Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician, RME

Amazon · Hinckley, England, GBR

Salary not stated · Compare with UK Software Engineer pay →

Full-timeSeniorSept 2026 · checked today

In 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.

With 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.

This role is located at one of our operational sites. You’ll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights. As you develop your experience within this exciting part of Amazon, you’ll be well-placed to progress into more senior roles.

Key job responsibilities

  • 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 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

A day in the life In 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.

With 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.

This role is located at one of our operational sites. You’ll work shift patterns, which may include some weekends and nights. As you develop your experience within this exciting part of Amazon, you’ll be well-placed to progress into more senior roles.

Amazon is happy for you to use AI on your application, as long as the content reflects your real experience. Read their guidance →