Industrial Machine Maintenance Engineer

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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed