# Maintenance Assistant

**Company**: NEXT
**Location**: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £14.39 per hour
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Maintenance Assistant at NEXT, you will play a key part in keeping our fast-paced warehouse running smoothly.

Working in our DVB warehouse with leading technologies in warehousing and logistics, you will work alongside a team of apprentice-trained engineers, maintaining state-of-the-art systems to ensure a smooth flow through the Warehouse.

The position is a 42-hour average working 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends.

You will make a real difference by preventing disruptions and keeping our site safe, efficient, and productive.

### Responsibilities:

- Clear mechanical blockages and conveyor jams quickly and safely to keep the warehouse moving.

- Clean and look after all automated equipment following approved methods.

- Carry out routine maintenance checks on ancillary equipment and closely monitor system performance.

- Work hand-in-hand with Maintenance Engineers and Site Maintenance Managers to tackle repairs and fix unexpected breakdowns.

- Fill out everyday maintenance paperwork accurately and hand it over to the Site Maintenance Engineer.

- Follow all health and safety guidelines at all times, making full use of the correct PPE provided for every task.

### Requirements:

- A natural ability to organise your day, take ownership of tasks, and focus on what needs doing first in a busy environment.

- A true team-player attitude, with a flexible approach to working an average 42-hour week across 12-hour day and night shifts, including weekends.

- Clear and effective communication skills, making it easy to work well with colleagues at all levels and follow operational instructions carefully.

- Comfortable using computers and ready to learn new technical processes.

- Great problem-solving skills and a practical approach to troubleshooting.

- Previous experience in an automated warehouse environment is a great bonus, though not essential.

### Benefits:

- Sharesave scheme

- 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap, and Victoria's Secret products

- Generous bonus scheme for many roles

- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices

- Access to fantastic discounts at Staff Shops

- Free on-site parking

- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty

- Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through the online benefits platform

- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance financial wellbeing

- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification

- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other

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## Skills

### Required
- mechanical maintenance
- problem-solving
- communication
- teamwork
- health and safety

### Nice to have
- automated warehouse experience

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