About the Role
The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team plays a crucial role in our operations, ensuring vital machinery runs smoothly at all times.
As an RME Technician, you will maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices.
You will help keep your colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime.
Our RME Technicians enhance the availability and quality of our equipment, working to improve the operational environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform proactive and preventative maintenance tasks on a wide range of site equipment
* Carry out reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in a live distribution warehouse
* Utilize the latest tools to maximize equipment effectiveness
* Upfold 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, allowing them to respond quickly to any machinery issues.
You will carry out planned preventative maintenance on our site's equipment to ensure it operates safely.
As an RME Technician, you will also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigating, finding, and implementing solutions as quickly as possible.
You will make suggestions for long-term improvements.
Working alongside senior colleagues, you will undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks like painting and plumbing, and liaise with contractors if needed.
You will work on various shifts to ensure our sites are supported around the clock, enabling Amazon to deliver at its usual pace.
About the Team
The Reliability Maintenance Engineering or RME team ensures our equipment performs at its best.
We are a technically-minded team consisting of excellent team players guided by experienced leaders.
We work together to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment across our global network of fulfillment centers.
Some team members are leaders who oversee the team as they work on exciting technology some of which only exists at Amazon.
We handle most aspects of Amazon's technical side, including keeping buildings legally compliant, ensuring everyone's safety, and operating sites at maximum efficiency.
There are numerous opportunities for progression within the RME team and more widely across Amazon.
Everything we do focuses on reducing downtime in Amazon's critical 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 completely new processes or cutting-edge technologies like Amazon Robotics and our Complex Item Sorter.
Qualifications
* NFQ6 (Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate in Engineering) or equivalent qualifications
* Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems
* Experience in fault-finding within MHE (Material Handling Equipment)/Automation systems
* Experience in interpreting mechanical and electrical drawings
* Experience of conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters
Please be prepared to provide proof of qualifications obtained as part of Amazon's Terms of Employment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Apprentice Trained, HNC, HND, BSc, BEng
* Experience of high voltage switching
* Experience of sortation machines
* Experience of maintaining/configuring bar code scanners
* Experience of print and apply machines
* Experience in fault-finding on building equipment (e.g., HVAC, Dock Doors, plumbing, and general building maintenance tasks)
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