Description

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, innovative and driven leaders. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything on-line, this is your chance to make history and be involved in growing our business by leading and supporting new building expansion and change. The Rapid Asset Deployment (RAD) organization is growing globally to improve our responsiveness to our customers.

OpsTech Solutions is accountable to manage all IT infrastructure and end user equipment deployed across Amazon Fulfillment facilities globally. The team is responsible to provide end to end solution for this equipment that includes lifecycle management, change control, capital/demand planning, material management, Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) & liquidation. Our initiatives deliver on the solutions that power the physical fulfillment of our customers’ orders. This includes management of new site launches across the globe that directly supports shipping packages to millions of Amazon.com customers.

Key to this mission is strategic, large-scale project management initiatives that will allow us to scale our organization for the future in a dramatic way.

We are looking for an operations engineer who is able to collaborate across multiple functional and operational teams to establish and improve our processes. The engineer will design factory layouts, workstations, material flow and will diagnose processes, identify improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies and guide the improvement effort. This position requires a candidate with the proven ability to facilitate and guide the application of continuous improvement methods with impeccable quality levels in an organization with explosive growth.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead design and execution efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to determine equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout.

• Coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop standardized process and collaborate with Safety, Maintenance, and Operations for site implementation.

• Use of CAD based software for review of Material Handling Equipment, building layout and material flow.

• Identify and lead process improvement and cost saving initiatives in support of operations teams globally.

• Perform industrial engineering activities that includes but not limited to time studies, determining capacity and productivity numbers, and line balancing.

• Implement engineering solutions to complex material processing efficiency problems.

• Conduct ergonomic assessments and provide evaluation reports.

• Support in ERP implementation by validating system designs with actual processes, change existing process based on new systems, support with testing, training and documentation.

This position will require domestic travel as necessary, up to 15%

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Nashville, TN, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field.

• Knowledge of Six Sigma tools and Lean techniques preferred

• 1+ years of experience as a process engineer, manufacturing engineer, or related occupation

• Experience with Office products: Excel, Project and Outlook

• Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD or similar tools)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations or related field.

• High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.

• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

• Analytical and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.

• Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding our business, our projects, and opportunities to improve the outcomes of our largest strategic projects and programs.

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and manage change in a highly dynamic environment

• Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions

• Proven ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment

• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload

• Customer focus and professional demeanor

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.