Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME

Construction; Hinckley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EU-wide standardisation initiatives

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Reliability Maintenance professional to lead on-site teams, ensure equipment uptime, and drive process improvements across an EU-wide function. You will monitor performance with CMMS and Scada, work with your line manager on admin tasks, and support ongoing maintenance initiatives at an operational site.

The role involves shift patterns, including weekends and nights, with clear paths to more senior roles as you gain experience in this exciting area of Amazon.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics or a 4-year UK apprenticeship.
• SVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics or a 4-year UK apprenticeship.
• Flexible schedule/shift/work area including weekends, nights, or holidays.
• Experience using CMMS to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks.
• Engineering indentured apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject.
• Technical leadership experience.
• Electrical and mechanical discipline experience.
• Automation or material handling equipment experience.
• Advanced proficiency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate best practice on equipment use and monitor teams to ensure correct processes.
• Track equipment performance via visual checks and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Supervise shift technicians and support Reliability Maintenance Engineers.
• Resolve equipment issues to reduce downtime and speed up processing.
• Help standardise and improve systems across the EU network.

Skills

Verbal English proficiency

Technical leadership

PLC knowledge

Multi-site collaboration

CMMS/Scada experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 / apprenticeship in engineering

Degree in technical/engineering (preferred)

Tools

CMMS

Scada

PLC controls

Job description

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.

This role is located at one of our operational sites. You'll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights. As you develop your experience within this exciting part of Amazon, you'll be well-placed to progress into more senior roles.

Key job 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.

This role is located at one of our operational sites. You'll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights. As you develop your experience within this exciting part of Amazon, you'll be well-placed to progress into more senior roles.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship
• SVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks
• 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead
• Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we'd love to hear from you.
• 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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