We are now recruiting for Pool Automation Maintenance Technicians at our Chelmsford Mail Centre, Winsford Way, CHELMSFORD. CM2 5AA site.
Salary: GBP 51,051 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 ( GBP 51 per attendance) and Sunday ( GBP 102 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.
The successful candidate will be required to cover the Chelmsford Mail Centreshift rotation system, as outlined below with some degree of voluntary flexibility to meet our 24/7 operational needs on occasion, including voluntary overtime coverage and occasional shift pattern flexibility.
This role is a Pool position, requiring significant adaptability / flexiblity as you'll be stepping in for other Technicians during their Annual Leave or Sick leave. If you are not covering you will follow the shift rota detailed below.
You will cover early, late and night shifts across an 8 week rota
Week 1 : Nights : 22:30 : 06:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 19:00 : 06:15
Week 2 : Lates : 14:30 : 22:40 Monday to Friday
Week 3 : Earlies : 06:30 : 14:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 06:30 : 19:10 and Sunday 08:00 : 20:15
Week 4 : Monday to Saturday off / Sunday 20:00 : 06:15
Then start on Week 1 rotation again
Royal Mail is engaged in one of the biggest technological changes in its history, transitioning to a predominantly mechanised parcel sortation process. It's a very exciting time to join us To facilitate this change, a huge organisation wide investment in new parcel processing technology is in progress, with the necessary associated investment in engineering. You'll have a unique opportunity to be a part of this exciting programme, creating a delivery service provider for the future and able to meet customer demand in the emerging "e:commerce" society. A significant opportunity for anyone wishing to further their careers through dedicated commitment.
The Role
Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week : Full time.
Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.
Key aspects of the role include:
- 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
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 and Safety legislation, you'll have first:hand experience of maintaining automation equipment along with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.
You are required to have a full UK driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites.
What happens next?
After initial application, any shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an interview, incorporating practical and verbal assessments. You'll also be asked to supply proof any quoted formal qualifications at this interview.
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