automation engineer Work, Jobs in thurrock, ess (with Salaries)

Maintenance Engineer - Field Based
CHEP —Thurrock
- £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- In-person
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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- £40,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- SQL
- JavaScript
- Software development
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Fitch Group | AI and Agentic Senior Collaboration Engineer - Warsaw, Poland
Fitch Group —Warszawa, mazowieckie
- Hybrid work
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- £45,000 - £50,000 a month
- Remote
- Software development
- APIs
- HTML
Systems Engineer – Windows
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- £150,000 - £250,000 a year
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Ball Corporation —Tonbridge
- Rotating shift
- English
- Scripting
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Site Reliability Engineer (EU/UK Based - Remote)
Duvo Inc —London
- £110,000 - £250,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- System design
- APIs
- AI
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Normal Computing Corporation —London
- £185,000 - £250,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Scripting
DevOps Engineer - Remote in Europe
Opply —London
- £50,000 - £80,000 a year
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- Computer Science
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- Full-time
- Hybrid work
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- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer Science
- SQL
Process Automation Engineer (12 month FTC)
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- £55,000 - £65,000 a year
- PMP
- Project management
- No degree
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Junior Technical Operations Engineer
Hozah —Croydon
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Windows
- APIs
- In-person
- Work from home
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Senior Security Engineer, Amazon Security Automation
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- Full-time
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Cloud Engineer
HeadFirst B.V. —London
- £4,250 - £6,250 a month
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- Windows
- AWS
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Fullstack Engineer
Lightning AI —London
- £120,000 - £250,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- APIs
- Python
- Annual leave
Shift Maintenance Engineer
UPS —Stanford-le-Hope
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
Staff Data Scientist - Fraud
Wise Australia Investments —London
- £115,000 - £150,000 a year
- Machine learning

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Maintenance Engineer - Field Based

CHEP -
Thurrock

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Job details

Full-time
£55,000 a year
14 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Company pension
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
On-site parking

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Maintenance
CMMS
Programmable logic controllers
NVQ
Root cause analysis
Mechanical knowledge

Full job description

Maintenance Engineer (Field Based) – Thurrock & Surrounding Sites
Salary: £55,000 + annual bonus (typically 10% of base salary)
Hours: Monday–Friday 37.5 hours a week (typically 8:00–16:00, with flexibility for occasional call‑outs)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Base Location: Thurrock

Why join CHEP?

CHEP is recognised as one of the Top 17 Global Employers, offering exceptional development opportunities, strong values, and a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work.

Your benefits include:

Annual bonus (typically 10% of base salary)
25 days holiday + bank holidays (option to buy/sell days)
Company van for travel between sites
Enhanced pension (you 5%, CHEP 7.5%)
Share scheme (matched 1:1 after 1 year)
Single private healthcare cover
Life assurance, employee assistance & wellbeing apps
Everyday retail discounts platform
Volunteer day
Free on‑site parking

About the role

We’re looking for a Multi‑Skilled Engineer with an electrical bias to support several CHEP service centres across the Thurrock region. You’ll be responsible for maintaining, fault‑finding, and improving automated equipment across multiple sites, ensuring high levels of safety, reliability, and operational performance.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, autonomy, and the chance to make a real impact across multiple operations.

What you’ll do

Deliver proactive and reactive maintenance across multiple CHEP facilities
Diagnose faults and conduct detailed root cause analysis
Drive continuous improvement across equipment and maintenance processes
Support site reliability initiatives: identify failure modes, analyse trends, and implement corrective actions
Assist with project work, upgrades, and change initiatives
Use CMMS to log, track, and manage maintenance activities
Supervise contractors and issue work permits
Ensure all work is completed safely and in line with regulations and CHEP standards

What we need from you

Strong electrical bias with relevant electrical qualifications
Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance
Multi‑skilled capability across electrical and mechanical disciplines
Experience in fast‑paced, safety‑critical or automated environments
Confident fault‑finding skills (electrical, mechanical, PLC)
Ability to read engineering drawings and use workshop tools
Experience with automation, PLCs, robotics, or similar technologies (highly desirable)
A proactive, safety‑focused mindset and the ability to work independently across multiple sites
Full UK driving licence

Application question(s):

What is your notice period?
CHEP Brambles have a zero tolerance with regards to drugs and alcohol to protect against employees being impaired whilst carrying out work in order to comply with our obligations to provide a safe and suitable working environment for all. If employed with CHEP, you will be tested for drugs and alcohol in line with out policy. Please can you confirm you are happy with this.
Before interview, you will be required to provide copies of your Engineering Certificates, do you have copies of these?

Work Location: In person

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