Automation Maintenance Technician

Questech Recruitment are recruiting for one of our clients who are a household name in the UK and we are currently looking for an Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join the team as an Automation Maintenance Technician in Hounslow. The Pay £51,051 per year basis, plus additional night shift allowance & weekend supplement payments where applicable. The Shifts Earlies 06:30 - 14:55, lates 14:00 - 22.30 & nights 21.00 - 07:35 These shifts run over a 5 week shift pattern. (Weekend working will also form part of the rota) The Role * Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures. * Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance. * Performing continuous improvement activities. * Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, completion of end of shift reports, fault logging and data entry. * Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements. * Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders. * Identifying and working on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery in the Hub/ Mail Centre. * Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals. About You * You need to be an experienced multi-skilled engineer qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 – or equivalent). * Must have a good understanding of Health & Safety legislation. * Have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment, ideally PLC. * The ability to communicate complex issues effectively. Please note that for this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites. For more information about this role please contact Simon or alternatively to be considered for this role please apply with your most up to date CV