Senior Maintenance Technician, BHX2 RME Team

Amazon Jobs; Coalville; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Coalville is seeking a Senior RME Technician to lead equipment maintenance and enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience in a technical leadership role, strong knowledge of both electrical and mechanical disciplines, and must be proficient in English. You'll oversee a team, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and implement improvements across the operations. Join a team that values diversity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship and/or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in relevant Engineering subject.
• Relevant experience in a technical leadership role.
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate best practice on using equipment safely.
• Keep track of equipment performance through visual checks.
• Supervise technicians on shift to support their development.

Skills

Technical leadership

Equipment performance monitoring

English proficiency

Multi-site working

Understanding of PLC systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Degree in technical discipline

Tools

Computerised maintenance management systems

Job description

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team is central to Amazon's commitment to innovation. As Amazon evolves and adapts, this team makes sure that the tools and technologies we use do as well. As a Senior RME Technician, you'll help us stay one step ahead, adopting the latest technologies and identifying new and efficient ways of working.

In this role, you’ll pay close attention to our processes to help maintain our high standards, and you’ll put in place upgrades to take that standard even higher.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate best practice on using equipment safely and monitor teams to ensure everyone follows the correct processes
• Keep track of equipment performance through visual checks, condition-based monitoring, and preventative maintenance tasks and schedule additional servicing when required
• Supervise technicians on shift to support their development and act as the first point of contact for Reliability Maintenance Engineers
• Solve issues in equipment to reduce downtime for operations so they can process packages as quickly as possible
• Support in finding ways to continually improve systems and standardise processes across the EU network

A Day in the Life

In every shift, you’ll be leading a team to make sure everyone has the equipment they need and that it’s running properly. That involves monitoring processes so that regulations and policies are followed and ensuring that preventative maintenance is carried out to increase equipment uptime.

With everything you observe on your shifts, you’ll suggest improvements to make our systems more efficient and productive and then implement those improvements across an EU-wide function. You’ll also be monitoring processes with tools like Scada to guarantee their performance, as well as working closely with your line manager to assist with admin tasks.

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.

Requirements

• A full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject
• Relevant experience in a technical leadership role
• Relevant experience working in both electrical and mechanical disciplines
• Relevant experience in automation or material handling equipment environments
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English
• Experience working in a multi-contractor and multi-site working environment
• Understanding of PLC based controls systems and statutory compliance requirements
• Experience using computerised maintenance management systems to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks
• A degree preferably in a technical discipline or operations

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