Shift Manager

Amazon; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the logistics field is seeking an Area Manager to ensure operational excellence in their Sheffield location. The role involves leading a team to maintain safety, optimise processes, and drive productivity through data analysis and collaborative leadership. Candidates must possess a degree and relevant experience in people management and process improvement techniques. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career development within a diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in people management.
• Experience communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of safety and wellbeing.
• Analyse and implement changes for quality and productivity.
• Collaborate with management to standardise shift practices.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Data Analysis

Safety Management

Process Optimization

Education

Degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

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

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

Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.

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

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