Senior RME Technician, DSA6 RME Team

ENGINEERINGUK; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of operations. In this dynamic environment, you will lead a team to maintain and optimize equipment, ensuring high levels of availability and compliance with safety standards. Your expertise in both electrical and mechanical disciplines will be vital as you implement improvements across the EU network. This role offers the opportunity to develop your skills and progress into senior positions while contributing to a culture of inclusivity and excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical leadership roles with a focus on safety and efficiency.
• Proficient in both electrical and mechanical systems, ensuring equipment uptime.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure equipment is operational and compliant with regulations.
• Monitor equipment performance and suggest improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Electrical Discipline

Mechanical Discipline

Automation Systems

Communication Skills

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Degree in Technical Discipline

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

Scada

Job description

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DESCRIPTION

Job summary
Amazon Operations sits at the heart of the Amazon customer experience. We look after everything from the moment a customer clicks buy, to the moment their item is delivered - from desktop to doorstep.

Across Europe we have more than 50 Fulfillment Centers, hundreds of Delivery Stations, thousands of machines, and tens of thousands of employees, all working together in harmony to make sure the right item gets delivered to the right person, in the right place, at the right time.

Working in Amazon Operations is for people who like to be active and give their all. We work in a busy, dynamic environment and are part of a bigger team delivering on the expectations of millions of customers every single day.
We are open, inclusive and welcome individuality and diversity. The culture in our Operation is built on the way teams bond and the work ethic that enables our business run like clockwork. Our teams take real pride in a job well done, looking out for one another, ensuring the highest safety standards and playing their part in delivering the quality service Amazon is known for around the world.

Join us in the Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering team. We maintain and optimize technologies in the Global Amazon Warehouse & Delivery Network.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
We are looking for motivated, customer-focused people who want to join our team as a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician. The focus of the Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician role is to ensure safety regulations and policies are adhered to, to ensure preventative maintenance is conducted on time to a high standard and to provide high levels of equipment availability through continuous improvement.

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 standardize 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

- Experience working in a multi-contractor and multi-site working environment
- Understanding of PLC based controls systems and statutory compliance requirements
- Experience using computerized maintenance management systems to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks
- A degree preferably in a technical discipline or operations

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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