Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager, AMZL

Reliability Maintenance Engineering Area Manager, AMZL Overview

In this role, you would join Amazon’s Reliability Maintenance Engineering organisation and take responsibility for leading a team that keeps site equipment dependable, safe, and available. The position is based at an operational facility, where you would combine hands-on leadership with data-driven problem solving to improve maintenance performance, site productivity, and overall operational efficiency.

What you would do

• Help ensure the site follows all relevant safety policies and procedures, and support colleagues in maintaining compliance.
• Put European network maintenance standards into practice, including planning preventive maintenance work and protecting technical uptime.
• Work closely with colleagues to gather and analyse operational data, then use those insights to improve processes and performance.
• Contribute to both local site projects and wider network initiatives, supporting delivery from planning through execution.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of skilled technicians, helping them build capability and progress in their careers.
• Spend time on site so you can give practical guidance, understand current issues first-hand, and respond effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Develop an operational plan that helps the site run more productively and efficiently.
• Launch and support improvement work that enhances operational processes and equipment maintenance practices.
• Oversee team performance, development, and training needs, while keeping safety as the highest priority.

Team and environment

The RME team is responsible for keeping Amazon’s equipment operating at a high standard. It is a technically minded group made up of strong team players and supported by experienced leaders. The team works across Amazon’s fulfilment network to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment, including advanced automation and distribution systems.

Work in this area can involve installing automated packaging systems, managing general site maintenance, and repairing critical distribution equipment. The team also helps ensure buildings remain legally compliant so that people stay safe and sites continue to operate efficiently. Because the role supports essential operations, the work is focused on reducing downtime and helping customers receive their orders on time.

The environment is fast paced and practical, and it often requires working early, late, or overnight shifts so maintenance can be completed with as little disruption as possible. There is also room to identify better ways of working and to help introduce new processes or technologies when improvements are found.

What Amazon is looking for

• Previous experience supervising or leading teams.
• Experience in maintenance work within an industrial or production environment that involves a range of complex business processes.
• Experience managing relationships with different stakeholders, including external vendors or third-party suppliers.
• Strong English communication skills in both writing and speaking, plus upper-intermediate ability in the local language.
• An engineering degree or another technical degree is desirable.
• Alternative technical qualifications such as a UK HND, HNC, BTEC National Diploma, IEng, CEng, or ILM Level 4+ are also desirable.
• Experience with statutory or regulatory requirements, including compliance checks and machine safety procedures, is desirable.
• Experience working with automated equipment such as packaging machinery, sorting systems, and conveyors is desirable.
• Experience using data analysis tools and PLC-based control systems is desirable.
• Experience with project management or continuous improvement methods such as Kaizen, Lean, or Six Sigma is desirable.
• Experience using a CMMS is desirable.

Additional information

Amazon describes itself as an equal opportunities employer and says hiring decisions are based on experience and skills. The company also states that it values diversity, inclusion, and a culture that helps employees deliver strong results for customers.

If you need a workplace adjustment or accommodation during the application, interview, or onboarding process, Amazon provides a support route for that. The posting also directs candidates to the company’s privacy notice for information about how applicant data is collected, used, and transferred.

The job listing identifies the role as part of Amazon Capital Services UK Limited and places it in the Facilities, Maintenance, and Real Estate area.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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