Maintenance Technician

Amazon; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Bedford is seeking a motivated technician to join their Reliability Maintenance Engineering team. The role focuses on proactive and preventative maintenance of site equipment, ensuring safety and efficiency in operations. Candidates should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance. This position requires flexibility for shifts, including nights and weekends, and supports a diverse workforce committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• Qualified engineer with relevant mechanical/electrical maintenance experience.
• Advanced proficiency in English, both verbal and written.
• Experience with condition-based monitoring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Execute reactive repairs and conduct fault diagnosis.
• Support the development of on-site apprentices.
• Engage in continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Proactive maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Health and safety compliance

Equipment effectiveness

Education

Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

Maintenance tools

Job description

Job ID: 3164437 | Amazon UK Services Ltd. Join us in the Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering team. We maintain and optimize technologies in the Global Amazon Warehouse & Delivery Network. We are looking for a motivated technician who enjoys working in a team. The job is about maintaining our equipment in a safe way to a high standard. Focusing on planned preventative maintenance you will engage in mitigation of risks by proactively addressing and resolving issues. Raising the availability and quality of the equipment is the daily job. Our technicians focus in on our operational team, their customers, with support from the team and their leaders.

Shift Pattern: This role includes working in non-traditional shift pattern, which may include nights and weekends.

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 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

• Served a full Engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject
• Relevant experience as a qualified engineer
• Relevant experience working in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in condition-based monitoring
• Experience working with print and apply machines
• Experience in fault-finding and maintaining conveyor or automation systems

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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