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As a market leader in supply chain management for fashion and lifestyle brands, we keep the show running behind the scenes - from moving boxes to moving data, from pack & ship to IT and HR.\nBut we’re not just logistics experts. We’re The Backstage Crew - a tight-knit team of 6,500+ people who make fashion and lifestyle brands shine by doing the work that matters most, out of the spotlight but never out of impact.\nWhether you're on the warehouse floor or behind a screen, you’ll find:\nStrong connections with colleagues who support and celebrate you.\n\nFast growth in a company that’s expanding across Europe, the US, and Asia.\n\nHigh energy in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same.\n\nGuided freedom to take initiative, solve problems your way, and grow your career.\n\nWe believe in entrepreneurship, expertise, excellence, andengagement - and we live these values every day. From repairing returned goods to reducing waste, we help brands extend product lifecycles with sustainability in mind.\nSo if you’re ready to roll out the red carpet for our clients - and for each other - we’ve got a spot for you.\nBehind the scenes is where the real excitement begins. Ready to join us?\nThis is a permanent, full-time opportunity working Monday to Friday within day hours, offering a salary up to £60,000.00 plus a car allowance, based on your skills and experience.\nTasks and responsibilities:\nResponsible for the technical & maintenance strategy implementation for an automation cluster of fulfilment centres, ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective automation performance that supports business targets.\nStrategy & Budgeting\n\nSupport maintenance managers in drawing up budgets for regions and sites. Challenge them to stay within these budgets, with a variance of +/- 3%.Define asset life-cycle strategy and long-term replacement plan in line with ROI hurdles.\nGovernance & Compliance\n\nImplement corporate maintenance standards, statutory inspection regimes, and ISO-55000 asset-management principles across all sites. Conduct periodic site audits; close actions within 30 days. Establish and develop a technical community with the aim of aligning practices and methodologies, as well as sharing best maintenance practices (1 meeting/month).\nPerformance Management\n\nDefine the maintenance KPI’s to be monitored. Consolidate and validate KPI pack with maintenance coordinators (uptime, cost/throughput, energy, safety).Benchmark sites and drive cross-site Kaizen projects to deliver ≥ 10 % YoY downtime reduction.\nPeople & Capability\n\nSet competency frameworks; mentor Coordinators technical support; develop talent pipeline. Develop staff through technical training modules (continuing education, SOPs, etc.) Manage the monitoring of certifications and accreditations for technical services personnel. Lead crisis response for critical incidents (24/7 on-call escalation tier where necessary).\nVendor & Contract Management\n\nCollect and validate support service contracts. Monitor performance during contract review meetings.\nInnovation & Continuous Improvement\n\nPilot new technologies (condition-based monitoring, AGV/AMR, Pick-Robots) and scale proven solutions. Interface with central engineering, IT and data-science teams on automation upgrades. Approve proposals for technical improvements and developments for sites in their region or area of responsibility and ensure that all parameters are taken into account in the adaptations (safety, documentation, maintenance plan, information feedback for dashboards, etc.).Drive best practice sharing amongst sites but also clusters.\nStakeholder Management\n\nPresent technical roadmap Head of Technical & Maintenance; align with supply-chain, finance and safety stakeholders.\nProject Management\n\nBe a key player in the management of automation projects, both in the engineering phase and in the installation monitoring phase, from FAT to SAT and operational testing. Establish requirements for support contracts and spare parts. Negotiate contracts and monitor orders.\nProfile:\nDegree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering (Robotics is a plus)\n\n8+ years’ experience in automated warehousing or high-volume environments\n\nMulti-site leadership experience\n\nProven experience with budgets and capital projects\n\nStrong troubleshooting and system support skills (automation)\n\nExperience with CMMS and data/BI tools\n\nLean / Six Sigma knowledge preferred\n\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills\n\nHands-on, analytical, and solution-driven mindset\n\nFlexible and able to support during project phases\n\nWhat do we offer?\nOur Backstage Crew is at the heart of everything we do, driving success for our clients, our brands and each other. That's why we offer a range of benefits including:\n33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays, with additional annual leave awarded after 5 and 10 years' service\n\nEnhanced pension contributions\n\nLife assurance\n\nMedicash healthcare plan\n\nRetail and lifestyle discounts through our Benefits Platform\n\nHealth and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Occupational Health and Wellbeing Hub\n\nSocial events throughout the year\n\nExclusive client discounts\n\nPrivate Medical Insurance\n\nAdditional information:\nWe are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organization where we are committed to employee development and recognizing the successes of our teams. We are proud of our accreditations including Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire and we are Disability Confident Committed as part of the Disability Confident Scheme and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.\nIf you wish to know more about the role or discuss accommodations within the recruitment and selection process, please contact: \nAt Bleckmann, we are guided by our values: We take a parachute and jump (Entrepreneurship), we unpack our knowledge (Expertise), we raise the bar with every box (Excellence), and we spark energy that connects (Engagement).","description_format":"text","description_chars":6109,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Lifestyle","Transportation & Logistics","Logistics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T09:40:38Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":31,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.685,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":34,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-05T05:45:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":79402,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/bleckmann-regional-technical-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/bleckmann-regional-technical-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-06T03:14:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4784,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":216,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2137303},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2137303"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbleckmann-regional-technical-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbleckmann-regional-technical-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbleckmann-regional-technical-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/bleckmann-regional-technical-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbleckmann-regional-technical-manager"}]}