Automation Maintenance Technician - Chelmsford Salary: £51,051 basic, £57,100 with shift allowances (£2500 for nights, £51 per day for Saturdays and £102 for Sundays) 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 We are currently recruiting for an Automation Maintenance Technician for my client near Chelmsford. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Automation Maintenance Technician to join a well-established and reputable company with fantastic earning potential and generous benefits Benefits: 22.5 Days holiday (Rising with service) Bank holidays Ongoing training & development Competitive starting basic salary Comprehensive Pension SchemeAutomation 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 processingAutomation Maintenance Technician requirements: Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholder 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 goalsAbout 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.Requirements: You must be fully qualified with level 3 in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering – or equivalent) Full UK Driver’s LicenseConsultant –-Billy Olivier VTMDL Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries. We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments