Job Description:

No sponsoship provided, only candidates who are authorised to work in the UK will be considered.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Maintenance Technician to join our team at the Wakefield Depot. In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of maintaining and enhancing our mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems. Your responsibilities will encompass Planned Preventative Maintenance, swift resolution of system breakdowns, defect repairs, and the overall upkeep and optimization of our depot facilities and automation systems.

Shift Pattern:

41.08 hours per week rotating shift 

Week 1 - Day shift 5:45am - 2pm

Week 2 - Night shift 9:45pm - 6am, and Sundays 6:30am to 1:30pm

Week 3 - Back shift 1:45pm to 10pm

Job Responsibilities

• Maintenance of volume picking machinery through scheduled maintenance.
• Engage and manage external contractors.
• Immediate response to any breakdowns with the production equipment in accordance with the production hours.
• Assisting and manage the delivery of Supply Chain technical projects.

In this role you will be required to stand and walk for most of your shift, as well as needing to be able to lift (up to 15kg), bend, twist, kneel, and crouch.

Key Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

Minimum recognised Level 2 electrical and mechanical qualification.

Experience working within a maintenance department.

Experience working with automated conveyor systems.

Experience fault finding within a an electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.

Desirable qualifications: IOSH or NEBOSH.

Desirable knowledge: Management of a technical team

Benefits

• 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
• Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
• Access to High Street discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)