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Latest Jobs In Warehouse Automation
Engineering Stores Controller
£49000 - 49000 per year 6% pension, paid travel expenses, private healthcare.
Burton upon Trent
Engineering Stores Controller, £49,000, Days, Burton Upon Trent + 1 day’s paid travel per week to Preston. Package includes: 6% pension, private healthcare. Why join? Opportunity to get off shifts, working a mon-Friday days capacity. Investment – £20m in this site over the last few years. Joining a leadership team with a strong plan for the site. Job security. The company This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a leading engineering technology business who are giants within industry 4.0. Our client, who specialise within intralogistics, material handling and system integration for the warehousing industry work with blue chip companies across Europe to provide automation and residential maintenance support. The company, who turnover north of 700 million euros have been operational since the 1950s. However, with the need and rise of automated machinery our client has grown significantly over the last 20 years, becoming a supplier of choice of high-end automated solutions. A need has arisen for a store’s controller with an engineering background to join their established site in the Midlands. About the role As an engineering stores controller, you will be responsible for the following: - Managing the whole engineering stores area, managing large stock holdings. - Ensuring the business has the correct spare parts in order to complete maintenance. - Supporting with the management of the supply chain. - Processing Po numbers and processing invoices. - Supporting with the coordination of onsite planned maintenance. - Working within a large engineering budget. - Testing of components and faults to be logged, tagged and shipped to part supplier for repair About you As an engineering store controller you should have/be the following: Engineering background, ideally previous work as a maintenance engineer. Experience working in a stores/planning capacity. Working knowledge and practical experience using Microsoft Excell. Ability to work within a fast-paced automated environment. The ability to work within a proactive nature. FULL UK drivers licence. Recognised engineer qualification (Level 3). This role would suit engineers from a maintenance background who might be looking to come away from shift work and would like a new challenge. The benefits This really is a great opportunity for somebody who is looking for career stability with a company that is scaling up, not down. The business has recently invested over 20 million in the site, bringing in state-of-the-art technology, first of its kind in the UK. You will be joining a supportive business that put development at the forefront of everything they do. This opens up future career opportunities into senior roles. If you think you are the right engineering stores controller for this market leader, please press apply, call Ashton on 07814905283, or email your CV to ashton.kenney@ata-recruitment.co.uk ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website. By applying you accept the terms of our Privacy Notice which can be found on our website. 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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Maintenance Engineer
£48900 - 48900 per year Private Healthcare and more
Welham Green
Role: Maintenance Engineer Shift: Panama days and Nights Location: Wellham Green Salary: £48,900, Plus Private Healthcare, Training and development My Client ATA Recruitment are proud to be working with one of the largest automated logistics companies in the world. They are a systems integrator in the warehousing industry, they are responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation and the maintenance of all automation on their sites across the UK. With a national turnover of over £100 million and a global turnover of £1bn joining my client will provide you with security and longevity as they are continuously growing year on year. At this site in Wellham Green they are looking for a new resident engineer to join the team and help the site continue to stride and hit their consistent success levels and help the right individual grow their career within the business Your Role Within your role as a Maintenance Engineer: - You will be responsible for all the automation on site including various conveyor systems, Automated Cranes, Strappers, Shuttles and Hanging Garment systems - Mechanically you will be responsible for working on Gearboxes, Motors, Pneumatic systems, fault finding and replacing like for like components - Electrically you will be responsible for working on Sensors, Motors, panels, electrical drawings and three phase kit - On a PLC you will be checking I/Os but wont have access to much more due to remote support from the client What you need? For a Maintenance Engineer you will need: - A recognised engineer qualification - A confident communicator - Someone who can work Independently when needed but also with a shift partner on bigger roles - A motivated engineer who is looking to grow and develop within a company - Be able to work electrically and mechanically confident Salary and Package As a Maintenance Engineer you will be receiving: - An annual salary of £48,900 – whilst having every other weekend off - A very healthy pension match and contribution from my client - Private healthcare plus Dental Cover, Optical Cover and Audiometry cover too (for a small cost as well there is an option for immediate family) - Training and development – on a route that you choose depending on your personal aspirations within the engineering industry and the site - A full training matrix provided to assure you have a full understanding of the role before moving onto shift 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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Maintenance Team Leader
£65000 - 70000 per year overtime
Mansfield
Title – Maintenance Team Leader Location – Mansfield Salary – £65,000 Shifts – 4 on 4 off Days and night Benefit - Contribution Pension- External/Internal Training and progression opportunities (More listed below) Company As a Maintenance Team Leader you will be working in one of the largest automated distribution centres in the world. My client have invest over 250 million pound in the site meaning you will be working with the latest technology on the market! They boast various robotic systems, sortation equipment, shuttles and many more. They have gone through some initial teething problems on site and now looking for a supervisor to come in supporting the current maintenance function to drive it with a more proactive approach. They have had further investment with Training rigs, a top of the range stores facility and plenty more. The business have gone from strength to strength and are incredible stable with a turnover of over 3billion globally. My client are constantly evolving with heavy financing on cutting edge machinery! If you want to work for a business where you can grab the bull by the horns and make a really impact, a business that can offer security or an opportunity that will offer you a clear career progression route that this role is for you! The Role The Maintenance Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that Frasers provides a fully functional automation system. This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carry out hands on maintenance to ensure the site runs smoothly and efficiently The Role will consist of Managing a large team of engineers- 1-2-1, Appraisals, support with hiring, Holiday management Working to KPI’s on site – Site availability, Engineer utilisation, PPM completion Mentor, guiding and training the wider team Supporting shift hand overs – looking at previous issues CMMS - Analysis of Data – Recurring faults and problems Element of hands on (this will be down to the TL how much they get involved with) Processes are already in place but will have to keep to these and help continue driving it forward. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Team Leader you will need: An electrical or mechanical qualification Experience managing teams. Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will expect to receive: Working with the latest technology on the market Gym on site Progression opportunities Incredible stabilities Competitive salary Some of the best in-house training in the UK Fantastic opportunity to grow a career with one of the biggest household names Contribution match pension 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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Maintenance Engineer
£47500 - 47500 per year Internal and External Training
Burton upon Trent
Role: Maintenance Engineer Salary: £47,379 (Overtime 2.0 + 1.5) Location: Burton upon Trent Shifts: 4 on 4 off Days and nights Benefits: 6% Contribution, Private health care, Internal and external training courses The Company I am currently working with Knapp UK on an exclusive bases at one of the flag ship sites in Burton for a number Maintenance Engineers. Knapp are a true leader in the world of automation. They are one of the largest systems integrators in the world with over 7000 employees operating in over 60 countries! Knapp are now turning over close to two billion pounds worldwide and their market continues to grow year after year. As a business they can offer immense amounts of progression opportunities, security and internal/ External training. They provide solutions to some of the largest household brands including Boots, M&S, Primark, The Very group and many more. Knapp invest heavily in R&D priding themselves on first class service to all their customer. Knapp UK are forever evolving the way they develop, deliver and support their customers to ensure they fulfill their customers’ demands. They do this through using the latest state of the art technology including OSR shuttle systems, hanging garments, various pick and place robotics and a range of other automation. At this site in Burton, they have recently invested 20 million pounds resulting in the growth of both the business and customer. With the latest technology and automation, they have seen orders grow from 20,000 orders a day to 40,000. The customer have really responded well since covid now making the most of direct to consumer ordering meaning headcount within the Knapp team has gone from 12 to 20. They are strong believers of promoting from within which proof is in the pudding with all Team Leaders starting as Maintenance Engineers. Knapp achieve this by constantly invest in the site as well as there people. They have a full training matrix to get you up to speed on site, past this they will also invest in external training which includes Profibus, Profinet, Pneumatics and Leadership course as well as plenty more. The Role Your day to day responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer will include: The planned and reactive maintenance and service of all the state of the art equipment on site. Equipment on site includes OSR shuttle systems, EVO shuttles, Carton erectors, various pick and place robotics and various conveyor systems. Mechanically you will mainly be replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings and pulleys as well as working with pneumatics systems Electrical work will include reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding in panels. Working on a brand new CMMS system which has just been integrated to site which is tablet based allow you to complete PPM, check stores and complete all maintenance tasks. You will also swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the requirement at times to strip and re-build equipment. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer you will need: An Engineering qualification Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. The Benefits As a Maintenance Engineer, you should expect: 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. KNAPP will contribute up to 6% pension Private healthcare with Vitality includes dental and optical cover Cycle to work scheme Employee referral scheme Employee assistance programme Employee of the Quarter awards Fantastic salary and benefits package. £47,379 + Overtime available. The company’s ambition is to become the employer of choice in logistics and automation and to help them deliver this, there are five core values that underpin everything they do – Reliability, Courage, Openness, Appreciation and Creativity. These values and the KNAPP spirit are demonstrated by all employees and the open corporate culture leads to great communication, creative freedom and the active involvement of employees in decision making. 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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Maintenance Engineer
£48900 - 48900 per year Healthcare and development
Stoke-on-Trent
Role: Maintenance Engineer Location: Stoke-On-Trent Package: £48,900 per annum + Private healthcare and more Shifts: 3 shift pattern (6-2 ,2-10,10-6) The Company Do you want to work a Monday to Friday role with one of the worlds best systems integrations business? Looking to grow your career in Engineering? ATA Recruitment are proud to be working with one of the largest automated logistics companies in the world. They are a systems integrator in the warehousing industry, they are responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation and the maintenance of all automation on their sites across the UK. Due to recent promotion they are looking for a new resident site Maintenance Engineer to join their site in Stoke-On-Trent. With sites across the worldwide and financial stability there is unlimited opportunity to progress on the site directly and within the business globally depending on your needs. The Job As a Maintenance Engineer you will be: On a shift, you will be working on: Cranes, Conveyors, Automated Stacker Cranes, Palletisers and Robots Your responsibilities include electrical and mechanical working on shift. Working alongside your shift team on allocated PPMs provided via your tablet and responding to breakdowns in a fast moving high pressured environments. You will be working electrically on sensors, relays, inverters, single and three phase motors, fault finding electrically Mechanically you will be working on bearings, belts, motors, gearboxes, pulleys with occasional stripping and rebuild project The Candidate I am looking for a candidate that: Has a recognised Engineer qualification Proactive and Trustworthy Individual who can be a strong communicator with the team Competent Electrically and Mechanically as well as working independently and as part of a team Confident in fault finding The Package As a Maintenance Engineer you will receive: £48,900 per annum 6% Pension Private healthcare A full training matrix and onboarding process provided Relevant training and potential progression for the right person Security and longevity provided by the size and status of the company 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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Maintenance Team Leader
£61000 - 61000 per year Private Healthcare and more
Castle Donington
Role: Maintenance Team Leader Location: Castle Donnington Shifts: Suez (Days and Nights) Salary: £61,000 per annum plus Pension, Overtime and Training The Company I am currently working with Knapp UK on an exclusive bases at one of the flag ship sites in Castle Donington for a number Maintenance Engineers. Knapp are a true leader in the world of automation. They are one of the largest systems integrators in the world with over 7000 employees operating in over 60 countries! Knapp are now turning over close to two billion pounds worldwide and their market continues to grow year after year. As a business they can offer immense amounts of progression opportunities, security and internal/ External training. They provide solutions to some of the largest household brands including Boots, M&S, Primark, The Very group and many more. Knapp invest heavily in R&D priding themselves on first class service to all their customer. Knapp UK are forever evolving the way they develop, deliver and support their customers to ensure they fulfill their customers’ demands. They do this through using the latest state of the art technology including OSR shuttle systems, hanging garments, various pick and place robotics and a range of other automation. On this new site in Castle Donington, since the site opened in 2020 there has been £87 million invested to keep up with the demand of the site, In 2023, 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 minutes after the order, showing how state-of-the art and slick the process is. You will be managing a shift team of 6 who are Deputy Team leader, a few engineers and a couple of Automation Assistants. Continuous improvement is a big aim for the site looking at the money invested in the little time that the site has been open – They are looking for someone who has passion for longevity of the site and enjoys looking into CI to keep the site moving forward. The Role As a Maintenance Team Leader your day to day will look like: Team is Team leader, Deputy/Technical Engineer, 3 Engineers and 2 Automation Assistants, also currently 1 final year apprentice on the shift. 60/40 split office/on tool. Responsible for PPM Planning for the shift, all appraisals, holidays, disciplinary concerns, absence, etc. Responsible for onsite critical breakdown management, working with the customer and site Knapp Leadership team to ensure fast response times and accurate communications. Customer focused engineering mindset. The Candidate In a Maintenance Team leader I am looking for: Someone with a recognised engineering qualification Has previous experience leading a team A strong communicator to be able to manage the shift Be able to work in a high pressure and fast moving environment Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will receive: An annual salary of £61,000 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. KNAPP will contribute up to 6% pension Private healthcare with Vitality includes dental and optical cover 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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Maintenance Team Leader
£65000 - 65000 per year overtime
Mansfield
Title – Maintenance Team Leader Location – Mansfield Salary – £65,000 Shifts – 4 on 4 off Days and night Benefit - Contribution Pension- External/Internal Training and progression opportunities (More listed below) Company As a Maintenance Team Leader you will be working in one of the largest automated distribution centres in the world. My client have invest over 250 million pound in the site meaning you will be working with the latest technology on the market! They boast various robotic systems, sortation equipment, shuttles and many more. They have gone through some initial teething problems on site and now looking for a supervisor to come in supporting the current maintenance function to drive it with a more proactive approach. They have had further investment with Training rigs, a top of the range stores facility and plenty more. The business have gone from strength to strength and are incredible stable with a turnover of over 3billion globally. My client are constantly evolving with heavy financing on cutting edge machinery! If you want to work for a business where you can grab the bull by the horns and make a really impact, a business that can offer security or an opportunity that will offer you a clear career progression route that this role is for you! The Role The Maintenance Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that Frasers provides a fully functional automation system. This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carry out hands on maintenance to ensure the site runs smoothly and efficiently The Role will consist of Managing a large team of engineers- 1-2-1, Appraisals, support with hiring, Holiday management Working to KPI’s on site – Site availability, Engineer utilisation, PPM completion Mentor, guiding and training the wider team Supporting shift hand overs – looking at previous issues CMMS - Analysis of Data – Recurring faults and problems Element of hands on (this will be down to the TL how much they get involved with) Processes are already in place but will have to keep to these and help continue driving it forward. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Team Leader you will need: An electrical or mechanical qualification Experience managing teams. Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will expect to receive: Working with the latest technology on the market Gym on site Progression opportunities Incredible stabilities Competitive salary Some of the best in-house training in the UK Fantastic opportunity to grow a career with one of the biggest household names Contribution match pension 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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"Knapp UK have been working closely with ATA Recruitment for many years now, to recruit for a variety of roles and have seen considerable success. Together we have made some great hires, from Engineers in our resident sites right through to more senior management."
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