Highlights
Responsibilities include standing up the site operations organization, hiring and developing the full production workforce and leadership team, owning the plant P&L, and serving as the primary operations stakeholder for the facility"s manufacturing technology systems. AMS is building a new purpose-built advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, and is hiring a senior plant leader to deliver the operational buildout and production launch.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Greenwood, IN |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
Description
Amazon Manufacturing Services designs and builds industrial products and equipment for Amazon"s operations network. AMS is building a new purpose-built advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, and is hiring a senior plant leader to deliver the operational buildout and production launch.
This leader will drive the facility from construction and equipment commissioning through production ramp and into steady-state operations. Responsibilities include standing up the site operations organization, hiring and developing the full production workforce and leadership team, owning the plant P&L, and serving as the primary operations stakeholder for the facility"s manufacturing technology systems. This is a greenfield leadership role requiring someone who has built and launched manufacturing operations before
Key job responsibilities
Plant Operations and P&L
- Lead the operational buildout of a greenfield advanced manufacturing facility from commissioning through steady-state production
- Own day-to-day plant operations across multiple shifts
- Own the plant P&L including labor (direct and indirect), consumables, maintenance, and equipment costs
- Drive production throughput, efficiency, and on-time delivery performance
- Achieve and maintain zero-incident safety targets across all shifts and operations
- Own production quality outcomes in coordination with quality leadership
Workforce and Leadership
- Stand up the entire site operations organization from scratch, including hiring, onboarding, and developing shift leaders, supervisors, and production staff
- Establish operational cadence, standard work, and performance management systems
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and safety
Technology and Systems
- Serve as the primary operations stakeholder for manufacturing technology decisions including ERP, MES, finite capacity scheduling, eQMS, transportation management, and reporting solutions
- Partner with engineering teams to select, commission, and scale production technology in a greenfield environment
- Drive adoption of digital manufacturing tools across the operation
Cross-Functional Engagement
- Engage directly with manufacturing engineering, technology, and deployment teams to support production planning and execution
- Coordinate with engineering and IT resources based at the facility
- Provide operational input to sourcing strategy and logistics planning
- Collaborate with senior leadership on capacity strategy and long-range production planning
A day in the life
Amazon Manufacturing Services is Amazon"s internal advanced manufacturing organization. The team designs and produces industrial products that support Amazon"s global operations network, operating across multiple sites and scaling to meet growing demand.
About Company
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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.
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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