Highlights
This position will lead and direct production maintenance operations at SEA99 and satellite shipping systems at DWS5, ensuring maximum equipment availability and performance through disciplined preventive/predictive maintenance programs, rigorous metric tracking, and continuous improvement. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Redmond, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
Description
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
We"re looking for a Maintenance Manager with a proven track record of delivering equipment uptime, reliability, and excellent maintenance execution in a high-tech manufacturing environment. This position will lead and direct production maintenance operations at SEA99 and satellite shipping systems at DWS5, ensuring maximum equipment availability and performance through disciplined preventive/predictive maintenance programs, rigorous metric tracking, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced production setting and brings a hands-on leadership style focused on team development, operational consistency, and driving results.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance strategies to optimize equipment reliability and minimize production downtime
- Lead maintenance supervisors, engineers, leads, and technicians in troubleshooting complex equipment issues and implementing sustainable solutions
- Establish and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Drive root cause analysis programs and implement corrective actions to prevent recurring equipment failures
- Optimize spare parts inventory management and maintenance resource allocation
- Develop and track maintenance KPIs including MTTR, MTBF, and OEE
- Create and manage maintenance budgets including labor, parts, and contractor costs (CAPEX and OPEX)
- Partner with production teams to coordinate maintenance activities with production schedules
- Lead maintenance improvement projects to enhance equipment reliability and reduce maintenance costs
- Develop and maintain SOPs, JHAs, and task lists for all maintenance activities
- Manage third-party vendor relationships and service contracts
- Ensure compliance with safety protocols including LOTO, arc flash, and confined space programs
- Own maintenance of gator cage satellite shipping systems at DWS5 as the sole LMG presence at that site
- Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly maintenance performance reports for leadership review (WBR/MBR)
- Track and analyze maintenance metrics on a weekly and monthly cadence to identify trends, drive accountability, and inform resource decisions
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles