Engineer

About us

Ocado Logistics is the beating heart of our UK business, comprising a network of cutting-edge warehouses, spokes, and offices across the country. Our customer-centric approach is fueled by a passionate team dedicated to delivering an exceptional shopping experience. With a focus on our people, we drive business results and maximise the value of our employees. At Ocado Logistics, we prioritise meeting the needs and fostering the spirit of our workforce.

Our Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (Ocado CFC2) is around 350,000 square feet and boasts world leading technology. At full capacity we will fulfil between 190,000 - 200,000 customer orders a week from this one site alone, which requires 24/7 operation and a dedicated team of Engineers and Technicians.

About the role

We have an opportunity for an experienced Engineer to join our team at Ocado's automated Customer Fulfilment Centre in Dordon. You will be taking responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance of our automated warehouse, reacting quickly to MHE breakdowns; locating faults, analysing issues and resolving them in a timely manner. Using your engineering skills, you will creatively find ways of increasing machine reliability and solve problems along with actioning repairs. Working closely with manufacturers, suppliers and internal departments, you will find ways to improve processes and increase machine reliability and performance. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in exciting projects across the business.

Hours: Permanent - 42 Hours per week

Shift: 12 hour shift with an average of 42 hours per week and 264 hrs holiday equating to 22 days. This will involve working weekdays and every other weekend both days and nights.

Rewards Package: Enjoy a compensation package that includes; Salary, Free Shares, and Life Assurance benefits.

About you

You will ideally have a strong electrical and/or mechanical experience, preferably within an FMCG environment with a formal qualification in an electrical or mechanical field (apprentice served, NVQ, HNC or equivalent). Good technical ability relating to automation hardware and software is required with some experience of both reactive and preventative maintenance. Problem solving skills and the ability to analyse and impart knowledge is essential.

Full training to complete the Engineer role over 7 weeks will be given but experience of working within an automated warehouse / logistics environment would be desirable.

What we offer you

Private healthcare; Car salary sacrifice and Cycle to Work schemes; Company shop offering discounts of up to 70% on groceries from leading brands and major retailers; Exclusive travel, retail and leisure discounts nationwide ; 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete) ; Enhanced Pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 7% of salary; Employee Assistance Programme

We're in it together, we are proud of what we do, we can be even better.

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, or disability or union membership status.