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Automation Maintenance Technician

Automation Maintenance Technician - Chelmsford

Salary: £51,051 basic, £57,100 with shift allowances (£51 per day for Saturdays and £102 for Sundays)

Working hours: 

This role is a Pool position, requiring significant adaptability / flexiblity as you’ll be stepping in for other Technicians during their Annual Leave or Sick leave. If you are not covering you will follow the shift rota detailed below.



You will cover early, late and night shifts across an 8 week rota

Week 1 - Nights - 22:30 - 06:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 19:00 - 06:15

Week 2 - Lates - 14:30 - 22:40 Monday to Friday

Week 3 - Earlies - 06:30 - 14:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 06:30 - 19:10 and Sunday 08:00 - 20:15

Week 4 - Monday to Saturday off / Sunday 20:00 - 06:15

Then start on Week 1 rotation again



Join a leading name in automation and logistics as an Automation Maintenance Technician! This is a fantastic opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. You’ll play a vital role in keeping our automated systems running smoothly and efficiently.



Benefits:



22.5 Days holiday (Rising with service) + Bank holidays

Ongoing training & development

Competitive starting basic salary

Comprehensive Pension SchemeAutomation Maintenance Technician Role:



Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance

Performing continuous improvement activities

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 processingAutomation Maintenance Technician requirements:



Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholder

Identifying and working on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery in the Hub/ Mail Centre

Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goalsAbout You:



The ideal candidate must have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment, including but not limited to Conveyor systems, infrastructure systems and sorting machines.

The machines you will be working on are:

Compact sequence Sorters

Culler facer Canceller

Letter/ parcel sorting machines

You will be required to work as part of a team and also have a good understanding of Health & Safety legislation.Requirements:



You must be fully qualified with level 3 in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering – or equivalent)

Full UK Driver’s LicenseConsultant – Liam Bolton- MDLOJ



Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.

We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter

Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments

Automation Maintenance Technician

Chelmsford, UK
Full time

Published on 08/02/2025

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