Engineering Technician job in Didcot
Didcot
Recruitment Solutions are working with a market-leading business within the engineering sector that supplies products across the globe. Due to continued growth, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced professional seeking an Engineering Technician job in Didcot to join an established team based in South Oxfordshire.
This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced engineering environment supporting automated systems and equipment used within a modern logistics operation. As the Resident Engineering Technician, you will play a key role in maintaining operational performance while ensuring high standards of safety and reliability across the site.
This Engineering Technician job in Didcot is well suited to someone looking to progress their maintenance engineering career or take a first step into the maintenance of automated logistics equipment while working as part of a supportive and experienced engineering team.
Job summary
About the role
In this position, you will provide a first-line fix to company and third-party products installed on site, helping to ensure that automated systems operate effectively and efficiently.
Key duties include reactive and preventative maintenance activities on automation equipment and third-party systems installed on site. You will support the automation to operate at maximum efficiency, ensuring customer orders are not missed and site performance remains consistent.
The role also involves completing all necessary reports, including shift reports, maintenance tasks, spare parts usage and toploss information while working with DART and CMMS software platforms.
You will actively seek the root cause when remedying breakdowns affecting equipment or software, helping support continuous improvement activities that underpin overall site performance. Maintaining and upholding all health and safety standards at all times will also be a core part of the role.
This Engineering Technician job in Didcot offers the opportunity to contribute to engineering activities that support innovative systems and equipment in a dynamic environment.
About you
To be considered for this Engineering Technician job in Didcot, you will have a solid engineering background and a practical approach to problem solving within a time-critical environment.
A minimum NVQ Level 2 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a similar discipline, is required. You will also demonstrate strong communication skills and maintain a customer-focused approach while working as part of a wider team.
You should be comfortable working flexible shift patterns and able to operate effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment where reliability and performance are essential.
The ability to identify and resolve problems quickly is important, along with a structured approach to maintenance activities. Experience within materials handling environments is preferred.
This Engineering Technician job in Didcot provides an opportunity to build experience within automation maintenance while contributing to the performance and reliability of engineering systems on site.