Job Description:

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Shift Engineer to join a highly automated operational site in South East London. This is an exciting opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance engineer with strong fault-finding capabilities to work within a fast-paced environment supporting critical material handling and automated equipment.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdown support, and continuous improvement activities across the site's automated systems and machinery.

This role would suit engineers from warehouse automation, intralogistics, conveyors, baggage handling, manufacturing, FMCG, distribution, parcel sortation, or similar industrial environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities across site equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Perform mechanical strip-downs, reassembly, calibration, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, scanners, MHE, and automated handling equipment.
• Interpret electrical drawings and fault-find on systems up to 415V.
• Use CMMS systems to manage maintenance activities and accurately record work completed.
• Respond to breakdowns and complete repairs within agreed timeframes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to maximise equipment performance and reliability.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure full compliance with site health and safety procedures.
• Communicate effectively with operational teams and management regarding maintenance activities and equipment performance.
• Promote a proactive safety culture across the site

Additional Information

• Alternating shift pattern with weekly rotation (40 hours 1400-2200 & 0600-1400) 

Essential

• Level 3 Electrical Qualification (NVQ, BTEC, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and engineering drawings.
• Experience working within a maintenance engineering environment.
• Good understanding of preventative maintenance practices.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems.

Desirable

• Experience with conveyors, scanners, automated handling systems, or warehouse automation equipment.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic knowledge.
• HNC/HND or Level 5 Engineering qualification.
• Experience working within logistics, distribution, airport baggage handling, manufacturing, or automation environments.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• 6% pension contribution
• Private Medical Insurance (Vitality)
• MediCash healthcare cashback scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• Ongoing training and development opportunities