Amazon opened its doors in 1995 and strives to be the worlds most customer-centric company where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
amazon is looking to hire an experienced innovative hands-on and customer-obsessed project engineer that can drive innovation standardization and expansion in our network. As a member of the italian amazon engineering team you will be responsible for implementing optimizing and designing building infrastructure material handling equipment and processes of our existing and future logistics network.
responsibilities:
- support project on expanding our network in italy
- review existing installations to facilitate the design and integration of additions
- provide detailed analysis and planning of new material handling solutions and components
- support project on new concepts for material handling solutions
- prepare specifications and technical detail to fully define the requirements on equipment material process and services
- provide technical documentation such as buildings layouts flow diagrams conveyor and equipment layouts installation details schedules and budgets.
- support launch of new sites
- active involvement in cross functional infrastructure projects
- provide value engineering/ value analysis
- ensures adherence to all health & safety procedures. Be proactive in the raising of potential h&s issues and the development of personal safety awareness
key job responsibilities
transportation operations management (tom) oversees trailer yard operations at 13 fulfillment centers (fc) 3 sort centers (sc) and 1 cross dock (ixd) across mexico ensuring yard safety efficient trailer movement and guard shack operations management. Tom is the main focal point between site operations and transportation network.
tom is part of amazon transportation services (ats) a high-powered dynamic team shaping the middle-mile transportation execution and developing innovative transportation management concepts to improve and enhance the ats network to ultimately drive the best customer experience in a reliable and cost-efficient manner every time.
key job responsibilities
lead and supervise a team focused on yard operations aligning fulfillment center operation with transportation execution.
plan and manage yard capacity and trailer pool for designated site.
carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures.
drive high safety standards for all yard operations ensuring safe work environment for amazon and non-amazon workers.
audit and ensure compliance to all standard work workplace health and safety (whs) and environmental regulations
meet and exceed operational goals.
own area performance metrics and communicate them to tom and site leadership
a day in the life
a day in the life
every morning the day start with a review of site key transportation metrics the lifeblood of our operations: safety yard events and on time departure otd. Otd the critical measure of how efficiently were moving packages through our network. After that you will be ready to go into the gemba walk and daily dive deep meetings in your site.
as a tam professional youll play a pivotal role in driving amazons logistics evolution shaping the way goods move empowering our people and delivering exceptional experiences for our customers.
our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making amazon more innovative and efficient.
- bachelors degree or equivalent or 2 years of amazon (blue badge/fte) experience
- 3 years of employee and performance management experience
- work a flexible schedule/shift/work area including weekends nights and/or holidays
- 3 years of performance metrics process improvement or lean techniques experience
- bachelors degree or equivalent
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required experience:
manager