**DESCRIPTION** --------------- Amazon operates hundreds of facilities across Europe. These are not merely workplaces, but centers where teams gather and collaborate to ensure we always deliver our best to customers. As an Area Manager for Maintenance Engineering and Reliability, your role is to integrate all elements that make our work environment as supportive and efficient as possible. You will lead and guide a team of expert technicians to ensure facility reliability. Key job responsibilities * Support team members in adhering to workplace safety policies and procedures. * Implement EU network standards, plan preventive maintenance tasks, and ensure technical availability. * Collaborate with other staff to collect and analyze data to improve processes. * Execute and oversee projects both locally and across the network. * Lead, support, and mentor team members to foster their professional development. A day in the life You will work at one of our operational centers, enabling you to provide hands-on guidance to your team and maintain a clear view of center operations. This involves collecting data and solving problems in a dynamic work environment. You will also have the opportunity to develop an operations plan to increase productivity and efficiency at the center. To achieve this, you are expected to launch comprehensive improvement initiatives covering both operational processes and equipment maintenance. After safety, the most important function of this role is leading your team and ensuring their performance and development—this includes organizing training courses. About the team Our Maintenance and Reliability Engineering (RME) team ensures our systems operate at full capacity. We are distinguished by strong technical expertise and excellent teamwork skills, led by highly experienced managers. Our work encompasses maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of equipment across Amazon’s global network of distribution centers. The team includes leadership roles responsible for overseeing the development of cutting-edge technologies—some of which exist only at Amazon. Our team handles most technical aspects of Amazon’s operations, performing tasks ranging from installing automated packaging systems to overseeing general facility maintenance or repairing critical distribution equipment. This includes adapting buildings to comply with current legislation, ensuring the safety of all personnel and maximizing facility efficiency. Like other Amazon departments, the RME team offers numerous opportunities for professional growth. All our work centers on minimizing downtime at Amazon’s critical operations centers so customers receive their orders on time. We frequently work overnight or late at night to perform maintenance with minimal disruption, requiring night shifts. If we identify a better way to do something, we have the capability and opportunity to develop and implement entirely new processes or state-of-the-art technology—such as Amazon Robotics and our complex item sorter.**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS** ------------------------ * Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline. * Relevant experience as part of a maintenance team in an industrial or production environment managing complex business processes. * Relevant experience managing an engineering team. * Relevant experience coordinating and managing relationships with various business partners, including external vendors. * Advanced level of English (both spoken and written), and upper-intermediate level of Spanish. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS** ---------------------------- * Preferred qualifications are a plus but not mandatory to apply. If you meet the basic qualifications listed above, we would love to meet you. * Experience working with regulatory frameworks, such as compliance controls and machine safety protocols. * Experience with automated equipment, including packaging machinery and sorting and conveyance systems. * Experience with data analytics tools and PLC-based control systems. * Experience managing Kaizen, Lean, or Six Sigma projects or processes. * Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy\_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. 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.
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
David Muñoz
Indeed · HR
