RME Technician

RME Technician

The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon is fundamental to our operations; they keep vital machinery running at all times. As an RME Technician, you’ll maintain a wide range of equipment and work spaces while upholding Health and Safety best practices. You’ll help keep your colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime. Our RME Technicians boost availability and quality of equipment and work to enhance the operational environment.

• 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

Your tasks include planned preventative maintenance to ensure equipment runs safely, responding promptly to breakdowns, investigating and implementing solutions quickly, and suggesting long‑term improvements.

You’ll work on a range of shifts to provide 24/7 support and may liaise with contractors for external expertise.

The RME team keeps equipment performing at its best. It’s a technically minded group of team players guided by experienced leaders. The team maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs equipment across Amazon’s global network of fulfilment centres, including installations of automated packaging systems and key distribution equipment. The team also handles compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Completed an Engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant Engineering subject
• Relevant experience as a qualified engineer
• Experience in mechanical and/or electrical maintenance
• Advanced proficiency in the local language (verbally and in writing)

• Experience in condition‑based monitoring
• Experience working with print‑and‑apply machines
• Experience in fault‑finding and maintaining conveyor or automation systems

Entry level

Full‑time