Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

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

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Southampton is seeking an RME Technician to maintain a variety of equipment and ensure optimal performance. This role involves proactive maintenance, troubleshooting machinery issues, and supporting apprentice development. The ideal candidate will have completed an Engineering apprenticeship or hold an equivalent qualification. Strong commitment to health and safety practices is essential. The position offers opportunities for continuous improvement and professional growth.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Completed full Engineering indentured apprenticeship.
• Relevant engineering experience in mechanical/electrical maintenance.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive and preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Perform reactive repairs and fault diagnoses in live environments.
• Uphold health and safety standards.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Reactive repairs

Fault diagnosis

Health and safety compliance

Continuous improvement

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering

Tools

Condition-based monitoring tools

Print and apply machines

Conveyor systems

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 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.

About the team

Amazon Logistics, or AMZL, handles ‘last mile’ delivery duties in partnership with third‑party distribution businesses. We utilise creative thinking and continuous improvement initiatives to get millions of physical products into the hands of our customers. Our goal is to make our customers’ delivery experience as smooth as possible and roll out global delivery solutions for our newest concepts, like Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and Amazon Restaurants.

There are two sides to what we do. Our ‘under the roof’ associates process millions of products for dispatch to our delivery teams. Our team is people‑focused and supportive, particularly as lots of our people work through the night. We focus mostly on operations, with 24/7 shifts in most of our locations.

Meanwhile, our ‘on the road’ people work with Amazon Flex – a network of delivery contractors. Every year, we continually raise the bar for customer experience with new, innovative delivery services. We look for new ways to overcome industry wide logistics challenges and new ideas to reduce our carbon footprint, supported by a portfolio of cutting‑edge vehicles (including Electric Vehicles) and technology to help us do just that.

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

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