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Maintenance & Automation Technician

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ 30,000 - 38,977 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Expire in: 24 days

Job Description

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
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