Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Stafford Fulfilment Centre

£47,000 | 40.25 hrs per week | 12 hr shifts combining days and nights - Panama Shifts

At Pets, our aim is to give the nation’s pets what they need to be at their ball-chasing, tail-wagging best. Because we will not rest until every spaniel has a squeezy toy. Every calico has a cat tree. Every rabbit has a run. We are motivated to find the best talent in the Logistics & Distribution industry. Right now, we are looking for a Technician to join our Engineering Team at our Fulfilment Centre in Stafford.

The Role

Our Fulfilment Centre includes a high degree of automation, containing an automated storage and retrieval system and associated conveyance, designed to streamline and improve the existing e-commerce side of the business.

We are looking to recruit engineering technicians with experience in the maintenance of MHE (materials handling equipment) and other assets, to compliment the operation of the facility.

The engineering technician will be responsible in providing both a reactive and pro-active maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure within the FC. The role has a direct impact on the site, its productivity and operation. If equipment is not available or performs badly, it minimises the capacity and throughput of the site.

Key Responsibilities

• To put health & safety best practices first in all work conducted, ensuring compliance with all health & safety standards and regulations.
• To conduct planned preventative maintenance on the full range of equipment within the site.
• To react quickly to breakdowns, and to communicate clearly with affected parties and to work efficiently to fix the issue.
• To support continuous improvement by learning from breakdowns and sending feedback and suggestions for improvements through the line manager.
• To provide prominent levels of equipment availability to our internal customers.
• To support the management of contractors.

Qualifications

• Multi skilled in both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Experience fault finding within MHE (Material Handling Equipment)/Automation systems.
• Experience in interpreting both mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience of conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters.
• Served a full engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of sortation machines.
• Experience in maintaining/configuring bar code scanners.
• Experience with print and apply machines.
• Experience in fault finding on building equipment i.e., HVAC, dock doors, plumbing, electrical and general building maintenance tasks.

What you will get in return

• Attractive rates of pay.
• Annual Leave (including Bank holidays), with an increase after 2 years continuous service.
• An extra day’s holiday when it is your birthday.
• Stakeholder pension plan
• Personal Health Insurance scheme (if in Pension Scheme)
• Life assurance
• 20% Pets at Home discount scheme after 12 weeks service
• Pets’ “Treats” voluntary benefits package

Click here to read our Values & Behaviours 

Click here for more details and our benefits

Please note that we reserve the right to close this job advertisement prior to the stated closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly.

“We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!”