Sort Maintenance Engineer
Job Description
Job title: Sort Maintenance Engineer
Company: DHL
Job description: What makes DHL great?Our People! We know each employee’s individual contributions make us the #1 Express Delivery and Logistics Company in the world.
Distinguished as No. 1 World’s Best Workplace™ by Great Place to Work and Fortune Magazine.
Start YOUR career with DHL today…
Hours: 4 on 4 off, 5 on 5 off, rotating days and nights. 06:00 – 18:00 / 18:00 – 06:00
Location: DHL Aviation at East Midlands Airport
Grade: LP
Department: Sort Maintenance
DHL is the most international company in the world with a global network in over 220 countries and territories across the globe, and a workforce exceeding 500,000 employees serving 2.8 million customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse workforce, as demonstrated through our initiatives such as DHL4All.
As DHL continues to grow, we’ve an excellent variety of employee benefits available! These include:
- Competitive salary, including unsociable hours shift allowance
- Annual bonus up to 5% (depending on company performance)
- Free onsite parking
- My DHL Rewards (discount, saving, cash back at over 3000 retailers)
- Pension Scheme with up to 6% company contribution
- DHL Share Purchase Plan (after 3 months)
- Private Medical Scheme (after 12 months)
- Access to Occupational Health
- Enhanced Maternity pay (after 12 months)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- CIS Induction – a week’s all expenses paid induction to our Company Values!
- HealthyMinds – Employee Assistance Programme
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Sort Maintenance team as a Maintenance Engineer!
Key responsibilities:
- Adhere to and improve all safe operating procedures including LOTOTO, risk assessment and safe systems of work.
- Responsible for asset performance, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- Proactively execute reactive and planned maintenance tasks.
- Ensure that the CMMS is updated to ensure KPI’s can be reported.
- Ensure continuous improvement is at the heart of everything you do.
- Participate in root cause analysis, ensuring all lessons are learned from unplanned breakdowns.
- Take responsibility for your own development and coach/mentor others.
All employees are responsible for the health and safety of themselves and also those affected by their activities.
You must conduct yourself in an orderly manner within the workplace, ensuring that correct uniform and PPE is worn.
You’ll bring to this role:
- A minimum level 3 apprenticeship, electrically biased, preferably multi-skilled.
- Experience with freight sortation equipment preferable but not essential.
- A safety first attitude.
- Experience working with Siemens PLC, HMI & SCADA systems.
- A good working knowledge of health and safety systems, LOTOTO, SSOW, RAMS etc.
- Computer literature.
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
Applications:To apply for the position, please submit your CV detailing your full and complete 5 year history including employment, education and any gaps of unemployment longer than 28 days. Please note, if you are an internal applicant you are required to let your manager/supervisor know that you are applying for a new position.
Closing date: 12th March
Our recruitment process at DHL Aviation
From a candidate who has identified an exciting opportunity to join us and make a real difference, to becoming an established team member connecting people and improving lives, we want to ensure your journey is as smooth and enjoyable as possible. We ask competency-based interview questions to keep our recruitment processes fair and consistent, so please be ready to share your experiences and achievements with us! We also understand recruitment is a two-way process, so we’d ask that you share any feedback and ask questions along the way to ensure we are the right fit for you.
Next steps:Once you have applied for a role, an email confirmation will be sent to you to let you know we have received your application. A member of our HR Recruitment team will then be in touch with the outcome of your application, which may include a short pre-screening conversation. If you have any queries regarding the recruitment process or for more information on our roles, please contact us via
Please note:Due to the nature of our business we are regulated by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), therefore it is compulsory for all applicants to provide a full 5 year employment history. In addition to this, we are required to carry out a Criminal Record check.
Expected salary:
Location: Derby
