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Maintenance Team Leader
£65000 - 70000 per year overtime
Mansfield
Title – Maintenance Team Leader Location – Mansfield Salary – £65,000 Shifts – 4 on 4 off Days and night Benefit - Contribution Pension- External/Internal Training and progression opportunities (More listed below) Company As a Maintenance Team Leader you will be working in one of the largest automated distribution centres in the world. My client have invest over 250 million pound in the site meaning you will be working with the latest technology on the market! They boast various robotic systems, sortation equipment, shuttles and many more. They have gone through some initial teething problems on site and now looking for a supervisor to come in supporting the current maintenance function to drive it with a more proactive approach. They have had further investment with Training rigs, a top of the range stores facility and plenty more. The business have gone from strength to strength and are incredible stable with a turnover of over 3billion globally. My client are constantly evolving with heavy financing on cutting edge machinery! If you want to work for a business where you can grab the bull by the horns and make a really impact, a business that can offer security or an opportunity that will offer you a clear career progression route that this role is for you! The Role The Maintenance Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that Frasers provides a fully functional automation system. This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carry out hands on maintenance to ensure the site runs smoothly and efficiently The Role will consist of Managing a large team of engineers- 1-2-1, Appraisals, support with hiring, Holiday management Working to KPI’s on site – Site availability, Engineer utilisation, PPM completion Mentor, guiding and training the wider team Supporting shift hand overs – looking at previous issues CMMS - Analysis of Data – Recurring faults and problems Element of hands on (this will be down to the TL how much they get involved with) Processes are already in place but will have to keep to these and help continue driving it forward. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Team Leader you will need: An electrical or mechanical qualification Experience managing teams. Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will expect to receive: Working with the latest technology on the market Gym on site Progression opportunities Incredible stabilities Competitive salary Some of the best in-house training in the UK Fantastic opportunity to grow a career with one of the biggest household names Contribution match pension ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Maintenance Engineer
£47500 - 47500 per year Internal and External Training
Burton upon Trent
Role: Maintenance Engineer Salary: £47,379 (Overtime 2.0 + 1.5) Location: Burton upon Trent Shifts: 4 on 4 off Days and nights Benefits: 6% Contribution, Private health care, Internal and external training courses The Company I am currently working with Knapp UK on an exclusive bases at one of the flag ship sites in Burton for a number Maintenance Engineers. Knapp are a true leader in the world of automation. They are one of the largest systems integrators in the world with over 7000 employees operating in over 60 countries! Knapp are now turning over close to two billion pounds worldwide and their market continues to grow year after year. As a business they can offer immense amounts of progression opportunities, security and internal/ External training. They provide solutions to some of the largest household brands including Boots, M&S, Primark, The Very group and many more. Knapp invest heavily in R&D priding themselves on first class service to all their customer. Knapp UK are forever evolving the way they develop, deliver and support their customers to ensure they fulfill their customers’ demands. They do this through using the latest state of the art technology including OSR shuttle systems, hanging garments, various pick and place robotics and a range of other automation. At this site in Burton, they have recently invested 20 million pounds resulting in the growth of both the business and customer. With the latest technology and automation, they have seen orders grow from 20,000 orders a day to 40,000. The customer have really responded well since covid now making the most of direct to consumer ordering meaning headcount within the Knapp team has gone from 12 to 20. They are strong believers of promoting from within which proof is in the pudding with all Team Leaders starting as Maintenance Engineers. Knapp achieve this by constantly invest in the site as well as there people. They have a full training matrix to get you up to speed on site, past this they will also invest in external training which includes Profibus, Profinet, Pneumatics and Leadership course as well as plenty more. The Role Your day to day responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer will include: The planned and reactive maintenance and service of all the state of the art equipment on site. Equipment on site includes OSR shuttle systems, EVO shuttles, Carton erectors, various pick and place robotics and various conveyor systems. Mechanically you will mainly be replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings and pulleys as well as working with pneumatics systems Electrical work will include reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding in panels. Working on a brand new CMMS system which has just been integrated to site which is tablet based allow you to complete PPM, check stores and complete all maintenance tasks. You will also swapping both electrical and mechanical components like for like with the requirement at times to strip and re-build equipment. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer you will need: An Engineering qualification Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. The Benefits As a Maintenance Engineer, you should expect: You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security. Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up into future leadership roles. KNAPP will contribute up to 6% pension Private healthcare with Vitality includes dental and optical cover Cycle to work scheme Employee referral scheme Employee assistance programme Employee of the Quarter awards Fantastic salary and benefits package. £47,379 + Overtime available. The company’s ambition is to become the employer of choice in logistics and automation and to help them deliver this, there are five core values that underpin everything they do – Reliability, Courage, Openness, Appreciation and Creativity. These values and the KNAPP spirit are demonstrated by all employees and the open corporate culture leads to great communication, creative freedom and the active involvement of employees in decision making. ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Maintenance Engineer
£48900 - 48900 per year Healthcare and development
Stoke-on-Trent
Role: Maintenance Engineer Location: Stoke-On-Trent Package: £48,900 per annum + Private healthcare and more Shifts: 3 shift pattern (6-2 ,2-10,10-6) The Company Do you want to work a Monday to Friday role with one of the worlds best systems integrations business? Looking to grow your career in Engineering? ATA Recruitment are proud to be working with one of the largest automated logistics companies in the world. They are a systems integrator in the warehousing industry, they are responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation and the maintenance of all automation on their sites across the UK. Due to recent promotion they are looking for a new resident site Maintenance Engineer to join their site in Stoke-On-Trent. With sites across the worldwide and financial stability there is unlimited opportunity to progress on the site directly and within the business globally depending on your needs. The Job As a Maintenance Engineer you will be: On a shift, you will be working on: Cranes, Conveyors, Automated Stacker Cranes, Palletisers and Robots Your responsibilities include electrical and mechanical working on shift. Working alongside your shift team on allocated PPMs provided via your tablet and responding to breakdowns in a fast moving high pressured environments. You will be working electrically on sensors, relays, inverters, single and three phase motors, fault finding electrically Mechanically you will be working on bearings, belts, motors, gearboxes, pulleys with occasional stripping and rebuild project The Candidate I am looking for a candidate that: Has a recognised Engineer qualification Proactive and Trustworthy Individual who can be a strong communicator with the team Competent Electrically and Mechanically as well as working independently and as part of a team Confident in fault finding The Package As a Maintenance Engineer you will receive: £48,900 per annum 6% Pension Private healthcare A full training matrix and onboarding process provided Relevant training and potential progression for the right person Security and longevity provided by the size and status of the company ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Operations Manager
£62000 - 62000 per year Medical + Bonus
Sidcup
Role: Operations Manager Shifts: 4 on 4 off Days and Nights Location: Sidcup Salary: £62,000 + 8% Bonus Benefits: Healthcare + Bonus + Great Pension Scheme + Share Scheme + Holiday + Long Term Progression + Training The Company: Our client who ATA are proud to be working with are a blue chip FMCG business with operations all around the globe. With turnover in excess of $30bn annually, they can offer incredible stability to a Shift Operations Manager and excellent training and progression opportunities too. Nearly £40m has been invested into this site in the last 5 years and a further injection of £20m is planned over the coming years aimed at increasing the capacity of production at this facility in South East London. This has been spent on major upgrades to their automation bringing it up to date making the factory a state of the art facility making it a fantastic time to join the business. The Role: The Role of Shift Operations Manager will include the following responsibilities: Leading a shift for a specified area of the factory, briefing colleagues on the plans for the day and ensuring that targets are met Four Direct Reports, taking 1-2-1s and appraisals as well as managing holidays, disciplinaries, training and development Driving Continuous Improvement of people on your shift, developing their skills and knowledge Working alongside the Engineering team to plan machine availability ensuring that the production targets will be met Working with Recruitment Agencies to ensure that any staffing needs are met within budget Working with key stakeholders across the business, within Operations, Engineering and centralised teams too The Candidate: The Right Candidate for the role of Shift Operations Manager will be/have: Experience in a leadership role within a factory environment in Operations Able to work shifts The ability to coach and improve individuals with a proven track record of doing this Leading Project delivery and implementation while influencing key stakeholders within the business Experience building strong relationships with key stakeholders so the site works efficiently The Benefits: The Benefits Included for the role of Shift Operations Manager include: An 8% bonus on top of your basic salary Private Healthcare Pension double matched up to 6%, meaning if you put in 6% they put in 12%! Share Scheme, any shares bought in the company up to £150 per month are matched by the business 23 Shifts Holiday Long term progression opportunities within the business, Additional training opportunities to further enhance your skills and to help develop your career within the business ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Maintenance Team Leader
£61000 - 61000 per year Private Healthcare and more
Castle Donington
Role: Maintenance Team Leader Location: Castle Donnington Shifts: Suez (Days and Nights) Salary: £61,000 per annum plus Pension, Overtime and Training The Company I am currently working with Knapp UK on an exclusive bases at one of the flag ship sites in Castle Donington for a number Maintenance Engineers. Knapp are a true leader in the world of automation. They are one of the largest systems integrators in the world with over 7000 employees operating in over 60 countries! Knapp are now turning over close to two billion pounds worldwide and their market continues to grow year after year. As a business they can offer immense amounts of progression opportunities, security and internal/ External training. They provide solutions to some of the largest household brands including Boots, M&S, Primark, The Very group and many more. Knapp invest heavily in R&D priding themselves on first class service to all their customer. Knapp UK are forever evolving the way they develop, deliver and support their customers to ensure they fulfill their customers’ demands. They do this through using the latest state of the art technology including OSR shuttle systems, hanging garments, various pick and place robotics and a range of other automation. On this new site in Castle Donington, since the site opened in 2020 there has been £87 million invested to keep up with the demand of the site, In 2023, there was a large expansion installing some new shuttle systems. With the latest automation and technology the site processes over 120,000 orders a day – the sites aim is to get the unit out of the warehouse 30 minutes after the order, showing how state-of-the art and slick the process is. You will be managing a shift team of 6 who are Deputy Team leader, a few engineers and a couple of Automation Assistants. Continuous improvement is a big aim for the site looking at the money invested in the little time that the site has been open – They are looking for someone who has passion for longevity of the site and enjoys looking into CI to keep the site moving forward. The Role As a Maintenance Team Leader your day to day will look like: Team is Team leader, Deputy/Technical Engineer, 3 Engineers and 2 Automation Assistants, also currently 1 final year apprentice on the shift. 60/40 split office/on tool. Responsible for PPM Planning for the shift, all appraisals, holidays, disciplinary concerns, absence, etc. Responsible for onsite critical breakdown management, working with the customer and site Knapp Leadership team to ensure fast response times and accurate communications. Customer focused engineering mindset. The Candidate In a Maintenance Team leader I am looking for: Someone with a recognised engineering qualification Has previous experience leading a team A strong communicator to be able to manage the shift Be able to work in a high pressure and fast moving environment Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will receive: An annual salary of £61,000 plus overtime You will be joining a highly successful £multi-million company who can offer a massive amount of stability and security. Opportunity for progression both technically and working your way up into future leadership roles. KNAPP will contribute up to 6% pension Private healthcare with Vitality includes dental and optical cover Cycle to work scheme Employee referral scheme Employee assistance programme Employee of the Quarter awards Fantastic salary and benefits package. ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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Maintenance Team Leader
£65000 - 65000 per year overtime
Mansfield
Title – Maintenance Team Leader Location – Mansfield Salary – £65,000 Shifts – 4 on 4 off Days and night Benefit - Contribution Pension- External/Internal Training and progression opportunities (More listed below) Company As a Maintenance Team Leader you will be working in one of the largest automated distribution centres in the world. My client have invest over 250 million pound in the site meaning you will be working with the latest technology on the market! They boast various robotic systems, sortation equipment, shuttles and many more. They have gone through some initial teething problems on site and now looking for a supervisor to come in supporting the current maintenance function to drive it with a more proactive approach. They have had further investment with Training rigs, a top of the range stores facility and plenty more. The business have gone from strength to strength and are incredible stable with a turnover of over 3billion globally. My client are constantly evolving with heavy financing on cutting edge machinery! If you want to work for a business where you can grab the bull by the horns and make a really impact, a business that can offer security or an opportunity that will offer you a clear career progression route that this role is for you! The Role The Maintenance Team Leader will support managerial duties and ensure that Frasers provides a fully functional automation system. This is a critical role, and the Team Leader will have experience in leading and coordinating a team of maintenance engineers and carry out hands on maintenance to ensure the site runs smoothly and efficiently The Role will consist of Managing a large team of engineers- 1-2-1, Appraisals, support with hiring, Holiday management Working to KPI’s on site – Site availability, Engineer utilisation, PPM completion Mentor, guiding and training the wider team Supporting shift hand overs – looking at previous issues CMMS - Analysis of Data – Recurring faults and problems Element of hands on (this will be down to the TL how much they get involved with) Processes are already in place but will have to keep to these and help continue driving it forward. The Person To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Team Leader you will need: An electrical or mechanical qualification Experience managing teams. Maintenance experience in a production, manufacturing or warehousing environment. Alternatively, you could be from the Navy, Army or RAF with an electrical qualification. Benefits As a Maintenance Team Leader you will expect to receive: Working with the latest technology on the market Gym on site Progression opportunities Incredible stabilities Competitive salary Some of the best in-house training in the UK Fantastic opportunity to grow a career with one of the biggest household names Contribution match pension ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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