Maintenance Technician

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Amazon is seeking Maintenance Technicians to join our Reliability, Maintenance & Engineering team at a brand new site in Horsley Park, Sydney. You’ll maintain and repair material handling equipment and automated packaging, respond to breakdowns, perform preventative maintenance and drive long term downtime reductions. This permanent onsite role uses a 4 day, 10 hour shift roster with day and night options and includes annual leave and penalty rates. Essential qualifications: Certificate III in Electrotechnology with an electrical license or Certificate III in Engineering or Mechanical Trade, or equivalent, plus experience with planned maintenance, fault finding on MHE/automation and the ability to read drawings. Preferred: CMMS, sortation, barcode scanners, print and apply machines.

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Amazon is seeking Maintenance Technicians to join our growing Reliability, Maintenance & Engineering (RME) team at our BRAND NEW site in Horsley Park, Sydney.

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll keep our site operating safely and efficiently by maintaining and repairing material handling equipment, automated packaging, and distribution machinery. You’ll respond to breakdowns, perform preventative maintenance, and implement long-term improvements to reduce downtime.

We are hiring multiple permanent shift positions, working on a 4-day roster (10-hour shifts) - day and night shift available!

These roles are entitled to annual leave and penalty rates where applicable.

Learn more about Amazon RME in Australia

Key job responsibilities
- Complete proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment
- Diagnose and repair equipment faults in a live warehouse environment
- Implement long-term solutions to reduce future downtime
- Use specialized tools to maximize equipment effectiveness
- Follow and promote Health & Safety standards

Basic Qualifications

- Formal Trade Qualifications: Certificate lll in Electrotechnology with current electrical trade license or Cert lll in Engineering OR Mechanical Trade (Fitter/Turner). Alternatively, equivalent trade qualifications formally recognised in Australia.
- Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems
- Experience fault finding within Material Handling Equipment/Automation systems
- Ability to read and understand electrical /mechanical drawings
- Experience of conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters
- Experience of working to appropriate health & safety standards and regulations

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with CMMS systems
- Experience with sortation machines
- Experience with maintaining/configuring bar code scanners
- Experience with print and apply machines

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.