Automation Maintenance Engineer
Octane Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Hounslow, Greater London TW4 5XX, England

£60,000 per annum
Full Time
Retirement Plan
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Sonic Summary
- The Automation Maintenance Technician position is located in Hounslow with a salary of £51,051 per annum, plus a night shift allowance.
- The role involves working early, late, and night shifts over a 5-week pattern, including weekends as part of the rota.
- Candidates must have a minimum of ONC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, along with first-hand experience in maintaining automation equipment.
- The technician will perform maintenance tasks, support the Engineering Manager, and work on continuous improvement projects related to automation systems.
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join a reputable company and a high-performing team with benefits such as 22 days holiday plus bank holidays and ongoing training.
Location: Hounslow
Salary: £51,051 per annum, plus night shift allowance
Working hours: early 06:30 - 14:55, late 14:00 - 22.30 and night 21.00 - 07:35 shifts over a 5 week shift pattern. Weekend working will also form part of the rota.
Ref: 27592
We are currently recruiting for an Automation Maintenance Engineer for my client in Hounslow. This is a Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Automation Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established and reputable company. A superb opportunity for a Automation Maintenance Engineer to join a high performing team.
Company benefits:
22 Days holiday + Bank holidays
Ongoing training & development
Competitive starting basic salary
Excellent Pension Scheme
Automation 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 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
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals
About 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.
Automation Maintenance Technician requirements:
You must be fully qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering or equivalent)
Full UK Drivers License
Consultant Yvonne Martin - Octane Recruitment
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Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.
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