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The role
If you're a maintenance engineer who thrives in technically advanced environments, this is a rare chance to work on some of the UK's most sophisticated automation systems.
Up to £58,000 | Permanent | Hinckley, Leicestershire
12-hour rotating shifts (days and nights, including weekends)
Overtime opportunities on top of base package
Structured technical development and training
Exposure to advanced automation and robotics systems
Motiontech designs, installs, and maintains intelligent automation and material handling systems for major UK retail and logistics businesses. Their engineering teams keep high-availability, high-performance automated distribution operations running around the clock. It's hands-on, technically demanding work, and the investment in people matches the investment in kit.
You'll join an established maintenance team on-site in Hinckley, keeping cutting-edge automated material handling systems running at peak performance. Day to day, you'll split your time between planned preventative work and reactive fault-finding — with the tools, systems, and team around you to do both properly.
You will:
Deliver planned preventative maintenance across automated material handling systems
Respond to breakdowns quickly, diagnosing and resolving faults to minimise downtime
Fault-find on electrical, mechanical, and PLC-controlled equipment
Maintain conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, and automated handling systems
Use the CMMS to log maintenance activity and track performance data
What you'll bring
Essential:
NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechanical, or Multi-Skilled Engineering
Proven maintenance experience in logistics, automation, FMCG, or manufacturing
Strong fault-finding skills across electrical, mechanical, and PLC-controlled systems
Hands-on experience with conveyors, drives, gearboxes, and pneumatics
Comfortable working 12-hour rotating shifts including nights and weekends
Useful, not essential:
Experience with CMMS platforms
Previous work in a high-speed automated logistics environment
Exposure to robotics or advanced sortation systems
Benefits & culture
Financial: Up to £58,000 including shift allowance, plus overtime Development: Structured technical training with access to advanced automation systems Stability: Permanent role with a well-established automation business Environment: High-spec, technically varied site — no two shifts are the same
Working arrangements
Location: Hinckley, Leicestershire | On-site Contract: Permanent | Full-time Shifts: 12-hour rotating days and nights, including weekends
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