Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Job ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd.

The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon is fundamental to our operations - they're the ones keeping vital machinery running at all times. As an RME Technician, you'll maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices.

You'll help to keep your colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime. Our RME Technicians boost the availability and quality of our equipment and work to enhance the operational environment too.

Key job responsibilities

• Proactive and preventative maintenance tasks on a wide range of site equipment
• Carry out reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse
• Use the latest tools to maximise equipment effectiveness
• Uphold all health and safety policies and practices
• Support the development and progression of on site apprentices
• Work on continuous improvement projects and roll out best practices across a range of EU sites

A day in the life

Our RME Technicians are based on site, so they can respond quickly to any machinery issues. You'll carry out a range of planned preventive maintenance to our sites' equipment to make sure it's working safely. You'll also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigate, find, and implement solutions as quickly as possible, and suggest long term improvements.

Working alongside senior colleagues, you'll undertake day to day maintenance tasks and will liaise with contractors if you need external expertise. You'll work a range of shifts to be supported around the clock.

About the team

Our RME team keeps our equipment performing at its best. We're a technically minded team, made up of excellent team players and guided by experienced leaders. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment across our global network of fulfilment centres. Some of our people are leaders, who oversee the team as they work on exciting technology.

From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, we handle most aspects of Amazon's technical side. We keep buildings legally compliant, ensuring safety and maximum efficiency, and we offer opportunities for progression within the RME team and across Amazon.

Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime so customers receive orders on time. We often work early, late, or night shifts to minimise disruption. If we spot a better way to do something, we develop and introduce new processes or cutting edge tech like Amazon Robotics and Complex Item Sorter.

Basic Qualifications

• Served a full Engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject
• Relevant experience as a qualified engineer
• Relevant experience working in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in condition based monitoring
• Experience working with print and apply machines
• Experience in fault finding and maintaining conveyor or automation systems

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diverse applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.