Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineer

Amazon; Kettering; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician to lead a shift-based team of RME technicians. The role focuses on equipment uptime, process improvements, and standardising maintenance across the EU network.

You will supervise on-shift technicians, monitor equipment performance, and implement preventative maintenance to minimise downtime while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship.
• Relevant experience in a technical leadership role.
• Relevant experience in both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
• Experience in automation or material handling equipment environments.
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English.

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

Skills

Technical leadership

English proficiency

Electrical & mechanical disciplines

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

4-year UK certified apprenticeship

Associate's degree (preferred) in Mechatronics or related field

Tools

SCADA

CMMS

PLC controls

Job description

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician to lead a shift-based team of RME technicians. The role focuses on equipment uptime, process improvements, and standardising maintenance across the EU network.

You will supervise on-shift technicians, monitor equipment performance, and implement preventative maintenance to minimise downtime while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.