maintenance engineer Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
- Contract Type: Permanent / 42 Hours Per Week
- Salary: Circa £52,700 plus Van and Bonus
- Location: Newcastle - covering the North/North East Region
- Days of Work: Panama Shift
DPD is a member of Geopost, one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over £2 billion. We also deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer
Our Network Engineering Manager is currently recruiting for an experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (known internally as Network Sortation Engineer) to help strengthen our existing team and deliver outstanding service to our Network of Depots around the UK.
In this role you will cover a number of Depots across North East ensuring that equipment is maintained and any repairs are carried out as quickly as possible so that they can continue to deliver world class service to our customers.
You will be responsible for all aspects of maintenance and breakdowns on sortation equipment from both an electrical and mechanical perspective.
Other Key responsibilities of this role will be;
- Responding to Breakdowns with Extensive fault finding (both electrical and mechanical)
- Completion of adhoc job requests for repairs on all Sortation equipment
- Carrying out all PPM and reactive maintenance of our Sortation equipment.
- Carrying out servicing work, including the completion of service reports and internal systems as required.
- Using SCADA systems to aid fault finding of all sortation systems.
- Liaising with other departments including Security, Operations and IT regarding maintenance and repair work in line with business and operational requirements.
- Adhering to and promotion of health & safety policies (including COSHH)
What we’re looking for
To be considered for this role you will have completed a recognised engineering, maintenance engineering or general engineering apprenticeship or hold an appropriate engineering qualification (HND/HNC) with an Electrical bias. You will be comfortable working autonomously with the ability to self manage to deliver an effective and timely service to your cluster of depots. We would also expect;
- Experience within a fast paced automated environment with demonstrable experience of both electrical and mechanical repair.
- Excellent problem solving skills with an ability to work effectively under pressure and within Time constraints
- Demonstrate high levels of resilience, self-motivation and flexibility.
- A strong team player with a “can do” mentality towards work.
- Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Hard Work and Accountability.
- A full UK driving licence is required as travel between Depots is essential
Additional Information
About our benefits:
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite car parking for all employees
- Health Kiosks visiting every location
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
- Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
- Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities. If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
