Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME

Amazon UK Services Ltd.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician to join their RME team in Swindon. In this role, you will supervise technicians, implement improvements to processes, and ensure compliance while working on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will have a technical background and strong leadership skills, with opportunities for progression within the team.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise technicians and support their development.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement improvements.
• Ensure safety processes are followed and equipment uptime is maximised.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical discipline

Mechanical discipline

Automation

Material handling

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in relevant Engineering subject

Degree in technical discipline

Tools

Computerised maintenance management systems

PLC based controls systems

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Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME, Swindon

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Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location:

Swindon, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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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 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.

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. Some of our people are leaders, who oversee the team as they work on exciting technology – some of which only exists at Amazon.

From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical side. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, so everyone is safe, and our sites are operating at maximum efficiency. There are lots of opportunities for progression, both within the RME team and more widely across Amazon.

Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon’s crucial operations sites, so customers get their orders on time. We often work during early or late hours to carry out maintenance with minimal disruption, including night shifts. If we spot a better way to do something, we have the skills and the opportunity to develop and introduce completely new processes or cutting-edge tech like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.

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

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