2+ years of professional or military experience
High school or equivalent
Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
Amazon is looking for high-potential leaders, who are ready to own their impact in Amazon Operations as an entry-level manager. We promise you will have your leadership capacity stretched to its full potential. As a front-line leader, you will have an opportunity to truly invest in others and develop a people-focused leadership style, while mastering the tools, processes, and operations that have created the most customer-centric company on Earth. If you want to be involved in continuing to define the future of online retail, and are dynamic and an organized self-starter, join our team in Amazon Operations as an Area Manager.
As an Area Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead and develop your own team of Amazon Associates in a distribution warehouse environment. Your main focus will be motivating, mentoring and coaching your team. As a servant leader, the Area Manager will ensure that their team of Amazon Associates have all the tools needed to succeed for any task during a shift. Engaging with your team during a shift to ensure that the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance performance and engagement are maintained are core functions of the role. Come learn how the largest online retailer in the world runs its fulfillment and delivery networks!
**Job Requirements**:
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and/or overnight shifts
- Ability to work overtime both in peak season and as needed
**Locations and Placement**:
- The position is NOT a corporate role and will be located in a Fulfillment Center: BJX1 at León, GTO.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop a team of 20 to 50 Amazon Associates
- Communicate policies to Associates and act as the primary information source for the team, maintaining compliance, consistency, and taking corrective action when needed
- Create, manage, and support recognition and communication programs
- Support all safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all Associates
- Ensure procedures are followed for building security and product loss prevention
- Partner with the management team to establish and maintain quality control standards
- Develop performance goals and objectives to achieve customer demand and ensure accuracy and quality.
A day in the life
Must be able to perform the following tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours
- Walk in/and around the warehouse with great frequency; many facilities are over a quarter mile in length
- Access all areas of building (ascending and descending ladders, stairs, and gangways safely and without limitation)
- Regularly bend, lift, stretch and reach both below the waist and above the head
- Lift and move items up to 49 pounds.
Leon, GRO, MEX
Experience with end-to-end project management
Degree in Engineering, Operations or related field is a plus.
English and Spanish fluent proficiency.
1+ years management experience in a manufacturing, production or distribution environment
Management of a minimum of 40 employees (including payroll, performance management, work-flow assignment)
Interest in long-term career development through assignments in multiple FCs across the nation.
Interest in long-term career development through assignments in multiple FCs across the nation.