Area Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Area Manager to lead operations at their Gloucester site. In this pivotal role, you will ensure the smooth running of operations, focusing on safety, quality, and productivity. Your leadership will drive a culture of excellence while managing a dynamic team. This position offers the chance to implement process improvements and influence business decisions through data analysis. If you are passionate about operational efficiency and team management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree required along with relevant experience in people management.
• Advanced proficiency in English and local language is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing in operations.
• Oversee projects to streamline processes and improve productivity.

Skills

People Management

Data Analysis

Communication

Safety Culture

Process Improvement

Education

Degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Operations is the beating heart of Amazon. This key part of our business makes sure we fulfil and dispatch orders efficiently so that our customers get their items on time. As an Area Manager, you'll make sure your site is running as smoothly as it should so that we can meet customer demand. You will be leading a team that helps keep our operations safe, efficient, and of a high quality and taking on a number of projects across our network to drive productivity.

Key job responsibilities

1. Create, oversee, and drive a culture of safety and wellbeing
2. Analyse and implement changes to keep quality and productivity at a consistently high level
3. Oversee projects to streamline processes, optimise productivity and increase quality of service for customers within your area of responsibility
4. Analyse shift performance against relevant business objectives, and put in place actions to improve our operational excellence
5. Work collaboratively with management-level colleagues to standardise shift practices

A day in the life
You'll work on a shift pattern at one of our sites, making sure it is as productive as it can be. Your main focus will be to own and drive a culture of safety and uphold quality and shift performance standards. You'll also oversee process improvements within your area and drive implementation. A typical day is varied, including everything from routine team management and daily operational responsibilities to process improvement and wide-scale operational contingency tasks. You'll also be a role model and mentor to new managers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. A degree
2. Relevant experience in people management
3. Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership
4. Relevant experience in using data or anecdotal evidence to influence business decisions
5. Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English and local language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience working with Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques
2. Experience working in another logistics environment
3. Relevant experience working with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) in a professional environment

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.