Maintenance Technician – Reliability & Engineering

About the role

Amazon is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join the Reliability, Maintenance & Engineering (RME) team at its Jandakot, Perth site. You will keep the warehouse operating safely and efficiently by maintaining and repairing material handling equipment, automated packaging, and distribution machinery.

Key responsibilities

• Perform proactive and preventative maintenance on site equipment, including conveyors, motor controllers, and sortation machines.
• Diagnose and repair equipment faults in a live warehouse environment, responding to breakdowns promptly.
• Implement long‑term solutions to reduce future downtime and improve equipment reliability.
• Use specialised tools and CMMS systems to maximise equipment effectiveness while adhering to health and safety standards.

Required profile

• Formal trade qualification: Certificate III in Electrotechnology with a current electrical trade licence, or Certificate III in Engineering, or Mechanical Trade (Fitter/Turner), or equivalent recognised qualification in Australia.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems and fault finding on material handling or automation equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Experience working to appropriate health and safety regulations.

Required skills

• Electrotechnology and electrical trade licence
• Mechanical trade skills (fitter/turner)
• Fault finding on conveyor systems and motor controllers/inverters
• Use of CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
• Maintenance of sortation machines, barcode scanners, and print‑and‑apply machines