Pay rate: £38-41 per hour
Department: Automation Materials Handling
Job Type: Temporary Contract - Inside Scope Paye/Umbrella
Automated Distribution & Logistics
Seasonal Peak Support Contract - 3 months +
Keep the UK's biggest distribution operations moving
Job Location: Wakefield Pontefract area
The client: Retail Logistics Automation Centre
Working Pattern: NO NIGHTS , Earlies and late backshift , minimum 38 hours per week
We're looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join a highly automated distribution and logistics operation. Working within a fast-paced warehouse environment, you'll maintain, fault-find and improve a wide range of automated material handling equipment that keeps products flowing to customers across the UK.
This is an excellent temporary contract opportunity for engineers from automated warehouses, FMCG, manufacturing, distribution centres, parcel hubs, airports, baggage handling, or other high-speed automated environments.
Typical Equipment includes Conveyor systems, Automated sortation systems, ASRS (Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems), Pallet handling equipment, Cranes and shuttle systems, Automated packing and labelling machinery
Motors, drives and gearboxes, Sensors, scanners and safety systems, PLC-controlled equipment, Robotics and automation equipment
Key Responsibilities - Electrical Maintenance Engineer - temporary
Reactive breakdown maintenance to minimise downtime
Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
Electrical fault finding on automated equipment
PLC fault diagnosis and basic modifications
Continuous improvement and reliability projects
Supporting operational performance and site uptime targets
Ensuring compliance with health, safety and engineering standards
Ideal Background - Electrical Maintenance Engineer - temporary
We welcome applications from engineers with experience in:
Automated warehouses and distribution centres, E-commerce fulfilment centres, Retail logistics operations, Parcel sorting hubs, Airports or baggage handling systems
FMCG manufacturing, Food production
High-speed production environments with focus on materials handling and packaging
Skills & Experience - Electrical Maintenance Engineer - temporary
Electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, Apprenticeship, HNC or equivalent)
Strong fault-finding skills
Experience with PLC-controlled equipment
Knowledge of motors, inverters, sensors and industrial controls
Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment
Continuous improvement mindset
Related Job Titles include Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Automation Engineer, Controls Engineer, Shift Engineer, Multiskilled Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Resident Engineer, MHE Engineer, PLC Maintenance Engineer, Distribution Centre Engineer, Site Services Engineer
Join a highly automated logistics operation maintaining conveyors, sortation systems, robotics, ASRS and PLC-controlled equipment. Ideal for engineers gained experience from Amazon, Next, M&S, DHL, GXO, Wincanton, Yodel, Evri, Royal Mail, etc etc airports or other high-volume automated environments.
What’s on Offer - Electrical Maintenance Engineer – temporary
NO NIGHTS!
Rotating earlies backshift
World class automated materials handling centre
Ambient Environment
Are you an Electrical Maintenance Engineer who thrives on fault-finding complex automated systems?
Join a site where conveyors, robotics, sortation technology and PLC-controlled equipment keep millions of products moving every year.
Contact Mike Butler on (phone number removed) or email
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Salary description
£38.00 - £41.00 per hour