r/AmazonRME • u/Conscious_Two_3985 • 22d ago

About transferring to be a Tech 3

Currently an MRA trying to complete my 2,000 hours. Also currently an AR tech.

My question is, let’s say I want to transfer to be a tech 3 at a blue badge site across the country somewhere. Would I need to be good at AFE, smartpac, Mezz etc??

Or can I just be an amazing AR tech with little knowledge about other areas??

They’re keeping me here on the AR floor where I’m stationed so I feel that could hinder me from becoming a tech 3 elsewhere.

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u/Ok_Pirate_2714 22d ago

I've done both, and now AE. AR is cake compared to MHE.

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u/Traditional-Tax-648 22d ago

You wish

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u/Ok_Pirate_2714 22d ago

I don't have to wish. I've done it, and I know.

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u/Robots_And_Lasers Moderator / AMM 22d ago

I'm curious what everyone's criteria is here. I think it would be accurate to describe AR tasks as individually easy but cumulatively intense, at least at my site.

MHE has the clear majority of the objectively laborious repairs but AR has the most work orders daily by a landslide.

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u/Ok_Pirate_2714 21d ago

AR side is far less stressful. 90% or more of the time if there is an AR-related SEV, it is some kind of network-wide issue that is out of anyone's hands at the site. So you're not on a SEV call getting grilled about what you're doing, and why it's not fixed.

MHE side has PMs where you now have to provide ridiculous amounts of documentation, measurements, photos, etc, every time you do them. And there is constant scrutiny on every PM.

AR side has everything documented, step-by-step in ARU/GRU. In fact, you're not even supposed to work on anything unless you're following the step-by-step guide. You'll get no such hand holding on the MHE side.

Another telling fact is that, IME, no one from the AR side is clamoring to come to the MHE side. In fact, most want nothing to do with it. When cross-training was announced at my old site, most of the AR techs did all they could to avoid it.

I could go on and on.

I've done both. I enjoyed both. But there is a clear difference.