Facility Maintenance Area Manager

Amazon; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company based in Leeds is hiring a Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager. In this role, you'll lead a team of technicians to enhance equipment reliability, ensuring compliance with safety standards and developing operational plans. The ideal candidate has experience in maintenance within an industrial setting, strong leadership skills, and excellent English communication abilities. This full-time position offers opportunities for progression within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as part of a maintenance team in an industrial or production environment.
• Experience managing people in an engineering team.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues in compliance with safety policies.
• Implement EU network standards for preventative maintenance.
• Lead and mentor a team to develop their careers.

Skills

Customer Service

Equipment Maintenance

HVAC

Electrical Systems

Safety Procedures

Education

Degree in Engineering

UK HND or HNC

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Job description

Overview

At Amazon we have hundreds of facilities across Europe. They’re not just workplaces they’re our hubs where teams meet and collaborate to make sure we’re always delivering the best we can for our customers. As a Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Area Manager you’ll bring together the elements that make our working environment as supportive and efficient as possible. Your focus will be to lead and mentor a team of expert technicians dedicated to equipment reliability.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Support colleagues in site compliance with safety policies and procedures
• Implement EU network standards plan preventative maintenance and ensure technical availability
• Collaborate with colleagues to collect and analyse data to improve processes
• Deliver and support both site-based and network-level projects
• Lead support and mentor your team to develop their career

A Day in the Life

You’ll be based at one of our operational sites which allows you to give practical guidance to your team and get a clear vision of what’s happening at your site. This involves collecting data and solving problems in a fast‑paced environment. You’ll also have a chance to create an operational plan to make the site more productive and efficient. That will involve setting up new projects that improve everything from operational processes to equipment maintenance. After safety, the most important part of the role is leading your team and managing their performance and development, including organising additional training.

About the Team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (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 some of which only exists at Amazon. From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical side. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant so everyone is safe and our sites are operating at maximum efficiency. There are lots of opportunities for progression both within the RME team and more widely across Amazon. Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon’s crucial operations sites so customers get their orders on time. We often work during early or late hours to carry out maintenance with minimal disruption, including night shifts. If we spot a better way to do something we have the skills and the opportunity to develop and introduce completely new processes or advanced tech like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as part of a maintenance team in an industrial or production environment that handles a variety of complex business processes
• Relevant experience in managing people in an engineering team
• Relevant experience in liaising and managing relationships between a variety of stakeholders including third‑party vendors
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English

Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above we’d love to hear from you.

• A degree in Engineering or another technical field
• A UK Higher National Diploma (HND), Higher National Certificate (HNC), BTEC National Diploma (OND), Ieng, CEng or ILM L4
• Experience of working with statutory regulations such as compliance checks and machine safety protocols
• Experience in automated equipment including packaging machinery, sortation and conveyor systems
• Experience of using data analysis tools and PLC‑based control systems
• Experience with project management or Kaizen Lean Six Sigma processes
• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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

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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Job Details

Employment Type: Full‑Time
Experience: 0+ years
Vacancy: 1

Key Skills

Customer Service, Facility, Hand Tools, Equipment Maintenance, HVAC, CMMS, OSHA, Electrical Systems, Safety Procedures, Chillers, Mechanical Equipment, Boilers, Maintenance Tasks, Snow Removal, Air Compressors