Automation Maintenance Engineer - Southampton Mail Centre

We are now recruiting Automation Maintenance Engineers at Southampton Mail Centre .

Job reference number 70262

Royal Mail is a business with a proud heritage. Every day we deliver 56 million items to around 29 million addresses. Our brands - Royal Mail and Parcelforce - are amongst the best known in the country. We are increasing our revenues, and have a team of nearly 150,000 people. But what really sets us apart isn't what we're doing now; it's what we'll be doing in the future.

We are going through a radical transformation to improve our business, grow our revenues and exploit the opportunities in the market. This is wholesale change, affecting every part of our business and everyone within it. That doesn't necessarily mean it's easy; it will be challenging, it will be exciting and it will be unique in its scale and variety.

The Role

Salary: Up to GBP36,980 (dependant on experience). This role will also attract a shift allowance of GBP337.13 per month.

37:30 Full time Rotating shifts working Earlies, Lates and Nights.

We are looking to offer Permanent contracts

Reporting to the Engineering Team Coach on a rotating shift basis, you will be responsible for performing corrective/preventive maintenance tasks compliant with Asset Care Schedules and recognised diagnostic procedures to resolve automation asset faults and breakdowns.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Perform day-to-day delivery of maintenance tasks, specifically preventative/predictive maintenance, corrective maintenance and conduct performance improvement initiatives.
• Provide effective and efficient support to the Plant Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, including input into the compilation of end of shift reports, root cause analysis, fault logging and data entry.
• Identify the root cause of automation faults/breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing objectives in association with team leaders, making full use of the relevant central support systems.
• Monitor and review day-to-day equipment performance and improve automation outputs in partnership with operations.

Qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering - or equivalent), you will have experience of working as part of an effective maintenance team through a period of considerable change and investment in technology.

With a detailed understanding of Health & Safety legislation you will have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment, ideally Programme Logic Controllers (PLC), along with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

We are an inclusive employer with equality, diversity and fairness at the heart of our values. We welcome applications from individuals from all different backgrounds and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

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Salary: . Date posted: 06/03/2017