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.

Basic Qualifications

• Served a full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject (City & Guilds Level 3, SVQ/IVQ)

• 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 local language and basic proficiency in English

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.

• 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, operations, or business administration

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