Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

• Salary: Circa £61,000 plus shift allowance, company van and Bonus
• Location: Guildford/Reading and surrounding areas (Flexible within the region)
• Days of Work: Panama Shift
• Hours of Work: Night shifts: 22:00 - 10:00

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 the South (West and East London) 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. Due to the nature of our business this role will require you to work night shifts on a Panama pattern of 22:00 - 10:00.

Other key responsibilities of this role will be:

• Responding to breakdowns with extensive fault finding (both electrical and mechanical)
• Completion of ad‑hoc 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 with in a fast‑paced automated environment with demonstrable experience of both electrical and mechanical repair
• Demonstrable experience in repairing and servicing of conveyor systems
• 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

About our benefits:

• 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

Apply today.