Senior Reliability Maintenance Technician – Tech Lead

Amazon Inc.; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Technician to lead a shift, oversee a team, and drive uptime across our EU operations. You will implement preventative maintenance, monitor equipment performance, and champion process improvements in a fast-paced logistics network.

You will work with electrical and mechanical systems, PLCs, and CMMS tools, contributing to safe operations and regulatory compliance while developing into more senior roles.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or completed a 4-year IRL/UK certified apprenticeship.
• 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.

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

English proficiency

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

4-year IRL/UK apprenticeship

Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

SCADA

CMMS

Job description

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Technician to lead a shift, oversee a team, and drive uptime across our EU operations. You will implement preventative maintenance, monitor equipment performance, and champion process improvements in a fast-paced logistics network.

You will work with electrical and mechanical systems, PLCs, and CMMS tools, contributing to safe operations and regulatory compliance while developing into more senior roles.