Job Description:

Maintenance Engineer

Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
£56,350 Basic + Overtime (OTE £60,000-£65,000)

About the Business

An established and highly successful retail distribution operation is investing heavily in its engineering and automation capability. Supporting both store and online fulfilment, the site operates a large-scale, highly automated distribution centre with a significant focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Why Join?

• Highly automated distribution environment
• Significant investment in engineering and technology
• Large engineering team with excellent support network
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Clear progression routes into Senior Engineer, Controls and Team Leader positions
• Long-term job security within a stable and growing operation

The site features a wide range of automated equipment including:

• Automated cranes
• Conveyor systems
• Sortation equipment
• Hanging garment handling systems
• Labelling and printing machinery
• Scanning equipment
• Automated material handling systems

About the Role

Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join a large and well-established engineering team within a highly automated distribution facility.

This role will focus on reactive maintenance and fault finding while also supporting planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Reactive breakdown maintenance across automated machinery
• Electrical fault finding on conveyors, sortation systems and drives
• Planned preventative maintenance activities
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and multimeters
• Replacing motors, gearboxes, bearings, belts and rollers
• Assisting with engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintaining high standards of health and safety

About You

To be successful in this Maintenance Engineer position, you should possess:

• Level 3 Electrical qualification (or equivalent)
• Electrical fault-finding experience
• Ability to work safely on industrial electrical systems
• Experience reading electrical schematics
• Understanding of PLC-controlled equipment
• Mechanical maintenance experience including motors, bearings, belts and gearboxes
• Previous experience within manufacturing, automation, logistics, warehousing, FMCG or similar industrial environments
• A proactive and team-focused attitude

We welcome applications from:

• Electrically biased Maintenance Engineers
• Multi-Skilled Engineers
• Manufacturing Maintenance Engineers
• Automation Engineers
• Distribution and Logistics Engineers
• Ex-Forces Engineers with relevant maintenance experience

Benefits

• £56,350 Basic Salary
• OTE £60,000-£65,000
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Extensive training and development programme
• Exposure to advanced automation technologies
• Progression opportunities into senior engineering roles
• Company pension
• 31 days holiday
• Additional holiday entitlement with service
• Modern workplace facilities
• Stable long-term career opportunity

If you're a skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to join a highly automated operation that offers excellent training, progression and earning potential, we'd love to hear from you.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation