Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Construction; Crawley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an RME Technician to maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces, upholding Health and Safety best practices. The role focuses on reducing downtime, improving equipment availability, and enhancing the operational environment.

You will work on proactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and support on-site apprentices while rotating across sites to ensure continuous site coverage.

Qualifications

• 4‑year UK apprenticeship or NVQ/SVQ/IVQ/City & Guilds/EAL Level 3 in mechanical, electrical or mechatronics.
• Experience as a qualified engineer in maintenance.
• Experience in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance.
• Advanced proficiency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse.
• Use tools to maximise equipment effectiveness.
• Uphold health and safety policies and practices.
• Support the development and progression of on-site apprentices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across EU sites.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Mechatronics

Safety awareness

English communication

Education

4-year UK apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3/ SVQ/ IVQ/ City & Guilds/ EAL Level 3

Experience as a qualified engineer

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. You'll respond promptly to breakdowns, investigation, 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 delivery at speed.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship, or NVQ Level 3/ SVQ Level 3/ IVQ Level 3/ City & Guilds Level 3/EAL Level 3 all specialized in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics
• 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

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