Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, Rme

Amazon Uk Services Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking an RME Technician to maintain a wide range of site equipment and workplaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices.

You will help keep colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime, boosting equipment availability and quality across our EU sites. Based on-site, you will perform proactive and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults in a live distribution warehouse, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics or a 4-year UK apprenticeship completed.
• Experience in engineering, with electrical or mechanical focus or project management.
• Fluent English: read, write and speak at C1 level or above.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment.
• Carry out reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse.
• Use the latest tools to maximise equipment effectiveness.
• Uphold health and safety policies and practices.
• Support development and progression of on-site apprentices.
• Work on continuous improvement projects and roll out best practices across EU sites.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

English fluency

Project management experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics or 4-year UK apprenticeship

Tools

PLC control systems

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 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.

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship
• Experience in engineering
• Experience in electrical or mechanical engineering, or experience in project management
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English at C1 level or above

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with PLC controlled automation and issue diagnosis in a continuous process or production environment
• Experience Experience working with Material handling equipment (MHE), or experience in material handling equipment (MHE) or automation environments
• Experience with predictive and preventative maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and diagnostics on material handling equipment (MHE) and automated conveyor systems