We are now recruiting for a Pool Automation Maintenance Technician at our Exeter Mail Centre, Osprey Road, Sowton, EXETER EX2 7XX site.
Salary: £51,051 per annum, plus night shift allowance, 22.5 days annual leave with bank holidays and a defined contribution pension scheme. A weekend supplement for Saturday (£51 per attendance) and Sunday (£102 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.
You may be eligible for a welcome bonus of £1,500*
* As a Pool Automation Maintenance Technician you will be required to cover an element of sickness and annual leave across the Exeter Mail Centre's shift rotation system, with some degree of voluntary flexibility to meet our 24/7 operational needs on occasion, including voluntary overtime coverage and occasional shift pattern flexibility.
The role will cover early, late and night shifts. A typical rota is below:
Earlies - Mon - Fri 06:00 - 14:15 / Sat 06:00 - 18:30 / Sun 06:00 - 18:00
Lates - Mon - Fri 14:00 - 22:00
Nights - Mon - Fri 21:30 - 06:15
To facilitate this change, a huge organisation wide investment in new parcel processing technology is in progress, with the necessary associated investment in engineering. Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week - Full time.
Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.
Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance
• Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, completion of end of shift reports, fault logging and data entry
• Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders
• Identifying and working on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery in the Hub/ Mail Centre
• As an experienced multi-skilled engineer you’ll be qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 – or equivalent). Understanding Health & Safety legislation, you’ll have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment, along with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.
You are required to have a full UK driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites.
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