• Regional Maintenance Manager

    Amazon (Suffolk, VA)


    Description

    Amazon's North America Reliability Maintenance & Engineering (RME) team needs a dynamic Regional Maintenance Manager to lead our operations. This key position will drive safety initiatives and guide field teams in developing effective decision-making tools for site managers. You'll evaluate Fulfillment Center RME departments' performance and implement proven practices to improve reliability metrics. Your mission: champion workplace safety, maximize equipment uptime, and optimize operational costs in our fast-paced fulfillment network.

     

    The ideal candidate brings extensive expertise in facilities maintenance, workplace safety, and data-driven leadership. Experience with Material Handling Equipment (MHE) systems, packaging automation, distribution processes, and storage systems is valuable. We need a self-starter who excels at managing multiple complex projects while building strong relationships across all organizational levels. The role requires oversight of maintenance acceptance for large-scale projects and the ability to provide technical leadership to facilities maintenance teams.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Champion safety standards and drive team compliance

    • Lead and mentor field-based Facilities Managers to expand and improve Amazon's North American Fulfillment Network

    • Drive maintenance excellence through innovation, documentation, standardization, and safety practices

    • Guide senior leadership on maintenance and equipment end of life (EOL) decisions using ROI analysis

    • Oversee budget development, execution, and capital planning

    • Manage vendor relationships and maximize network economies of scale

    • Monitor and audit maintenance execution and safety practices across sites

    • Coordinate maintenance teams across North America

    • Develop and manage contract documents, including RFPs and purchase orders

    • Support Fulfillment Center General Managers in facilities management

    • Recruit and hire exceptional talent for Facilities Maintenance roles

    • Build a world-class facilities maintenance organization

    • Relocate as needed for Amazon's business needs

    Basic Qualifications

    - 10+ years of managing large complex facilities organizations experience

     

    - BS in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline or BS/BA with 4+ years experience in maintenance or 2+ years Amazon experience

     

    - Previous corporate and/or regional facilities roles leading 250 or more employees including salaried employees

     

    - Experience leading change in a multiple site environments

     

    - 7+ years experience managing employees and their performance

     

    - Ability to travel up to 80%

    Preferred Qualifications

    - Strong communication, teambuilding, and influencing skills

    - - Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with high expectations

    - - Thinks big! Proficient data analyst and new processes developer/adapter

     

    - - Self-starter. Strong evidence of driving goals with minimal day-to-day supervision.

     

    - - Experienced in material handling equipment and large, complex integrated systems maintenance with strong statistical analysis skills

     

    - - Strong knowledge and experience with the major MHE integrators

     

    - - Exposure to Lean Concepts, TOC, layout design, cost/benefit analysis, labor productivity analysis (time studies, standardized work), safety/ergonomic/human factors.

     

    - - Strong working knowledge of MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project, and SQL

     

    - - MBA or other Masters degree and/or Six Sigma Black Belt Certification a plus

     

    - - Professional Engineering registration a plus

     

    Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

     

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