Military RME Manager (relocation to Rochester, UK)
Location: Rochester, United Kingdom (position based only in Rochester)
Overview
Join the Amazon Reliability Maintenance Engineering team. We maintain and optimize technologies in the Global Amazon Warehouse & Delivery Network. This role is focused on candidates with military experience and/or are military spouses/children who are interested in working in the private sector. Amazon’s military recruiting team is available to discuss opportunities within Amazon.
Amazon Operations supports the customer experience from order to delivery. We operate in a dynamic, active environment with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and teamwork. Our culture values inclusion, diversity, and a commitment to high safety standards.
Purpose Of The Job
The Reliability Maintenance Engineering Manager is the site lead for all Engineering matters within a building. They are responsible for leading their team, fostering a culture of safety, ensuring statutory compliance, providing high equipment availability to the General Manager, and collaborating with the EU Engineering team to plan for future growth. They will participate in network-wide improvement initiatives and implement standards established elsewhere in the network. This role includes travel up to 15%.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead the team, own the annual reporting responsibilities for the team, and mentor direct reports who develop technicians within the team.
* Work with the site Safety department & Site Leadership to implement, record and audit safety and statutory compliance programs to provide a safe working environment for all staff. Own the legal responsibilities as the site engineering lead within this framework.
* Work with the recruitment team to ensure allocated headcount is filled with high-quality experienced staff, including support to Apprentice and Graduate programs.
* Implement standards validated by the EU Engineering team and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to provide high levels of safety and equipment availability to internal customers. Focus on preventative maintenance programs.
* Maintain equipment failure contingency plans, coordinate rehearsals with affected parties, and be prepared to work flexibly to ensure failures or breakdowns are rectified quickly.
* Plan for future growth, upgrades, or new equipment rollouts by collaborating with Site Management, Finance, the EU Engineering team, and internal design teams.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience at Amazon
* Proven experience in Engineering Facilities Management
* Strong direct People Management experience: employee and performance management
* Experience in maintenance/reliability
* Experience with Cost Control and Budgeting
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in design review to incorporate electrical, mechanical, automation controls solutions to drive reliability and standards
* Experience with automated conveyors systems and controls, electrical/electronic principles, blueprint and electrical schematic reading, CMMS programs, preventive maintenance procedures, industrial electrical, industrial controls, industrial electronics
* Project Management experience
* Experience with Six Sigma/Lean techniques
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