Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

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

Job summary

Amazon in the United Kingdom is seeking an RME Technician to maintain a wide range of site equipment and uphold Health and Safety best practices. You will help keep downtime low, support on-site apprentices, and contribute to continuous improvement across EU sites.

Based on-site in a fast-paced distribution environment, you will perform planned maintenance, respond to breakdowns, and collaborate with senior colleagues to implement durable solutions.

Qualifications

• 4-year UK certified apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics.
• Qualified engineer with relevant mechanical/electrical maintenance experience.
• Advanced proficiency in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse.
• Uphold health and safety policies and practices.
• Support the development of on-site apprentices.
• Work on continuous improvement projects and roll out best practices across EU sites.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Fault diagnosis

Health & safety compliance

Team collaboration

Education

4-year UK certified apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 / SVQ Level 3 / IVQ Level 3

City & Guilds Level 3 / EAL Level 3

Tools

Conveyor systems

Automation systems

Robot handling

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.

About the team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering or RME team keep our equipment performing at its best. We're a technically minded team, made up of excellent team players and guided by experienced leaders. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment across our global network of fulfilment centres.

Some of our people are leaders, who oversee the team as they work on exciting technology - some of which only exists at Amazon.

From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon's technical side. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, so everyone is safe, and our sites are operating at maximum efficiency. There are lots of opportunities for progression, both within the RME team and more widely across Amazon.

Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon's crucial operations sites, so customers get their orders on time. We often work during early or late hours to carry out maintenance with minimal disruption, including night shifts. If we spot a better way to do something, we have the skills and the opportunity to develop and introduce completely new processes or cutting-edge tech like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.

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 specialised 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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