Maintenance Team Leader

Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Auxtronic Ltd

The role: Maintenance Team Leader
Industry: Automated Distribution Centre
Starting Salary: 54,650 + Overtime.
Annual Earnings: 55,000 – 60,000 (Including Shift Cover, Shutdowns & Project Work)
Shifts: Panama Shifts (3’s&2’s rotating between 12 hour days and nights).
Benefit package: Overtime available at X1.5 in the week and Saturday + X2 Sunday + 1 Day in Lieu for Bank Holidays, 14% Pension, 23.5 Shifts annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, Sick Pay covering up to 6 months, Life Assurance (3x salary),

The Business
Auxtronic is partnered with a globally admired intralogistic and warehouse automation systems integrator, world renowned for providing the latest technology to the Parcel Sortation, E-Commerce, 3PL, Online supermarket and Warehouse Distribution industries.

With a proud workforce of over 14,000 people worldwide and an impressive annual revenue exceeding 3bn, they continue to be at the forefront of this ever evolving industry and contribute over 1bn to the UK & European economy annually.

Our clients product range consists of over 130 high specification automated systems, most famous for their Autostore, Robotics, Sortation and Carrypick ranges as well as Warehouse Management System.

In addition to their turn-key design, manufacture, and commissioning services; resident maintenance contracts are available as part of their customer service for key accounts which has led to partnerships with some of the largest online retailers and supermarkets for over a decade.

With this in mind, we have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Team Leader who would like to advance their career by joining this flagship distribution centre on Magna Park, for a client site that has invested heavily in automation over the last 10 years.

Machinery list: High-Bay Cranes, Robotics, Conveyor systems, Autostores, Miniloads, shuttle storage systems, Lifts, Elevators, Lowerators, AGV’s, Pallet wrapping, visual inspection machinery, barcode scanners.

The role: Maintenance Team Leader.

Maintenance Team Leader on site responsible for leading a shift of 3-5 Engineers rectifying breakdowns and carrying out planned maintenance across the high speed distribution centre.

• Coaching and mentoring your team, conducting performance reviews, training and being a positive role model for newly qualified apprentices.
• Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer with roughly 60% Electrical and 40% Mechanical Maintenance.
• Fault finding with Siemens PLC’s, Multi-Meters and Schematic diagrams.
• Project work including installations.
• Assisting in shutdowns and carrying out overtime during seasonal peaks.
• Continuous improvement to identify more efficient processes.
• Promoting Health & Safety and completing relevant documents including shift reports.

Entry Requirements:

• Lead Experience: 3 Years minimum as a Maintenance Team Leader, Deputy Engineering Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineering Team Leader or Senior Maintenance Engineer.
• Experience: 5 Years minimum as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, ideally with experience in an Automated Distribution Centre environment however FMCG, Automotive and Food & Beverages are highly desirable.
• Qualifications: HND, HNC or Level 3 Qualified in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronic engineering, ideally gained through a recognised apprenticeship.
• Desirable: Siemens S7 PLC fault finding/modification and maintenance of automated high-bay cranes.

About Auxtronic
Auxtronic is a leading recruitment specialist that partners with blue chip manufacturers and highly technical systems integrators within the fields of engineering and automation. The industries we are most connected to include Food & Beverages, Distribution, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Aggregates and Robotics across the UK & Europe.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss exciting career prospects with new and existing clients in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering, contact our team of specialists to discuss your next challenge.

Auxtronic is a third party employment consultant on behalf of our longstanding client and is a committed equal opportunities employer, encouraging people from all walks of life to trust us with their career advances.

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