Senior Reliability Maintenance Technician — Lead Uptime

Amazon TA; Barton Seagrave; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Technician at one of its UK sites. You will lead a shift, ensure safe equipment use, and monitor performance to drive uptime. The role involves implementing improvements across EU operations and mentoring technicians.

Expect some weekends/nights as you develop within this exciting maintenance function. The position emphasizes hands-on leadership, PLC/automation familiarity, and strong English communication in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year UK certified apprenticeship.
• Relevant experience in a technical leadership role
• Relevant experience in both electrical and mechanical disciplines
• Relevant experience in automation or material handling equipment environments
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English

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

Technical leadership

Electrical & mechanical

Automation

MHE safety standards

PLC controls

English fluency

Education

NVQ Level 3 or 4-year apprenticeship

Mechatronics-related education

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Technician at one of its UK sites. You will lead a shift, ensure safe equipment use, and monitor performance to drive uptime. The role involves implementing improvements across EU operations and mentoring technicians.

Expect some weekends/nights as you develop within this exciting maintenance function. The position emphasizes hands-on leadership, PLC/automation familiarity, and strong English communication in a fast-paced,