Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, BHX2 RME Team

Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, BHX2 RME Team

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.

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 preventative maintenance on our sites' equipment to make sure it's working safely, and respond promptly to breakdowns, investigating, finding, and implementing solutions as quickly as possible. You'll also make suggestions for long term improvements, work alongside senior colleagues, liaise with contractors when needed, and operate across a range of shifts to support 24/7 site operations.

About the Team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering team keeps our equipment performing at its best. We're a technically minded team of excellent players guided by experienced leaders. We maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment across Amazon's global network of fulfilment centres, install automated packaging systems, oversee general maintenance, repair key distribution equipment, and keep buildings legally compliant. Our work focuses on reducing downtime so customers receive their orders on time, and we have opportunities for progression both within the RME team and across Amazon.

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

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