Maintenance & Automation Technician

Location: Sunderland
Salary: Up to £38,977.31 + 40% Shift Premium
Continental Shifts: 06:30–18:30 / 18:30–06:30
Permanent | Full time

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Maintenance & Automation Technician to support a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment.
You’ll be responsible for keeping automated production equipment running safely and efficiently, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and supporting continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical, mechanical, hydraulic & pneumatic fault-finding
• Maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment
• PLC, robotics & HMI support
• Preventative and reactive maintenance
• Installation and optimisation of new equipment
• Root-cause analysis and continuous improvement
• Working to LOTO, 5S and Safe Systems of Work

Essential Experience

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics or related discipline

Time-served electrical apprenticeship

Hands-on KUKA and/or ABB robotics experience

Strong Siemens TIA Portal experience

Certified PLC programming capability

Experience with Atlas Copco/Ingersoll Rand tooling

Vision system experience

To be considered for this position click “apply” and submit a copy of your up to date CV

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