Service Technician

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics automation company is seeking a Service Technician for its Sainsbury’s Distribution Centre in Bedford. The role involves performing maintenance duties to ensure operational efficiency and safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have a City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 qualification and a proactive attitude. Opportunities for career progression and various benefits are offered.

Benefits

Performance related pay

Bupa Medical Cover

YuLife Wellbeing membership

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Possess a City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 or above in maintenance mechanical / electrical discipline.
• Willing to work shifts including nights.
• Experience with maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance duties to ensure productivity and equipment availability.
• Responsible for performing malfunction and maintenance work.
• Resolve mechanical, electrical, and control technical faults.

Skills

Maintenance of mechanical systems

Electrical fault resolution

Proactive attitude

Experience with maintenance planning

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 or above

Job description

The company

Vanderlande is the market leader in efficient logistics process automation within the airports and parcel sector. In addition, we are a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses.

At Vanderlande, we understand the complexities of running a successful retail business. As such, we have defined the next generation of scalable solutions – evolutions. They are designed to deliver the highest level of flexibility and scalability, that can facilitate store-friendly deliveries.

Your role

Working within our Sainsbury’s Distribution Centre, the Service Technician will be performing maintenance duties to ensure productivity and output, equipment availability, health & safety compliance and quality. You will be performing the following tasks:

• Ensuring a top condition of the various installations
• Responsible for performing malfunction and maintenance work as well as carrying out preventive and periodic maintenance, in collaboration with colleagues.
• Resolving mechanical, electrical and any control technical faults

What we expect from you

As a Service Technician you make an important contribution to customer satisfaction, whereby the continuity of the customer process is central. You therefore have an enthusiastic and proactive attitude and are flexible. We expect the following of you:

• You are in the possession of a City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 or above in maintenance mechanical / electrical discipline.
• Willing to work shifts including nights
• Experience with maintenance planning

NOTE: Due to the nature of the business you will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)check.

What we see as a nice to have:

• You have gained experience within an FMCG manufacturing or automated environment
• Experience in training/coaching

What we offer:

• Performance related pay
• Opportunity to develop and progress within Vanderlande
• Bupa Medical Cover
• YuLife - Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers.
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities for career progression.