Engineering Technician

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9 months ago
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Explore new challenges at Ocado Logistics!

We are looking for Engineering Technicians to join our dynamic team in Dordon. With our Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) running 24/7, your expertise will ensure our operations remain seamless and efficient. You will benefit from not only a competitive salary but an added night shift premium on top! Join a team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

About the role:

  • Undertaking of day to day reactive and planned engineering maintenance activities and improvement works at the CFC.

  • Work closely with Inbound, Outbound and other support teams to optimise availability and performance of the facility, and its MHE automation.

  • Diagnose equipment breakdowns and action repairs where possible.

  • Analyse data and find solutions to improve MHE performance.

  • Reporting and monitoring of data for automation and maintenance activities.

    Shift: 12 hour shift with an average of 42 hours per week. This will involve working weekdays and weekends both days and nights. There are 264 hrs holiday equating to 22 days

    About you:

  • Electrical or mechanical experience, preferably within an FMCG environment

  • A natural problem solver, experienced in working with controls, analysing faults and providing solutions

  • Good technical ability relating to automation hardware and software, ideally with some experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance

  • An organised, capable team player with excellent communication skills

    Full training to complete the technician role over 5 weeks will be given but experience of working within an automated warehouse / logistics environment would be desirable. Flexibility of working pattern as and when required by business needs.

    What do you get in return?

    At Ocado Logistics, we offer competitive salaries and so much more:

  • Up to 7% matched pension contributions after three months of service

  • Employer-funded private medical insurance

  • Company shop offering discounts up to 70% on groceries from the leading brands and major retailers

  • An enhanced digital health and wellbeing service for you and your dependents

  • Financial protection: We offer income protection and life insurance for financial security

  • We know that life outside of work is important to you, so we have a range of policies in place including the option to buy additional holidays!

    If you want to become a career contender, there’s plenty of opportunity for progression, as 87% of our salaried roles are filled by internal colleagues!

    About Ocado Logistics:

    Here at Ocado Logistics, our people, technology and customers work side by side supporting the amazing communities we serve. We're all in it together - not afraid to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in.

    We’re in it together, we are proud of what we do, we can be even better

    Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status

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