Resident Site Engineer

Overview

As a Resident Maintenance Engineer at Swisslog in Derby, you will service and repair automated machinery to ensure optimal output and reliability. You’ll work on a rotating 12-hour schedule, prioritise faults, and contribute to continuous improvement on site. You’ll engage with customers directly while applying best-practice maintenance and safety standards. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge robotics and a clear impact on service quality and uptime.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• private healthcare
• company contributory pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Breakdown and preventative maintenance on automated machinery (cranes, conveyors, robots, bagging machines, autostore)
• Undertake scheduled repairs per manufacturer recommendations and industry standards
• Prioritise system faults and ensure output quality
• Accurately record all work undertaken
• Involvement in continuous improvement projects
• Comply with Health & Safety legislation

Key requirements

• Apprentice trained Electrical Engineer or equivalent qualification
• Experience with automated machinery is ideal but training provided
• Willing to work at heights
• Excellent communication at all levels (customer-facing)
• Experience with a CMMS system

• Clear communication
• On-site customer-facing presence
• Team collaboration
• Electrical maintenance
• CMMS
• Automation/machine tooling maintenance

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