Senior RME Technician, DSA6 RME Team

Job ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Job summary

Amazon Operations sits at the heart of the Amazon customer experience. We look after everything from the moment a customer clicks buy, to the moment their item is delivered - from desktop to doorstep. Across Europe we have more than 50 Fulfillment Centers, hundreds of Delivery Stations, thousands of machines, and tens of thousands of employees, all working together in harmony to make sure the right item gets delivered to the right person, in the right place, at the right time.

Purpose of the job

We are looking for motivated, customer focused people who want to join our team as a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician. The focus of the Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician role is to ensure safety regulations and policies are adhered to, to ensure preventative maintenance is conducted on time to a high standard and to provide high levels of equipment availability through continuous improvement.

Key job responsibilities

• Demonstrate best practice on using equipment safely and monitor teams to ensure everyone follows the correct processes
• Keep track of equipment performance through visual checks, condition based monitoring, and preventative maintenance tasks and schedule additional servicing when required
• Supervise technicians on shift to support their development and act as the first point of contact for Reliability Maintenance Engineers
• Solve issues in equipment to reduce downtime for operations so they can process packages as quickly as possible
• Support in finding ways to continually improve systems and standardise processes across the EU network

A day in the life

In every shift, you'll be leading a team to make sure everyone has the equipment they need and that it's running properly. That involves monitoring processes so that regulations and policies are followed and ensuring that preventative maintenance is carried out to increase equipment uptime. With everything you observe on your shifts, you'll suggest improvements to make our systems more efficient and productive and then implement those improvements across an EU wide function. You'll also be monitoring processes with tools like SCADA to guarantee their performance, as well as working closely with your line manager to assist with admin tasks. This role is located at one of our operational sites. You'll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights.

Basic Qualifications

• High school or equivalent diploma
• NVQ Level 3 / SVQ Level 3 / IVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds Level 3 / EAL Level 3 all specialized in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics
• 4 years UK certified apprenticeship
• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4 year UK certified apprenticeship
• SVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4 year UK certified apprenticeship
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Experience in automated conveyor systems and controls, electrical and electronic principles, preventative maintenance procedures, blueprint and schematic reading, industrial electrical, industrial controls, industrial electronics, Programmable Logic Control (PLC) programs, National Electrical Code (NEC), work order management
• Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Mechatronics or a related technical field
• Experience in vendor management
• Experience with robotic maintenance
• Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead
• Experience working with material handling equipment (MHE) safety standards in accordance with OEM requirements

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.