Posted: 5h ago
The role
Keen to get into engineering and learn from the inside of a live automation environment?
Up to £38,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) | Permanent | Hinckley, Leicestershire
12-hour rotating day shifts (including weekend)
300 hours annual leave entitlement
Company pension and sick pay
Death in service policy
Company uniform provided
Motiontech designs, installs, and maintains automated material handling systems for major UK retailers and logistics businesses. Their on-site engineering teams keep complex distribution operations running around the clock. This is a genuine entry point into automation engineering, you’ll learn on the job, supported by experienced engineers who know the systems inside out.
Reporting to the Lead Maintenance Engineer, you'll work as part of the on-site maintenance team in Hinckley, helping to keep the automation running to plan. You'll pick up hands-on experience across planned maintenance, reactive tasks, and system monitoring, building a solid foundation for a long-term engineering career.
You will:
Complete planned preventative maintenance tasks in line with the CMMS schedule
Respond to reactive issues quickly, keeping downtime to a minimum
Log all activity on the CMMS; faults, spares, time, and machine data
Maintain good housekeeping standards across all automated areas
Work closely with the customer's operational team day to day
Follow all health and safety requirements on site
What you'll bring
Essential:
Willingness to work 12-hour rotating shifts including weekends
Good communication skills and a reliable, organised approach
Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
Useful, not essential:
Any prior exposure to engineering, warehousing, or logistics environments
Familiarity with maintenance or facilities work, even in a different sector
Benefits & culture
Financial: £38,000 inclusive of shift allowance
Leave: 300 hours annual leave entitlement
Security: Death in service policy, company pension, and sick pay
Practical: Company uniform provided
Working arrangements
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire | On-site Contract: Permanent | Full-time Shifts: 12-hour rotating days and nights, including weekends.
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