Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 2+ years

Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Category Operations & Logistics

About this role

Area Manager II for Amazon Louisville leads a team of hourly workers to uphold safety, quality, attendance, and delivery performance. You will collaborate with multiple support teams to craft plans achieving business objectives and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Support, mentor, and motivate hourly workforce
Manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises
Collaborate with Safety, Engineering, Loss Prevention, Quality Assurance, HR
Lift up to 49 pounds and stand long hours
Develop plans to meet business objectives

Technical Overview

Focus on safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery in a fast-paced fulfillment network; uses lean methodologies (Kaizen, Six Sigma) and data-driven decision making to optimize operations.

Ideal Candidate

An experienced operations leader with 2+ years of people management in a fast-paced logistics setting, skilled in safety, quality, and lean process improvements. Seeks to motivate a large hourly workforce to meet safety, quality, and delivery targets.

Must-Have Skills

2+ years of employee and performance management experienceBachelor's degree or equivalentor 2+ years of Amazon experienceFlexible schedule including weekendsnightsand/or holidays

Nice-to-Have Skills

1+ years of performance metricsprocess improvement or lean techniques experienceExperience managing a team of 20+ employeesExperience with process improvements (LeanKaizenand/or Six Sigma)Bachelor's or Master's degree in EngineeringOperationsSupply Chain/Logisticsor related field

Required Skills

SafetyQuality AssurancePerformance managementLean techniquesKaizenSix SigmaData analysisCross-functional collaboration

Hard Skills

SafetyQuality AssurancePerformance managementLean techniquesKaizenSix SigmaData analysisCross-functional collaboration

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationInterpersonal skillsCustomer serviceTeamwork

Certifications

Preferred

LeanSix Sigma

Industry & Role

Industry Logistics

Job Function Lead a large hourly workforce at Amazon Louisville to maintain safety, quality, and delivery targets

Role Subtype Operations Manager

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, 2+ years of employee and performance management experience, Willingness to work a flexible schedule including weekends/nights/holidays

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