Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician

Amazon; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major e-commerce company is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician to lead a team in maintaining high operational standards in Northampton. The role requires experience in electrical and mechanical disciplines, technical leadership, and a strong background in automation. A full Engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 is essential. Join us in innovating for a diverse workforce while enhancing system performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in relevant Engineering.
• Experience in technical leadership roles and both electrical and mechanical disciplines.
• Advanced English proficiency, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate best practices in equipment safety and monitor team compliance.
• Supervise technicians and support their development.
• Lead shifts to ensure compliance with regulations and maintenance tasks.
• Monitor processes with SCADA to guarantee performance.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical and mechanical skills

Automation experience

Advanced English proficiency

Education

Engineering indentured Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3

Degree in technical discipline

Tools

Computerised maintenance management systems

SCADA

Job description

Overview

Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician
Job ID: 3077163 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

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.

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
• Lead a team each shift to ensure equipment and processes are available, compliant with regulations and policies, and preventative maintenance is carried out to increase uptime
• Monitor processes with tools like SCADA to guarantee performance and collaborate with your line manager on administrative tasks

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Served a full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject (City & Guilds Level 3, SVQ/IVQ)
• 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 English proficiency in verbal and written

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, operations, or business administration

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Posted: July 24, 2025 (Updated 11 minutes ago)