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Job description: Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for keeping advanced automation systems operating at peak performance? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, highly automated environment where no two days are the same? Are you confident diagnosing faults, driving continuous improvement, and delivering exceptional engineering standards? If yes, we would love to hear from you. Here at GXO, we're looking for an Automation Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering team at a cutting-edge distribution operation in Crick, Northamptonshire . You'll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and performance of a highly automated warehouse environment, supporting a range of technologies including conveyors, sortation equipment, and automated handling systems. Working closely with operational and support teams, you'll be responsible for preventative and corrective maintenance activities, fault diagnosis, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives that keep the operation moving. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified engineer who enjoys working in a complex, fast-moving environment and is committed to safety, quality, and engineering excellence. This is a full time, permanent position working in the Panama shift of 2-2-3 or 2-3-2 schedule from 07:00 to 19:00 Pay, benefits and more: We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £51,000.00 per annum, and 24 days annual leave (including bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! What you’ll do on a typical day: Carry out preventative and corrective maintenance across automated warehouse equipment and systems Diagnose automation faults, conduct root cause analysis, and implement effective repair solutions Ensure all engineering activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in line with site standards and KPIs Complete technical audits, maintenance records, and engineering reports to support asset management and compliance Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance equipment performance and operational efficiency What you need to succeed at GXO: A recognised electrical and mechanical engineering qualification, such as ONC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent Experience maintaining warehouse automation technologies, including conveyors, sortation systems, AGVs, or similar automated equipment Strong fault-finding capabilities within a complex, fast-paced operational environment Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships across operational and technical teams A proactive, detail-focused approach with a commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and delivering high engineering standards We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. #LI-NS1 Apply GXO Logistics Banking and Financial Services Similar Automation Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Applications Engineer Echelon Engineers Limited Northampton (NN2) From £30,000 to £38,000 per annum 6 days ago Automation Engineer, EMA5 RME Amazon Kettering (NN15), NN15 7JU 1 month ago Project Engineer - Manufacturing The Collective Network Round Spinney Industrial Estate, Northampton (NN3) £40k - 50k per year + Excellent Benefits 6 days ago Multi-Skilled Engineer Carlsberg Britvic Baulmsholme, Northampton (NN1), NN1 1PZ Competitive Salary with extensive benefits. 1 week ago Multi Skilled Engineer Pioneer Selection Blisworth, Northampton (NN7) £55k per year 2 weeks ago Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer CV Technical Daventry (NN11), NN11 £45000 - £50500 per annum + Benefits 1 day ago Lead Power Systems Modelling Engineer - Naval GE Vernova Rugby (CV21), CV21 3 weeks ago Mechanical Maintenance Engineer CV Consulting Northamptonshire £44k per year 2 weeks ago Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer Synergi Search & Select Limited Baulmsholme, Northampton (NN1), NN1 1PZ £60000 - £65000 per annum 11 hours ago NEW Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer CV Technical Northampton (NN1), NN1 £54000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits 2 days ago Automation Engineer jobs Automation Engineer jobs in Northampton IT jobs IT jobs in Northampton Testing jobs Testing jobs in Northampton Jobs in Northampton Engineer jobs Test Engineer jobs Test Automation Engineer jobs Automation Technician jobs Senior Automation Engineer jobs Engineer Automation jobs Software Automation Engineer jobs Automation Specialist jobs Control Systems Engineer jobs Vehicle Engineer jobs Robotics Engineer jobs Testing Engineer jobs Test Automation jobs Automation jobs Automation Project Engineer jobs Automation Service Engineer jobs Get hired. 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