Servicetechniker, RME

Maintenance Technician

The maintenance and reliability team is fundamental to our operations, ensuring our technical systems and facilities function continuously. As a maintenance technician, you will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of our technical and production facilities. You will help ensure the highest safety standards in occupational health and prevent machine downtime. Our technical team ensures the high availability of technical facilities and improves the quality of our equipment.

Key job responsibilities:

• Execution of preventive maintenance measures on a wide variety of equipment at our locations
• Performing repairs and troubleshooting
• Using the latest tools to maximize equipment effectiveness
• Compliance with all occupational safety guidelines and practices
• Supporting the development and professional advancement of trainees at the location
• Working on projects for continuous improvement and the introduction of best practices at various EU locations

A day in the life:

As a maintenance technician, you will be on-site in one of our logistics centers to quickly respond to technical disruptions. You will carry out a range of planned preventive maintenance measures on equipment to ensure their safe operation. Additionally, as a maintenance technician, you will respond promptly to disruptions and failures. You will investigate the causes, find solutions as quickly as possible, and apply them. You will also make suggestions for long-term improvements. In collaboration with senior colleagues, you will carry out daily maintenance tasks and communicate with service providers if you need external expertise. You will work in rotating shifts to ensure that our locations are supported around the clock – ensuring that Amazon continues to deliver at the pace we are known for.

About the team:

Our maintenance and reliability team ensures that our equipment and facilities function optimally at all times. We are a team of technicians and engineers consisting of excellent team players and led by experienced leaders. We work together to maintain, repair, and troubleshoot equipment in our entire global network of fulfillment centers. Some of our team members are leaders who oversee the team in working on exciting, innovative technology that is sometimes only available at Amazon. From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance work of a location and repairing sales-essential equipment, our team handles a lot of technical tasks at Amazon. Among other things, we also ensure that buildings continue to meet legal requirements so that everyone stays safe and our locations operate with maximum efficiency. There are numerous opportunities for advancement within the maintenance and reliability team as well as throughout the entire Amazon company. All our activities are aimed at reducing downtime at Amazon's most important operational locations so that customers receive their orders on time. Often we work early in the morning, late at night, or in the night shift to carry out maintenance work with the least possible disruption. If we find a better way to do a particular task, we have the skills and opportunities to introduce completely new processes or groundbreaking technology such as Amazon Robotics or our Complex Item Sorter.