Next Careers – Maintenance Engineer

About the job

Job Description

Salary c£42,100 (£18.34 per hour plus night shift premium)

Comprehensive bonus scheme and overtime opportunities

42 hour shift rotation (days, nights, weekends)

Elmsall Drive

About the role:

Next 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.

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 ensure awareness of Health and Safety, working in a specialist field.

You will be required to;

• Perform fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of PLC controlled warehouse equipment
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and robots in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and industry standard practices
• Be responsible for the recording of all work undertaken
• Analysis and resolution of Electrical and Mechanical faults and repairs
• Conduct regular inspections whilst assisting in the completion and review of risk assessments for the department
• Work alongside other Engineers to combine a great deal of initiative and enthusiasm with a sound understanding of electrical and mechanical issues
• Be responsible for spare part auditing and ordering as appropriate to ensure equipment downtime is kept to absolute minimum
• Work with the Operations teams to ensure optimum flow of goods through the warehouse

Skills 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 environment
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship and ONC (or equivalent) in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
• Understanding of ASI and Profibus systems
• PLC Experience
• Able to work at heights of up to 20m with appropriate training
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of utilising Mechanical & Electrical technical manuals and drawings
• PC Literate

Are 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 Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

Organization

• 25% off a huge selection of Next, Lipsy & Victoria’s Secret products
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access a 24/7 digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services

Our aim is to support all applicants during the application process and to provide reasonable adjustments when necessary and requested. If you would like to request support with your application due to any health condition, feel free to get in touch with us by calling us on 0116 284 6858 and leave a voicemail.