Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME

Amazon; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician to join their innovative team in Leeds. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team, ensuring that equipment operates efficiently while implementing improvements across the EU network. Your expertise in electrical and mechanical disciplines will be crucial as you oversee maintenance tasks and mentor technicians. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, with shift patterns that may include weekends and nights, paving the way for career progression within a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence.

Qualifications

• Full Engineering Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject.
• Experience in technical leadership within electrical and mechanical fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure equipment is running properly and safely.
• Monitor processes and suggest improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Automation Systems

Preventative Maintenance

Communication Skills

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Degree in Technical Discipline

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management Systems

Scada

Job description

Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME

Job ID: 2914725 | 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.



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

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

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 or operations

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