Job ID: 2859327 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.
Amazon is seeking Site Process Engineers to work in the EU Process Engineering (EU PE) team. The Site Process Engineer is an onsite position and will be based in BRS2.
The Site Process Engineer works alongside the FC Senior Leadership Team, while keeping high collaboration with EU PE functions. This role is responsible for deploying initiatives, building networking and relationships in the FC, and driving compliance for the initiatives within an assigned timeline. The Site Process Engineer initiates and implements EU-wide improvement activities. This role requires the ability to demonstrate ownership for initiatives, understand the initiatives in detail, and influence to deliver meaningful results translating to tangible productivity and efficiency gains in the FC.
Key job responsibilities
1. Work on Back to Basics initiatives identifying the top opportunities in the FC in comparison with the other EU FCs. Start from the bottom 50% processes, looking for the input metrics with the biggest gap to Benchmark and implement the improvement action plan in close collaboration with the local Operations Management team following the standard improvement templates.
1. Oversee the FC improvement program and set focus on the most important areas, based on the alignment with the FC Senior Leadership team.
2. Dive deep into the process performance by using available standard reporting or creating own data analysis, call out in the daily dive deep meetings and collect feedback from the local team to convert this information into a tangible improvement plan that matters to the FC.
3. Review the open Action Plans on a weekly basis, engaging the FC stakeholders to complete the suggested actions and reach the desired targets.
4. Collaborate with the central PE functions and other Site PEs from the same region to clarify any process-related doubts and leverage their expertise. Benchmarking initiatives are highly recommended to further reduce variation across the FCs.
2. Work on Continuous Improvement with the FC
1. Drive network best practice implementation, leveraging local initiatives led with local Ops and sharing them with EU PE for review. Once approved, the best practice will be officially added to all EU Best Practice repositories.
2. Strengthen the framework used to capture and scale FC innovation. New ideas and projects from the FC will flow through a standard process and be presented to ACES process SMEs for review.
3. Ensure that big projects/ideas from the FC (10M$+ WW saving) are uploaded in the OP1 Project Intake every year.
3. Own the deployment of all the EU network initiatives assigned to the FC, ensuring they are executed within the right timeline and reaching compliance. Support the FC to commit to tests and pilots for the EU Projects to avoid delays and ensure that projects are then deployed and reviewed in all the EU FCs.
4. Partnership with the FC Ops:
1. Join the daily Gemba on the floor with FC Leadership to stay aligned with FC top issues and Associate feedback.
2. Organize the weekly LSC Meeting with the FC Leadership Team, updating the Team on EU Variation Reduction, EU Projects rolled out in the FC, FC Best practices shared at the EU level, and FC local initiatives eligible for test or pilot.
3. Support the Site Leader and the FC Senior Management Team by creating a strong relationship with them, which allows the Site PE to gain their trust and buy-in for all initiatives. Besides standard tasks, SPE can support Site Leader and Senior Ops on process-related ad hoc tasks from the FC accounting for less than 10% of the working time.
5. Be ready to support or lead EU Projects to expand the initial scope and coordinate more than one FC. This opportunity is crucial for improving project management skills and dealing with external stakeholders.
6. During Q4, you will be deployed to the site management operational team, based on the needs of the building.
7. Ability to travel as needed within your area of responsibility. Domestic and regional travel estimate average: 0-10%. (Subject to change based on business need).
About the team
The EU PE team is a group of operational leaders driving process stabilization, standardization, and continuous improvement for the EU Customer Fulfillment Network. This team is essential to establish best-in-class process performance across all different direct and indirect processes, accelerate the implementation of technological advancements, and strengthen the technical acumen and process knowledge for the operational leaders across the FC network.
The team drives process control and shifting mean performance with the outcome of minimizing variation between shifts, buildings, and regions, to deliver strong performance. The team works closely with Process System Engineering (PSE), ACES PM, Central Ops, launch teams, operations engineering, and reliability and maintenance (RME) teams to improve the input metrics for each of the process paths by prioritizing and channeling resources.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Degree from an accredited institution
2. Experience in Operations as an Area Manager or comparable experience
3. High proficiency of technical knowledge of at least one process path (Quriosity silver/gold certification)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Strong professional experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies
2. Relevant knowledge of change management and continuous improvement methodologies
3. Excellent communication skills and detail orientation
4. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
5. Ability to motivate a team
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