Maintenance Technician, Reliability Maintenance Engineering at Amazon

About the Role

The Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team at Amazon is fundamental to our operations – they keep vital machinery running around the clock. As an RME Technician, you will maintain a wide range of equipment and workspaces, while upholding the best Health and Safety practices. You will help keep your colleagues safe and prevent machine downtime. Our RME Technicians increase the availability and quality of our equipment and also work to improve the operational environment.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and preventive maintenance tasks on a wide range of site equipment.
• Perform reactive repairs and fault diagnosis in an operational distribution center.
• Utilize the latest tools to maximize equipment effectiveness.
• Maintain all health and safety policies and practices.
• Support the development and progression of apprentices on site.
• Work on continuous improvement projects and implement best practices across various sites in Brazil.

A Day in the Life

Our RME Technicians are site-based, so they can respond quickly to any machinery issues. You will perform a series of planned preventive maintenance on our site equipment to ensure they are operating safely. As an RME Technician, you will also respond promptly to breakdowns, investigating, finding, and implementing solutions as quickly as possible. You will also make suggestions for long-term improvements. Working alongside more experienced colleagues, you will perform daily maintenance tasks and liaise with contractors if external expertise is needed. You may work a variety of shifts to ensure our sites are supported 24 hours a day – allowing Amazon to deliver at the speed we are known for.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with scheduled preventive maintenance systems
• Experience with mechanical and/or electrical maintenance tasks
• Experience troubleshooting conveyor belt systems (MHE: Material Handling Equipment) and Automation
• Strategic thinking to find problem solutions
• Ability to work flexible hours/shifts/work areas, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
• Fluency in English.
• Experience with automated conveyor systems and controls
• Experience performing predictive and preventive maintenance procedures
• Experience with Material Handling Equipment (MHE) safety standards according to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and safety regulations

About the Team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team keeps our equipment running at its best performance. We are a technically minded team, composed of excellent team players and guided by experienced leaders. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment across our global network of distribution centers. Some of our people are leaders, who supervise the team while working with exciting technology – some of which only exists at Amazon. From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing general site maintenance and repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most of Amazon's technical aspects. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, ensuring everyone is safe, and that our sites are operating at maximum efficiency. There are many opportunities for progression, both within the RME team and more broadly at Amazon. We work to reduce downtime at crucial Amazon operations sites, so customers receive their orders on time. If we identify a better way to do something, we have the skills and opportunity to develop and introduce completely new processes or cutting-edge technologies.