Manufacturing Ops TPM: Factory Layout & Automation

Amazon; Ireland; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Engineering Program Manager to own factory layout and material flow across AWS rack fulfillment sites. You will coordinate capacity planning, automation, construction, and operations to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally.

Lead cross-functional teams, publish process control guidelines, and drive improvements to meet volume ramp and ship SLA targets while evangelizing automation and standardization across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience.
• 7+ years collaborating with engineering teams across programs.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional release schedules.

Responsibilities

• Translate rack fulfillment capacity plans into data-driven facility layouts for AWS manufacturing operations, designing end-to-end material flow from dock receipt through assembly, integration, test, and dispatch across EC2, Machine Learning, and Storage product platforms.
• Design factory floor layouts including automation line stations, manual assembly zones, test positions, sub-assembly areas, burn-in, and repair workflows.
• Develop and maintain industrial simulation models (FlexSim, Plant Simulation, or equivalent) to identify bottlenecks, validate throughput assumptions, optimize material flow paths, and establish performance metrics.
• Coordinate utility and infrastructure requirements for each production zone with facilities and construction teams, ensuring infrastructure readiness aligns with layout phasing.
• Manage phased layout plans aligned with construction milestones, own layout change control, produce visual documentation, and develop replicable standards across the global manufacturing site network.
• Drive continuous improvement and operations sustaining by owning the factory layout as a living document, partnering with multiple teams to reduce cycle time and improve throughput toward SLA targets.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

Facility design

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon seeks a Manufacturing Operations and Industrial Engineering Program Manager to own factory layout and material flow across AWS rack fulfillment sites. You will coordinate capacity planning, automation, construction, and operations to scale manufacturing infrastructure globally.

Lead cross-functional teams, publish process control guidelines, and drive improvements to meet volume ramp and ship SLA targets while evangelizing automation and standardization across the network.