres in Northampton.
 
Working in this fast paced environment you will be responsible for maintaining a wide range of equipment including robots, conveyors, stations, automated storage retrieval system, palletisers, packaging machinery ensuring warehouse software and documentation is updated accurately. 
 
The engineering team is established and growing and we are looking for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician with an electrical Bias that ideally has experience working in Automated Distribution that can hit the ground running responding to breakdowns and completing scheduled planned maintenance. 
 
Although you will be predominately based at the Northampton site you will on occasion be required to support the business at other locations in Corby and Leicester. 
 
Key Responsibilities for a Maintenance Technician

Planned Maintenance of all systems including conveyors, robots etc
Respond to breakdowns 
Strong Attention to detail
Scada use
Service and repair of equipment on site 
Adhere to Health & Safety Guidelines 
Willing to learn and adapt to role requirements. Qualifications, Skills and Experience for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician 

Apprentice Trained /NVQ/BTEC/C&G Min Level 3 Qualifications
Experience in a similar role 
An excellent understanding of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 
Excellent communication skills 
Confidently work independently  Salary, Shifts & Benefits of a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician

Salary depending on experience ranges from £50,000  Shift Premium 
Rotating 6 Week Shift Pattern (Can be subject to change around peak season and clients customer needs so you will need to offer some flexibility)
Early Shift 6am - 4pm
Late Shift 12pm - 10pm 
Training for ambitious engineers looking to enhance their skillset
28 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
Company Shares  PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL NEED A VAILD PASSPORT FOR THIS POSITION 
 
If you feel you have the right skills and experience for this Maintenance Technicians role please click Apply or contact Permanent Vacancies team on (phone number removed)

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