Overview
Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon is fundamental to our operations – keeping vital machinery running at all times. 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, boosting the availability and quality of equipment and working to enhance the operational environment.
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 a range of planned preventative maintenance on our sites’ equipment to ensure it’s working safely. You’ll also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigating, finding, and implementing solutions as quickly as possible, and you’ll make suggestions for long-term improvements.
Working alongside senior colleagues, you’ll undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks and liaise with contractors if external expertise is needed. You’ll work on a range of shifts to ensure our sites are supported around the clock to enable Amazon’s fast delivery.
About the team
Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps equipment performing at its best. We are a technically minded team, made up of excellent team players and guided by experienced leaders. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment across our global network of fulfilment centres. Some team members are leaders who oversee the work on exciting technology, including systems that only exist at Amazon.
From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing general site maintenance and repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles many aspects of Amazon’s technical operations. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, ensuring safety and maximum efficiency. There are opportunities for progression within the RME team and across Amazon.
Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon’s crucial operations sites so customers receive their orders on time. We often work during early or late hours to carry out maintenance with minimal disruption, including night shifts. If we spot a better way to do something, we have the skills and opportunity to 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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