Automation Maintenance Engineer

We are now recruiting for Automation Maintenance Technician at our Bristol Mail Centre, Gloucester Road North, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7ST site.

In this role your potential earning will be over £56,000 per annum.

Salary: £53,195 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 (£53.14 per attendance) and Sunday (£106.28 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

The successful candidate will be required to follow the Bristol Mail Centre's shift rotation system with some degree of voluntary flexibility to meet our 24/7 operational needs, including voluntary overtime coverage and occasional shift pattern flexibility.

The role will cover early, late and night shifts.

Royal Mail is engaged in a major technological change, transitioning to a predominantly mechanised parcel sortation process. It provides an opportunity to be part of this evolving programme, supporting future delivery services and meeting growing customer demand.

The Role

Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week (excluding meal breaks) – working 12 hour shifts (7am - 7pm & 7pm - 7am). Weekend working will be required as part of the rota.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance
• Perform continuous improvement activities
• Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, including completion of end of shift reports, fault logging and data entry
• Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritise corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements
• Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders
• Identify and work on Continuous Improvement projects, from conception to implementation, for machinery in the Hub/ Mail Centre
• Work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals

About You

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 with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

You are required to have a full UK manual driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites.

Job Reference

Job reference number 332916

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

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