Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, CF

Amazon UK Services Ltd.; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Sutton Coldfield is looking for an RME Technician to maintain vital machinery and ensure operational excellence. This role focuses on proactive maintenance, safety, and continuous improvement, requiring an engineering qualification and experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance. Join our on-site team to enhance equipment availability and support our commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• Served a full Engineering indentured apprenticeship.
• Experienced as a qualified engineer.
• Relevant mechanical and electrical maintenance experience.
• Advanced proficiency in the local language.

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive and preventative maintenance.
• Perform reactive repairs and fault diagnosis.
• Uphold health and safety policies.
• Support apprentices' development.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Reactive repairs

Fault diagnosis

Health and safety practices

Continuous improvement

Education

NVQ Level 3 in relevant Engineering subject

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. 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