Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Amazon; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce company in Birmingham seeks an RME Technician to maintain essential machinery and ensure operational efficiency. The role involves proactive maintenance, troubleshooting equipment issues, and supporting apprenticeship development. Candidates should have an engineering NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and experience in mechanical/electrical maintenance. This position includes various shifts to provide continuous site support.

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.
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Carry out reactive repairs and fault diagnosis.
• Support the development of on-site apprentices.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Health and safety practices

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering

Full Engineering indentured apprenticeship

HNC, HND, BSc, BEng

Job description

Overview

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.

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 of high voltage switching
• Experience of sortation machines
• Experience of maintaining/configuring bar code scanners
• Experience of print and apply machines
• HNC, HND, BSc, BEng

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