Maintenance engineers - united kingdom, rotherham, south yorkshire

life as a maintenance engineer at next is full of variety and challenges, it's fast-paced and just like fashion trends is constantly evolving.

we look after over 2 million customers, and it takes a large, talented, and efficient distribution operation to make that happen. our largest distribution centre processes around 600,000 units per day to our retail stores and to our customer's doors which is by no means straightforward.

our maintenance engineers play a pivotal role in ensuring that the huge range of warehouse machinery and equipment are maintained and repaired as required to ensure the operation runs smoothly, implementing management instruction with regard to all aspects of the role and ensuring awareness of health and safety, working in a specialist field.

as a maintenance engineer, you will be required to:

perform fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of plc controlled warehouse equipmentcarry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and robots in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and industry standard practicesbe responsible for the recording of all work undertakenanalysis and resolution of electrical and mechanical faults and repairsconduct regular inspections whilst assisting in the completion and review of risk assessments for the departmentwork alongside other engineers to combine a great deal of initiative and enthusiasm with a sound understanding of electrical and mechanical issuesbe responsible for spare part auditing and ordering as appropriate to ensure equipment downtime is kept to absolute minimumwork with the operations teams to ensure optimum flow of goods through the warehouse we welcome applications for this maintenance engineer role from candidates with skills or experience in the following areas: maintenance, engineer, plc, automation, electrical, ppm, hydraulics.

benefitssalary £42,100 (£18.34 per hour plus night shift premium)42-hour shift rotation (days, nights, weekends)dearne valley, rotherham

south elmsall

armthorpe, doncaster

essential skillsskills required:

previous experience of working in a maintenance engineering role with experience of ppm, fault-finding, and diagnosis of faults on pneumatics and hydraulics ideally within a warehouse, fmcg, or similar environmentrecognised engineering apprenticeship and onc (or equivalent) in electrical/mechanical engineeringunderstanding of asi and profibus systemsplc experience able to work at heights of up to 20m with appropriate trainingexcellent communication skills experience of utilising mechanical and electrical technical manuals and drawingspc literatedesirable skillsare you:

resilient and work well under pressure?able to work as part of a team?great at multitasking effectively and thrive on challenge?a natural problem-solver and organiser? flexible with a 'can do' approach and able to adapt to a changing environment?a strong communicator, capable of building strong relationships across the business?about companynext is one of the uk's best-known retailers on the high-street and most established online. behind the scenes we are at the cutting edge of warehousing and logistics, employing more than 9000 people across our distribution network.

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