HarperCollins Publishers UK
Facilities Maintenance Engineer
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Application Deadline: 9 August 2026
Department: Supply Chain
Location: Glasgow
Description
To work in conjunction with the Site Services Technical Manager and wider M&E team to ensure the availability of machinery and equipment throughout the site, play a pivotal role in monitoring, maintenance, improvement and control of our production, automation and plant operations. Carrying out regular compliance PPM tasks and general reactive maintenance works. Full training on brand-new state of the art high-speed packaging equipment will be provided in a purpose built and new facility.
This role is for a rolling shift engineer position covering early and backshifts depending on operational demands. Early (6am to 2pm) - Back (2pm to 10pm) Monday to Friday. The role is included in an on-call rota with associated on call and overtime payments to provide out of hours site coverage.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance to maintain distribution centre machinery – sorters, conveyor systems, packing machines, balers, etc.
- Carry out PPMs on machinery within timescales using the CMMs / CAFM system to record maintenance tasks and requirements
- Support the Site Services team to deliver maintenance and work packages outside of core skill set
- Maintain high standards of work and engineering good practice
- Adhere to onsite Health and Safety processes, Safe Systems of Work and ensure thorough handovers, asset reporting and feedback
- Review processes and make recommendations for continued improvement to distribution centre machinery and site plant and equipment
- Electrical system and safe isolation compliance
- 18th Edition compliance
- Adhere to ISO standards
- Maintain good working relationships with onsite contractors and third-party support
- Continued personal development
- Good communication with team members, team leaders and management
- Collaborate with and take responsibility of projects assigned by the Technical Manager
- Can read and interpret technical electrical drawings
- Ability to work overtime when required and participate in an emergency ‘out of hours’ service as required, including carrying out other multi skilled trades work where necessary
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- 18th Edition wiring regulations
- NVQ Level 3 in engineering or related field
- Electrical/mechanical engineer with a strong technical knowledge in relevant fields
- BTEC/HNC/HND/C&G or degree in engineering or related field
- Prior experience in working in a similar role
- Previous experience as a multi skilled engineer
- Experience in maintaining and repairing
- Automated machinery and production equipment
- Experience with BMS systems
- Ability to build strong relationships
- Ability to troubleshoot
- Ability to quickly recognise where issues need to be escalated
- Excellent communication skills
- Proactive attitude
- Willing to learn and adapt to role requirements
- Friendly, personable and knowledgeable
- Good attention to detail
- Completes tasks with a sense of urgency and quality
- Solutions based mentality
- Flexibility
- Team player
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