Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician in Sherburn

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 to ensure the right item is delivered to the right person, at the right time. We are open, inclusive and welcome individuality and diversity. The culture in our Operations is built on how teams bond and the work ethic that enables our business to run like clockwork. Our teams take pride in a job well done, looking out for one another, and 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.

Shift Pattern: this role includes working in non-traditional shift patterns, which may include nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Role model health & safety best practices and monitor those around them to ensure they follow the example they set.
• Work in a hands-on manner and demonstrate SME (Subject Matter Expert) levels of knowledge on all MHE (Material Handling Equipment) in the building.
• Coach and mentor the technicians on shift.
• Support the line manager and supervise the shift in their absence.
• Provide high levels of equipment availability to internal customers by means of troubleshooting and prioritizing.
• Support continuous improvement of systems in a standard manner across the EU network.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship across all levels in the organization.
• Understand OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and equipment performance metrics.
• Management of contractors.
• 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, including 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.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Engineering Degree in UK Higher National Diploma (HND), Higher National Certificate (HNC), BTEC National Diploma and Certificate (OND/D), NVQ III/IV/V Engineering Manufacture (or similar), Ieng, CEng, ILM L3+ or a fully accredited apprenticeship with relevant follow on qualifications.
• Experience working as a technical lead.
• Experience in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience maintaining material handling equipment and integrated systems.
• Experience in written and spoken English and an ability to compose grammatically correct, concise and accurate written responses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of multi-contractor management.
• Knowledge of systems controls.
• Experience using CMMS (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 to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. 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 the accommodations information page for more details. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Location: Bowburn, GBR