Job Description:

Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Temporary

Pay Rate: £36 - 40 per hour
Department: Automation & Materials Handling

Job Type: Temporary Contract - Inside Scope PAYE/Umbrella
Sector: Automated Distribution & Logistics
Duration: Seasonal Peak Support Contract - 3 Months+
Location: Wakefield / Pontefract Area
Client: Retail Logistics Automation Centre
Working Pattern: NO NIGHTS | Rotating Earlies & Backshift | Minimum 38 Hours per Week

Keep the UK's Biggest Distribution Operations Moving

We're looking for a Mechanical 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 operations, or other high-speed automated environments.

Typical Equipment

• Conveyor systems
• Automated sortation systems
• ASRS (Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems)
• Pallet handling equipment
• Cranes and shuttle systems
• Automated packing and labelling machinery
• Gearboxes, bearings, chains and sprockets
• Motors, rollers and drives
• Pneumatic and mechanical handling systems
• Robotics and automation equipment

Key Responsibilities - Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

• Reactive breakdown maintenance to minimise downtime
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Mechanical fault-finding on automated equipment
• Replacing and repairing bearings, chains, belts, gearboxes and motors
• Continuous improvement and reliability projects
• Supporting operational performance and site uptime targets
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and engineering standards

Ideal Background - Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

We welcome applications from engineers with experience in:

• Automated warehouses and distribution centres
• E-commerce fulfilment centres and retail logistics operations
• Parcel sorting hubs, courier networks and baggage handling systems
• FMCG manufacturing and food production
• High-speed production, packaging and materials handling environments

Skills & Experience - Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

• Mechanical Engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, Apprenticeship, HNC or equivalent)
• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills
• Experience working on conveyors, sortation systems or automated machinery
• Knowledge of bearings, gearboxes, pneumatics, chains, belts and drives
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment
• Continuous improvement mindset

Related Job Titles

Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Shift Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Resident Engineer, MHE Engineer, Automation Maintenance Engineer, Conveyor Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Distribution Centre Engineer, Site Services Engineer.

Ideal Employer Backgrounds

Engineers with experience from organisations such as:

Amazon, Next, M&S, DHL, GXO, Wincanton, Yodel, Evri, Royal Mail, DPD, UPS, FedEx, Ocado, CEVA Logistics, Clipper Logistics, airports and other high-volume automated logistics operations.

What's on Offer?

• NO NIGHTS
• Rotating Earlies & Backshift
• World-Class Automated Materials Handling Centre
• Modern Ambient Working Environment
• Immediate Start Available
• Competitive Hourly Rate

Interested?

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer who thrives on fault-finding complex automated systems?

Join a site where conveyors, robotics, sortation technology and automated handling equipment keep millions of products moving every year.

Contact Mike Butler on (phone number removed)
Email: (url removed)

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