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Automation Shift Engineer

GXO Logistics • Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

2 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

GXO Logistics is hiring a Automation Shift Engineer in Skelmersdale, a full-time engineering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. GXO Logistics holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Are you an experienced Automation Engineer? Do you have high bay automated storage and retrieval system experience? Want a position where you can apply and expand your knowledge? Here at GXO, we are looking for a Automation Shift Engineer to join our team at our prestigious, Kraft Heinz site in Wigan . This is a state-of-the-art automated facility which includes: Conveyors, Rail mounted cranes, Pallet wrapping and label machinery, Automated layer picker, Barcode scanner and PLC’s. This automate…

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Employer: GXO Logistics — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £48,000 median across 1,247 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live engineering role in Skelmersdale — browse them
Posted: 2 September 2026
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