Maintenance Area Manager

Amazon; Churchover CP; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm is seeking a Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager in Churchover, England. In this role, you'll lead a team of expert technicians to ensure equipment reliability and site safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have experience in maintenance and engineering, along with strong leadership skills. This position offers an opportunity to drive operational efficiency and enhance team development. Competitive salary and supportive work environment are part of the package.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a maintenance team within an industrial environment.
• Experience managing an engineering team.
• Proficiency in English and local language.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues in site compliance with safety policies.
• Implement network standards and plan maintenance.
• Lead and mentor the team for performance and development.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Technical proficiency

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Engineering

UK Higher National Diploma

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

Data analysis tools

Job description

Description

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

• This position will be in a nearby site
• 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 or RME team keep 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.

Basic 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 and upper intermediate proficiency in local language

Preferred Qualifications

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

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