Yard & Transportation Operations Lead

Amazon Inc.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking an Area Manager to join our AU Transportation Operations Management team to support Ravenhall FC and manage transportation yard operations.

You will lead yard activities, coordinating with Dock, Receive and Ship teams to ensure FIFO processing, monitor performance, and drive a culture of safety. The role emphasizes process improvement, data analysis, Lean tools, team leadership, and the ability to influence change at site and global levels; typical hours are Mon-Fri

Responsibilities

• Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and well-being,
• Partner with site leadership, transportation partners to improve On-time Arrival and Departure Performance of trucks in and out of yards, and deliver high Customer Experience metrics
• Communicate between multiple stakeholders to streamline flow of trucks in the yard
• Accountable to report yard performance to the local site leadership, identify root causes for structural issues and drive resolution with multiple stakeholders
• Proactively identify and lead process improvement initiatives and implementation of Lean tools.
• Work within various time constraints to meet critical business needs; while measuring and identifying activities performed,
• Ability to work some weekend shifts as needed (this team provides tactical support to Amazon’s fulfillment network 7 days/week)
• Lead, manage and develop small teams,
• Respond to and manage incidents in conjunction with various stakeholders

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking an Area Manager to join our AU Transportation Operations Management team to support Ravenhall FC and manage transportation yard operations.

You will lead yard activities, coordinating with Dock, Receive and Ship teams to ensure FIFO processing, monitor performance, and drive a culture of safety. The role emphasizes process improvement, data analysis, Lean tools, team leadership, and the ability to influence change at site and global levels; typical hours are Mon-Fri