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Latest Jobs In Warehouse Automation
Maintenance Engineer
£49900 - 49900 per year Medical and Development
Castle Donington
Role: Maintenance Engineer Location: Castle Donnington Shifts: Suez Days and Nights Salary: £49,900 plus healthcare, life insurance and Pension Contribution The Company My client design and manufacture automation for product retrieval and storage systems, they are looking for a resident Maintenance Engineer to join the growing team. Working with clients all across the UK they are looking for a Engineer to be working on all the latest automation and technology. On this site in Castle Donnington you will be working on a fully automated site with conveyor systems, shuttles, robotics and Picking systems 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 £49,900 plus overtime Private healthcare and Life insurance A healthy pension contribution On the job training and unlimited progression opportunities within the business 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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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer
£44000 - 44000 per year 6%Pension+25day holiday+health care+other benefits
Bolton
Job Title – Maintenance Engineer Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer Location – Bolton Salary - £44,000 (plus overtime @ 1.5 ) Shift – Double Days, 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm Mon-Fri only The Company Our client is one the World’s largest warehouse logistics specialists.They are now looking for a multi skilled Maintenance Engineer to support with the set up and go live of a brand-new site. They excel at providing fully automated sortation and distribution centres for a wide variety of industries, the business continues to expand thanks to a buoyant market. This is a brand-new site which they have invested 15 million in new machinery, so you will be working with some of the most state of the art machinery on the market! The Role You will be working with automated equipment all driven by PLC’s including conveyor systems, robotics systems, shuttles, A-frame, Auto baggers, Stackers, destackers, labellers, Vision systems, baggage systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Maintenance engineer will include: The planned and reactive maintenance and service of all machines on site. Working as part of a maintenance engineering team. Mechanically you will mainly be replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings, and pulleys. Electrical work will include reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels. Mainly swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the odd strip and rebuild project. The Candidate To be successful in your application as a multi skilled Maintenance Engineer you must have the following skills or attributes: Must have a recognised Electrical or Mechanical Qualification minimum level 3 . Must have previous experience working as a Maintenance Engineer. Must have good communication and interpersonal skills. The benefits As a multi skilled maintenance Engineer you will expect: Fantastic security and progression opportunities Private health care Very competitive salary and overtime rate 6% pension Contribution Company benefits to cover you and family. 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays. 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 Bonus and Pension
Nottingham
Role: Maintenance Engineer Location: Mansfield Package: £47,500 per annum plus industry leading benefits package Shifts: 4 days 4 off 4 nights 4 off The Company My client are a massive retail business that was established in 1982 that have many well known businesses as part of their group. They are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join the ever growing team to work at one of the largest distribution sites in the UK. The team is heading towards 50 engineers on site working on State-of-the-art machinery as the site has had over £250 million invested to get up and running. My client are a company that function worldwide and have a turnover of 4 billion pounds. The Role As a Maintenance Engineer you will: On a shift you will be making a team of 10 Engineers, including Shift Manager and Senior Engineers Your responsibilities will include: Electrical and Mechanical fault finding, Reactive and PPM work and many more The site is looking to introduce more use of the CMMS system as it starts to develop with all the new machinery Working on this site you will be working on Various conveyor systems, shuttle systems, Packaging equipment, Bagging Machines and more The Candidate I am looking for a candidate that: Has a recognised Engineering Qualification As strong communicator that can work as part of a team Experience working in the Manufacturing environment Confident fault finding and reading drawings The Package As a Maintenance Engineer you will receive: £47,500 per annum as a starting salary A pension contribution from my client A gym on site £5 a month A heavy discount on my clients groups stores 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
£57500 - 57500 per year Great Pension and Potential Progression
Mansfield
Job Title: Maintenance Team Leader Location: Mansfield Shifts: 4 day on 4 off 4 nights on 4 off Salary: £57,500 + Bonus and Pension Contribution The Company My client are a massive retail business that was established in the 1980’s that have many well known businesses as part of their group. They are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join the ever growing team to work at one of the largest distribution sites in the UK. The team is heading towards 50 engineers on site working on State-of-the-art machinery as the site has had over £250 million invested to get up and running. My client are a company that function worldwide and have a turnover of 4 billion pounds. The Role As a Maintenance Team Leader you will: Run and organise a shift looking at, Driving Health and Safety on site , Prioritising workload and more Technical support of the engineers on your shift Sick, Appraisals with your team and Support hiring when available Liaising with Production team- Looking at Machine availability and limiting downtime You will be in control of Stores management and looking at Risk Assessment Methods Looking for areas of Continuous Improvement and efficiency Leading a team of 9 engineers with different levels of experience Working on state-of-the-art machinery such as: Autostores, Various conveyor systems, shuttle systems, Packaging equipment, Autobaggers, crossbelt sorters, The Candidate I am looking for a Maintenance Team leader that: Has a recognised engineering qualification Has experience managing individuals A strong communicator An individual that has a background in Engineering Benefits As a Maintenance Team leader you will: £55,000 - £60,000 salary per annum A pension contribution from my client An onsite gym with memberships available for £5 a month A heavy discount on my clients group stores 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 - 50000 per year Funded HNCs + Progression into Senior Role
Mansfield
Maintenance Engineer Job description Position – Multi Skilled Engineer £47,500 - £50,000, with a up to 2.5k bonus (paid every year), Company Pension Scheme, Training (Including Funded HNCs etc) + Progression Opportunities + Other Benefits Shifts – 4 on 4 off Location – Mansfield The Company Our client has established themselves as one of the UK’s largest retail businesses. The company turnover equates to nearly 4 billion pound due to the ownership of many of the UK’s biggest brand names. The site is the largest distribution centre in the UK and is receiving a £200 million pound investment to get the site up and running! Due to the status and market share that our client possesses, the job of a shift automation manager coincides with the promise of a highly stable job and a great chance for potential growth and progression! Job Role Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of being a maintenance engineer involve: Mechanical work – such as, dealing with breakdowns, bearings, chains, and pneumatics etc Electrical work – such as, standard fault finding, fault finding in panels, relays, sensors, fault finding with a multi-meter, and more Planned preventive maintenance – involving general checks, testing voltage, strips and rebuilds etc Expectations from candidate To be a successful maintenance engineer there are expectations required from our clients such as: Confident in fault finding and reading drawings A minimum of a level 3 NVQ in engineering The ability to be able to fault find both electrically and mechanically An engineering background from any industry Benefits Benefits include: Gym on-site (£5 per month), showers and lockers Job specific training Potential for internal promotions A variety of state-of-the-art equipment such as, Dematic, Fortna, MHE, Eurosort, Autostore. On-going growth and investment into the company Interviews can be arranged immediately so apply by following the online instructions or send a CV to max.carling@ata-recruitment.co.uk 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 Shift Manager
£57500 - 60000 per year Training + Progression
Mansfield
Role – Maintenance Shift Manager Package - £57,500 + Bonus Location – Mansfield Shift Pattern – 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights) Benefit – 5% Contribution pension The Company I have an opportunity for a Maintenance Shift Manager to work for one of world’s largest and newest automated distribution centres in the world. The company turns over more than £3 billion globally. The company deliver an excellent customer orders with thousands per week. This is done through state of the art machines including conveyor systems, shuttle systems and robots. This company are a true leader in their field, offering fantastic training and a great team to work with. I’m looking for a team player who enjoys the culture of being in a large maintenance team and someone who wants to bring positive energy to the table. The Role As a Maintenance Shift Manager you will help and support the running of all of the automated equipment on site. Ensure the department operates in a safe and responsible manner, adhering to all H&S policies and standards. Motivation of engineering team through effective leadership, coaching and development of team Conduct 1-2-1, Training and appraisal along with being involved with recruitment The planned and reactive maintenance and PPM’s Mechanically you will mainly be replacing worn out parts which will include rollers, bearings, pulleys and Pneumatics. Electrical work will include reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels. Mainly swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the odd strip and rebuild project. Being involved with project and continuous improvement work meaning you are engineering problems out as appose to sticking a plaster on it. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Shift Manager you will need: The ability to work under pressure Managed Engineering teams Comfortable working with a CMMS or WMMS Ran shift handovers Engineering qualification Looking to develop a career within a state of the art industry. The Benefits As a Maintenance Shift Manager 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 the man management if you want it. Fantastic salary and benefits package. 5% Contribution 57,500+ 5k bonus + Overtime available. 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 - 50000 per year Overtime + Training
Mansfield
Role – Maintenance Engineer Package - £47,500 + Bonus Location – Mansfield Shift Pattern – 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights) Benefit – 5% Contribution pension The Company I have an opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to work for one of world’s largest and newest automated distribution centres in the world. The company turns over more than £3 billion globally. The company deliver an excellent customer orders with thousands per week. This is done through state of the art machines including conveyor systems, shuttle systems and robots. This company are a true leader in their field, offering fantastic training and a great team to work with. I’m looking for a team player who enjoys the culture of being in a large maintenance team and someone who wants to bring positive energy to the table. The Role As a Maintenance Engineer you will help and support the running of all of the automated equipment on site including - Autostores, Various conveyor systems, shuttle systems, Packaging equipments, cartin erectors, Autobaggers, crossbelt sorters. The planned and reactive maintenance and service of all equipment on site Working as part of a huge on-site maintenance engineering team of over 60 engineers. Looking for area of CI opportunity to get optimum performance of all machinery Mechanically you will mainly be replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings and pulleys. Electrical work will include reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels. Mainly swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the odd strip and rebuild project, The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer you will need: Engineering qualification Must have experience performing maintenance tasks on Electromechanical systems. Must have previous experience working as a hand on maintenance Engineer 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 the man management if you want it. Fantastic salary and benefits package. 5% Contribution 47,500+ bonus + Overtime available. 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
£47300 - 47300 per year training and development
Burton
Role: Maintenance Engineer Location: Burton-On-Trent Package: £47,300 per annum plus 6% pension, Private healthcare and more Shifts: 4 on 4 off – Days and nights The Company My client design and manufacture automation for product retrieval and storage systems, they are looking for a resident Maintenance Engineer to join the growing team. In the last year, my client has refurbished the site with state-of-the-art machinery. The site has just had £20 million invested on site as it continues to grow at a rapid rate, with a turnover north of £100 million in 2022! They help the company design and manufacture automation for product retrieval and storage, my client are looking for a resident Maintenance Engineer to join the growing team. Joining the maintenance team will involve you working on a colossal site. On average, the systems send 20-25,000 packages per day. The Role Joining my client will involve you joining a team of 16 Engineers. On a shift, you will join two fellow Engineers and your Team leader. 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 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 My client is offering a top tier wage and incentive package compared to their competitors. The annual salary for this role is £47,300 per annum. The company is offering 6% pension with private healthcare and many more including the likes of the cycle2work scheme. The client is offering full in-house training, You will be given a Training Matrix. Alongside this there is an SOP on site. 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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