Greenfield Plant Leader: Launch, Scale & P&L

Roboticsconnected; Greenwood (IN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Manufacturing Services is seeking a senior plant leader to deliver the operational buildout and production launch at our Greenwood, Indiana facility. The role involves standing up the site operations organization, hiring and developing the full production workforce and leadership team, and owning the plant P&L.

This greenfield leadership position requires a track record of launching manufacturing operations, driving throughput, safety, and quality while aligning with enterprise goals

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational buildout of a greenfield advanced manufacturing facility from commissioning through steady-state production
• Own day-to-day plant operations across multiple shifts
• Own the plant P&L including labor, consumables, maintenance, and equipment costs
• Drive production throughput, efficiency, and on-time delivery performance
• Achieve and maintain zero-incident safety targets across all shifts and operations
• Own production quality outcomes in coordination with quality leadership
• Stand up the entire site operations organization, including hiring, onboarding, and developing shift leaders, supervisors, and production staff
• Establish operational cadence, standard work, and performance management systems
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and safety
• Serve as the primary operations stakeholder for manufacturing technology decisions including ERP, MES, finite capacity scheduling, eQMS, transportation management, and reporting solutions
• Partner with engineering teams to select, commission, and scale production technology in a greenfield environment
• Drive adoption of digital manufacturing tools across the operation
• Engage directly with manufacturing engineering, technology, and deployment teams to support production planning and execution
• Coordinate with engineering and IT resources based at the facility
• Provide operational input to sourcing strategy and logistics planning
• Collaborate with senior leadership on capacity strategy and long-range production planning
• A day in the life: Amazon Manufacturing Services is Amazon's internal advanced manufacturing organization. The team designs and produces industrial products that support Amazon's global operations network, operating across multiple sites and scaling to meet growing demand.

Job description

Amazon Manufacturing Services is seeking a senior plant leader to deliver the operational buildout and production launch at our Greenwood, Indiana facility. The role involves standing up the site operations organization, hiring and developing the full production workforce and leadership team, and owning the plant P&L.

This greenfield leadership position requires a track record of launching manufacturing operations, driving throughput, safety, and quality while aligning with enterprise goals