Reliability, Maintenance & Engineering Technician in Essex

Job 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. \n \n \nKey job responsibilities\n \n- Demonstrate best practice on using equipment safely and monitor teams to ensure everyone follows the correct processes \n \n- Keep track of equipment performance through visual checks, condition-based monitoring, and preventative maintenance tasks and schedule additional servicing when required \n \n- Supervise technicians on shift to support their development and act as the first point of contact for Reliability Maintenance Engineers \n \n- Solve issues in equipment to reduce downtime for operations so they can process packages as quickly as possible \n \n- Support in finding ways to continually improve systems and standardise processes across the EU network \n \n \nA day in the life\n \nIn 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. \n \n \nWith 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. \You’ll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights. n \n \nAbout the team\n \nOur Reliability Maintenance Engineering or RME team keep our equipment performing at its best. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment across our global network of fulfilment centres. n \n \nFrom installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical side. We often work during early or late hours to carry out maintenance with minimal disruption, including night shifts. n \nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays\n \n- Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead\n \n- NVQ Level 3/ SVQ Level 3/ IVQ Level 3/ City & Guilds Level 3/EAL Level 3 all specialized in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics, or 4 years UK certified apprenticeship\n \n- Experience in automation or complex MHE environments\n \n- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English\n \nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks\n \n- Experience in a multi-site environment\n \n- Experience of multi-contractor management\n \n- Experience with PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis in a continuous process or production environment\n \n \nAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. 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.\