Amazon UK Services Ltd. Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps essential machinery running. As an RME Technician, you’ll maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices. You’ll help keep colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime. RME Technicians boost equipment availability and quality and contribute to the operational environment.
Key responsibilities
* Proactive and preventative maintenance tasks on a wide range of site equipment
* Carry out reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse
* Use the latest tools to maximise equipment effectiveness
* Uphold all health and safety policies and practices
* Support the development and progression of on-site apprentices
* Work on continuous improvement projects and roll out best practices across a range of EU sites
A day in the life
Our RME Technicians are based on-site, so they can respond quickly to any machinery issues. You’ll carry out planned preventative maintenance to our sites’ equipment to ensure it’s working safely. You’ll respond to breakdowns, investigate, implement solutions quickly, and suggest long-term improvements.
Working with the team
Working alongside senior colleagues, you’ll undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks and liaise with contractors for external expertise. You’ll work on a range of shifts to ensure our sites are supported around the clock, enabling Amazon to deliver at speed.
About the team
Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps equipment performing at its best. We are a technically minded team guided by experienced leaders, maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing equipment across our global fulfilment network. Some team members are leaders who oversee work on exciting technology across Amazon.
From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing general site maintenance and repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical operations. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant so everyone is safe and our sites run efficiently. There are opportunities for progression within the RME team and across Amazon. We focus on reducing downtime so customers get their orders on time. We sometimes work early or late hours, including night shifts, to minimise disruption. If we spot a better way to do something, we can develop and introduce new processes or cutting-edge tech like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.
Basic Qualifications
* Served a full Engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject
* Relevant experience as a qualified engineer
* Relevant experience working in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
* Advanced proficiency in the local language verbally and in writing
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in condition-based monitoring
* Experience working with print and apply machines
* Experience in fault-finding and maintaining conveyor or automation systems
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