Maintenance Area Manager, Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering - IntlRME

Amazon Inc.; Conservatória; On-site; BRL 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. seeks a Maintenance Area Manager to lead Reliability Maintenance Engineering across Brazil. You will mentor vendors, drive safety programs, and ensure optimal equipment availability by overseeing preventive and corrective maintenance.

The role requires strong leadership and hands-on collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will coordinate training, manage shifts, and support site safety and leadership while aligning with global maintenance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical or engineering field.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with automated packaging machinery, sortation and conveyor systems.
• Experience working with health and safety standards and regulations.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading, writing).
• Experience in engineering including supervisory role managing people.

Responsibilities

• Manage, support and mentor the team and the vendors, ensuring they are working in a safe, standard and efficient manner.
• Work with the team and the wider network to harness the technical expertise available and build solutions.
• Support the Reliability Engineering Manager as they work with the Site Safety department & Site Leadership to implement, record and audit safety and statutory compliance programs to implement network standards and focus on preventative maintenance to provide a high level of equipment availability to our internal customers.
• Ensure sufficient technical coverage is available for the shifts they own by organizing and directing the training program for the team of vendors.
• Organize local projects or support BR level projects as assigned by the manager.
• Be prepared to work on shift to maintain a strong connection to the team and daily work.

Skills

Mechanical and electrical systems

Automated equipment knowledge

Health and safety standards

MS Office proficiency

English fluency

Engineering supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical/engineering field

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

CMMS (Maintenance Management)

PLC controls knowledge

Kaizen/CI tools

Job description

Maintenance Area Manager, Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering - IntlRME

We are looking for motivated, customer-focused people who want to join our team as a Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager. They maintain the focus on safety by training, developing and coaching their vendors. They deliver a high level of equipment availability by ensuring all preventative and corrective maintenance is conducted and internal processes and procedures are followed.

Join us in the Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering team. We maintain and optimize technologies in the Global Amazon Warehouse & Delivery Network.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage, support and mentor the team and the vendors, ensuring they are working in a safe, standard and efficient manner.
• Work with the team and the wider network to harness the technical expertise available and build solutions.
• Support the Reliability Engineering Manager as they work with the Site Safety department & Site Leadership to implement, record and audit safety and statutory compliance programs to Implement network standards and focus on preventative maintenance to provide a high level of equipment availability to our internal customers.
• Ensure sufficient technical coverage is available for the shifts they own by organizing and directing the training program for the team of vendors.
• Organize local projects or support BR level projects as assigned by the manager.
• Be prepared to work on shift to maintain a strong connection to the team and daily work.

About the team

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 Brazil we have several Fulfillment Centers and Delivery Stations, thousands of machines, and 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.

Working in Amazon Operations is for people who like to be active and give their all. We work in a busy, dynamic environment and are part of a bigger team delivering on the expectations of millions of customers every single day.

We are open, inclusive and welcome individuality and diversity. The culture in our Operation is built on the way teams bond and the work ethic that enables our business run like clockwork. Our teams take pride in a job well done, looking out for one another, ensuring the highest safety standards and playing their part in delivering the quality service Amazon is known for around the world.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in a technical or engineering related field, such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, etc.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience of automated equipment including packaging machinery, sortation and conveyor systems
• Experience working to appropriate health & safety standards and regulations
• Experience in computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
• Experience in engineering including a supervisory role managing people

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
• Experience in PLC based controls design, development, implementation and support
• Experience with project management
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System programs
• Experience with Kaizen and Continuous Improvement Process

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.