Maintenance Supervisor

4 weeks ago


City of Melbourne, Australia Amazon Full time

Overview

Amazon is seeking for a Senior Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) Technician to join the team at our Delivery Station in Heathwood, Brisbane.

In this role, you will lead a technical team in carrying out reactive and proactive maintenance activities, repairing and maintaining the machinery that keeps Amazon running

Key responsibilities

- Supervise and lead Maintenance Technicians by motivating, providing guidance and directions to help them achieve their goals.
- Deliver and maintain Preventive Maintenance programs, building compliance programs, including facility and contractor management.
- Act as an ambassador for safety within the team and to promote safe working across the site.
- Manage maintenance related purchase orders to maximise smooth facility operation and control of critical spare and store inventory to ensure adequate stock levels for maintenance.
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot all FC systems including power distribution, automated material handling equipment, conveyance, and all other operational equipment.
- Develop and maintain a good working relationship across all levels in the organisation, including regular attendance to site leadership meetings and steering committees.

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.

About the team

Our Reliability Maintenance Engineering or RME team keep our equipment performing at its best. We work together to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment across our global network. Some of our people are leaders, who oversee the team as they work on exciting technology – some of which only exists at Amazon.

From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazon’s technical side. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, so everyone is safe, and our sites are operating at maximum efficiency.

Basic Qualifications

- Formal Trade Qualifications: Certificate lll in Electrotechnology OR Cert III Mechanical Engineering (Fitter/Turner) with valid Electrical Mechanic/ Electrical Fitter licence. Alternatively, equivalent trade qualifications formally recognised in Australia including valid licence.
- Experience in industrial maintenance, FMCG, manufacturing and/or logistics.
- Leadership experience in supervising multi-trade teams in a fast paced industrial manufacturing/distribution center environment.
- Experience in mentoring and developing technicians.
- Relevant experience in automation or material handling equipment environments.
- Experience using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks.
- Experience in contractor management.

Preferred Qualifications

- Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.
- Experience in automated conveyors systems and controls, electrical and electronic principles, preventative maintenance procedures, blueprint and schematic reading, industrial electrical, industrial controls, industrial electronics, Programmable Logic Control (PLC) programs, work order management
- Experience of multi-contractor management
- Knowledge of statutory compliance requirements
- Facility management

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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