Maintenance Technician
Location: Tamworth, Staffordshire, GB, B79 7
Application Deadline: 2026-09-29
Closing Date: 2026-12-30
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
Company Overview
Ocado Logistics, part of Ocado Group, is a global technology company specialising in online grocery and e-commerce fulfillment, handling the transport and logistics. Our highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centres are incredibly fast-paced and utilise groundbreaking technology. The Dordon CFC, a £200 million facility, is the world’s largest, most productive, and sophisticated grocery fulfillment centre of its kind. Thousands of orders are dispatched daily from our state-of-the‑art Customer Fulfilment Centres.
About the Role
We are hiring for an experienced, hands‑on Maintenance Technician to join our Engineering Operations team based at CFC Dordon. Your responsibilities will include undertaking day‑to‑day reactive and planned engineering maintenance activities and improvement works at the CFC. You will work closely with Inbound, Outbound, and other support teams to optimise the availability and performance of the facility and its MHE automation. The role involves working day shifts – 4 days per week – to support continuous operations, with a competitive salary and benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned maintenance across the site in an accurate, timely, and safe manner.
- Keep records of work activities, tasks carried out, parts used, stores, training, etc.
- Work closely with other departments to increase machine reliability on existing and new equipment.
- Diagnose equipment breakdowns and action repairs where possible.
- Reporting and monitoring of data for automation and maintenance activities.
Key Skills & Experience
- Mechanical experience, preferably within an FMCG environment.
- A natural problem solver, experienced in working with controls, analysing faults, and providing solutions.
- Good technical ability relating to automation hardware and software, ideally with some experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance.
- Some working knowledge of automated warehouses and their technical components.
- Have an eye for detail; good problem-solving ability and a practical approach.
- Good communicator with the ability to analyse and impart knowledge.
- Respond to tote jams on conveyor systems.
- Use computerised systems to complete jam reports and maintenance logs; basic computer literacy is essential.
What You Can Expect in Return
At Ocado, we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. You’ll find a safe and collaborative atmosphere, an award‑winning recognition programme, and a benefits package that includes a healthy work‑life balance, extensive healthcare coverage, competitive salaries, and exclusive employee discounts. Clear progression paths are available at all levels within our team, with many individuals successfully advancing from technical assistant to technician, then to engineer, and into management roles. Join Ocado Logistics today and become part of a culture that values and supports your well‑being throughout every stage of your career.
Important Note
You must have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
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Maintenance Technician Ocado Logistics – Tamworth Permanent- Competitive Salary on offer Ocado Logistics, part of Ocado Group, is a global technology company specialising in online grocery and e-commerce fulfillment, handling the transport and logistics. Our highly automated Customer Fulfilment Centres are incredibly fast-paced and utilise groundbreaking technology. The Dordon CFC, a £200 million facility, is the world’s largest, most productive, and sophisticated grocery fulfilment centre of its kind. Thousands of orders are dispatched daily from our state‑of‑the‑art Customer Fulfilment Centres. About the role: We are hiring for an experienced, hands‑on Maintenance Technician to join our Engineering Operations team based at CFC Dordon. Undertaking of day to day reactive and planned engineering maintenance activities and improvement works at the CFC. Working closely with Inbound, Outbound and other support teams to optimise availability and performance of the facility, and its MHE automation. You will work the day shifts – 4 days per week to support continuous operations, benefiting from a competitive salary and benefits.
Key Responsibilities: Carry out planned maintenance across the site in an accurate and timely and safe manner. Keep records of work activities, tasks carried out, parts used through stores, training etc. Work closely with other departments finding ways to increase machine reliability on existing and new equipment. Diagnose equipment breakdowns and action repairs where possible. Reporting and monitoring of data for automation and maintenance activities.
Key Skills & Experience: Mechanical experience, preferably within an FMCG environment A natural problem solver, experienced in working with controls, analysing faults and providing solutions Good technical ability relating to automation hardware and software, ideally with some experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance Some working knowledge of automated warehouses and their technical components. Have an eye for detail; good problem solving ability and a practical approach. Good communicator with the ability to analyse and impart knowledge. Respond to tote jams on the conveyor systems. Use computerised systems to complete jam reports and to complete maintenance logs, therefore basic computer literacy is essential
What you can expect to receive in return – At Ocado we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, so you’ll find a safe and collaborative atmosphere that is as fresh as our produce as well as an award winning recognition programme and benefits package that includes a healthy work‑life balance, extensive healthcare coverage, competitive salaries, and exclusive employee discounts. Clear progression paths available at all levels within our team. We’ve seen many individuals successfully advance from technical assistant to technician, then to engineer, and ultimately into management roles. Join Ocado Logistics today and become a part of a culture that wholeheartedly values and supports your well‑being throughout every stage of your career.
Important Note: You must have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
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