Maintenance Engineering Technician, Reliability Maintenance Engineering

Amazon; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Technician for the Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team. This on-site role maintains a wide range of equipment and upholds health and safety compliance to minimise downtime.

You will perform proactive and preventative maintenance, diagnose faults on site equipment (including robotics), and contribute to continuous improvement while supporting apprentices and working across EU sites.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics.
• Completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and preventive maintenance on site equipment.
• Reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in live distribution environments including robotics.
• Use diagnostic tools to maximise equipment effectiveness.
• Uphold health and safety policies and practices.
• Support on-site apprentices and drive continuous improvement across EU sites.

Skills

Fault finding

Conveyor maintenance

Electrical/mechanical

Flexible schedule

Safety compliance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

4-year UK apprenticeship

Tools

MHE/Automation diagnostics

Drawing interpretation

Robotics operation (preferred)

Job description

Maintenance Engineering Technician, Reliability Maintenance Engineering

Job ID: 10491412 | 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 too.

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 including Amazon robotics maintenance.
• 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 to our sites’ equipment to make sure it’s working safely. As an RME Technician, you’ll also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigating, finding, and implementing solutions as quickly as possible. You’ll also make suggestions for long-term improvements.

Working alongside senior colleagues, you’ll undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks and will liaise with contractors if you need external expertise. You’ll work on a range of shifts to make sure our sites are supported around the clock – allowing Amazon to deliver at the speed we’re known for.

Basic Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 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
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing
• Multi skilled in electrical and/or mechanical disciplines.
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Experience fault finding within MHE (Material Handling Equipment)/Automation systems. Experience in interpreting both mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience of conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Mechnical or Electrical
• Experience with robotic operation and maintenance
• Experience in condition-based monitoring

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