Maintenance Technician, Reliability Maintenance Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026. Amazon scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join us at the forefront of automation at our new Kewdale site (DWT1). We're building one of our most advanced automated facilities yet, and we need skilled Maintenance Technicians to help bring it to life. This is a genuine career step up.
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 day shift positions, working on a 4-day roster (10-hour shifts) including one weekend day.
These roles are entitled to annual leave and penalty rates where applicable.
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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 specialised tools to maximise equipment effectiveness
- Follow and promote Health & Safety standards
Basic qualifications
- Experience working to appropriate health & safety standards and regulations
- Experience in preventative maintenance systems
- Experience interpreting mechanical and electrical drawings
- Experience fault finding within Material Handling Equipment/Automation systems
- Experience of conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters
- 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.
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.
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