Maintenance Engineer - Gloucester
£40 per hour
Days/Nights
gap technical are representing a market-leading automated logistics and warehousing business seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to provide contract maintenance engineering services at their Gloucester site.
The successful engineer will provide electrical and multi-skilled maintenance engineering services to support the reliability, availability, and performance of highly automated warehouse and material handling systems.
Performance Objectives
- Provision of reactive breakdown support to minimise unplanned downtime across automated warehouse systems
- Execution of planned and preventative maintenance activities aligned with site maintenance schedules
- Electrical fault diagnosis using schematics, diagnostics, and asset history
- Identification and rectification of recurring equipment faults, including implementation of permanent corrective actions
- Maintenance and optimisation of automated material handling equipment, including cranes conveyors, sortation systems, , motors, gearboxes, drives, and sensors
- PLC fault-finding and interrogation to support rapid fault resolution and system recovery
- Support for system reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaboration with operations, engineering, controls, and safety teams to ensure safe and efficient warehouse operation
- Support for equipment modifications, upgrades, shutdowns, commissioning, and refurbishment activities
- All services delivered in compliance with site health, safety, and permit-to-work systems
Profile
- Time-served engineer or demonstrable equivalent industry experience
- Strong electrical bias with proven experience in automated warehouse, intralogistics, distribution, or FMCG environments
- Proven capability working with: 3-phase electrical systems, Motors, drives, inverters, sensors, and safety circuits, PLC fault-finding (Siemens, Allen Bradley, or similar), Automated material handling and warehouse control systems, Previous experience providing services as a maintenance engineering contractor
- Able to manage workload and priorities independently, working with minimal direction
- Strong communication skills when liaising with site stakeholders
Availability to support a 4 on 4 off day shift pattern
This contract opportunity is advertised by gap technical, operating as an employment business. Selection is based solely on suitability to provide the services described.
Closing Date: 23/11/2026
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