Maintenance Technician, RME

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join their Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining critical machinery, ensuring high operational standards, and enhancing safety protocols. You will engage in both preventative and reactive maintenance, working closely with a talented team to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic environment, where your contributions will directly impact operational efficiency and safety. If you're ready to take on a challenging role in a fast-paced setting, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in engineering.
• Experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and reactive maintenance on site equipment.
• Support apprentices and work on continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Mechanical Maintenance

Electrical Maintenance

Fault Diagnosis

Health and Safety Compliance

Preventative Maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

City & Guilds Level 3

Tools

Automated Packaging Systems

Conveyor Systems

Job description

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Maintenance Technician, RME, Milton Keynes

Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location:

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

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
• 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 like painting and plumbing and will liaise with contractors if you need external expertise. You’ll work on a range of shifts to support our sites around the clock – enabling Amazon to deliver at the speed we’re known for.

About the team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps our equipment performing at its best. We are a technically skilled team, guided by experienced leaders, working together to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment across Amazon’s global fulfillment centers. Our team handles installing automated packaging systems, general maintenance, and repairing key distribution equipment, ensuring safety and maximum efficiency. There are opportunities for progression within the RME team and across Amazon.

Our focus is on reducing downtime in Amazon’s operations, ensuring timely deliveries. We often work during early or late hours, including night shifts, to perform maintenance with minimal disruption. We are also involved in developing and implementing new processes and cutting-edge technologies like Amazon Robotics and the Complex Item Sorter.

Basic Qualifications

• Served a full engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject (City & Guilds Level 3, SVQ/IVQ)
• Relevant experience as a qualified engineer
• Experience working in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for this position. If you meet the basic qualifications, we’d love to hear from you.

• Apprentice Trained, HNC, HND, BSc, BEng
• Experience in condition-based monitoring
• Experience working with print and apply machines
• Experience in fault-finding and maintaining conveyor or automation systems