Senior Reliability Maintenance Technician

Amazon TA; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineer (RME) Technician to lead on-site teams, monitor equipment uptime, and drive upgrades across EU networks. You will supervise shifts, ensure safe practices, and contribute to continuous improvement with SCADA and automation tools.

The role involves flexible shifts including nights and weekends, with pathways to more senior roles as you gain experience in robotics, conveyors, and maintenance best practices across Amazon's fulfilment sites.

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 in automated conveyors systems and controls, electrical and electronic principles, preventative maintenance procedures, blueprint and schematic reading, industrial electrical, industrial controls, industrial electronics, PLC programs, NEC, work order management
• Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks

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

Safety procedures

CMMS experience

Electrical knowledge

PLC programming

Robotics maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics

SVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineer (RME) Technician to lead on-site teams, monitor equipment uptime, and drive upgrades across EU networks. You will supervise shifts, ensure safe practices, and contribute to continuous improvement with SCADA and automation tools.

The role involves flexible shifts including nights and weekends, with pathways to more senior roles as you gain experience in robotics, conveyors, and maintenance best practices across Amazon's fulfilment sites.