Area Manager , Amazon Air

Amazon • Rockford, IL

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About The Position

Come build the future with Amazon Global Air!

A part of Amazon’s transportation solution, Amazon Global Air provides an
exhilarating, customer-centric transportation option to safely and efficiently
deliver goods across long distances. We’re defining the future of air cargo
through a talented, diverse team, leveraging innovative technologies and a
sustainability-aware mindset to solve large-scale challenges. Ready for your
career to take off? Fly Amazon!

As an Area Manager, you will lead a team of hourly employees and will be
responsible for engaging your team during their shifts to maintain the highest
levels of safety, quality, attendance, and performance. You will also play a key
part in maintaining our customer expectations to ensure customer orders are
delivered at the right time, to the right location. Depending on the type of
job, you will be required to engage in physical warehouse and ramp activities
given reasonable accommodation. The ambiguity of this role allows for
creativity; you’re able to invent and enhance safer processes within aviation,
all while building and maintaining a great work place for yourself and your
direct reports. You will have the opportunity to influence others to enhance our
Air network and develop your career on Amazon’s fastest growing and evolving
team!

Requirements

• 2+ years of employee and performance management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• Individuals hired into this position will have unescorted access privileges to airport security identification display areas (SIDA). For this reason, eligibility for this role will be limited to individuals who pass a security screening, as required by the FAA, DHS, and TSA (as applicable).
• Must be able to secure appropriate airport authority and/or US Customs security badges, if applicable.
• This position requires an employee’s full and unimpaired skills and judgment to safely execute their job duties to ensure the safety and security of Amazon AIR personnel, third-party contractors, Airport personnel, cargo, and equipment.
• This position is therefore designated as a safety sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and, where permitted, post-hire drug testing.
• The ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions is a must.

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain/Logistics, or a related field
• Experience managing teams of 20 people or greater
• Experience with process improvements (Lean Six Sigma and/or Kaizen)
• Aviation related experience
• Possess a valid in-state driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Support, mentor, and motivate your team
• Manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises
• Collaborate with all support teams including Safety, Ops Integration, Loss Prevention and Human Resources to develop plans to meet business objectives
• Lift up to 49 pounds, stand and walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach, as well as continuously climb and descend stairs
• Work in an environment where the noise level varies and is subject to variable temperatures and weather (Air gateways include outside loading departments/ramp loading)
• Supporting all safety programs, OSHA and Air Carrier FAA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all Associates

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level