Maintenance & Automation Technician

Job in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7, England, UK

Listing for: Pin Point Recruitment

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-04

Job specializations:

Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 30000 - 38977 GBP Yearly GBP 30000.00 38977.00 YEAR

Maintenance & Automation Technician

Location:

Sunderland
Salary:
Up to £38,977.31 + 40% Shift Premium
Continental

Shifts:

06 30 / 18 30
Permanent Full time

The Role

We re looking for an experienced Maintenance & Automation Technician to support a fast-paced automotive manufacturing environment.
You ll be responsible for keeping automated production equipment running safely and efficiently, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, fault-finding and supporting continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical, mechanical, hydraulic & pneumatic fault-finding
Maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment
PLC, robotics & HMI support
Preventative and reactive maintenance
Installation and optimisation of new equipment
Root-cause analysis and continuous improvement
Working to LOTO, 5S and Safe Systems of Work

Essential Experience

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics or related discipline

Time-served electrical apprenticeship

Hands-on KUKA and/or ABB robotics experience

Strong Siemens TIA Portal experience

Certified PLC programming capability

Experience with Atlas Copco/Ingersoll Rand tooling

Vision system experience

To be considered for this position click apply and submit a copy of your up to date CV

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