Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Amazon Jobs; Kettering; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm located in Kettering is seeking an RME Technician to maintain essential machinery while promoting health and safety best practices. Responsibilities include performing maintenance and repairs on site equipment and collaborating with a skilled team. Candidates should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic work environment, ensuring operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience as a qualified engineer.
• Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing.
• Experience in maintaining automation systems.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Condition-based monitoring

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Engineering subject

Full Engineering indentured apprenticeship

Tools

Conveyor systems

Print and apply machines

Job description

Overview

The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon keeps 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 keep colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime, boosting the availability and quality of equipment and helping optimize the operational environment.

Key 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 machinery issues. You’ll carry out a range of planned preventative maintenance on our sites’ equipment to ensure it is working safely. You’ll also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigate, find, and implement solutions as quickly as possible, and make suggestions for long-term improvements.

Working alongside senior colleagues, you’ll undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks and liaise with contractors if external expertise is needed. You’ll work on a range of shifts to ensure our sites are supported around the clock, enabling Amazon to deliver at the speed we’re known for.

About the team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps equipment performing at its best. We are 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 exists only at Amazon.

From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing general site maintenance and 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 operate at maximum efficiency. There are opportunities for progression within the RME team and more broadly across Amazon.

Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon’s crucial operations sites, so customers receive 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 opportunity to develop and introduce new processes or cutting-edge tech like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.

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

Equal opportunities

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