Sr Operations Engineer

About the role

Rapid and Rural Logistics is seeking an Ops Engineering role with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to lead strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for our faster than Same Day operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage high visibility automation programs, quality, capacity, and future design innovations to scale the SSD network.
• Work cross-functionally with Reliability Maintenance, Design, and Innovation Engineering teams to deliver high complexity solutions.
• Execute key deliverables for Engineering programs and meet specific operational goals aligned with stakeholders.
• Dive deep into dashboards, automation logs, and resources to drive weekly quality and capacity performance of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) in the network.
• Partner with operations teams to meet customer promises and cost goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or related occupation.
• Experience managing the lifecycle of cross-functional projects, implementing automated equipment and/or integrated systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field.
• Experience within a distribution center, logistics, or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing.
• Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD and commercial off-the-shelf technologies such as Tableau, SQL, or equivalent.
• Experience in technical leadership for industrial engineering projects or programs.
• Experience with design and/or implementation automation solutions, such as Conveyors, Sorters, high speed manufacturing and packaging lines, Robotic work cells.

Qualifications

• Robust understanding of fulfillment operations including under-the-roof processes, inventory flows, constrained FC assets (capacity and labor), quality, and long term roadmaps.
• Willingness to disrupt current processes to create new solutions and influence stakeholders.
• High-level of ownership over the end-to-end process, ability to think outside the box, and the ability to design sustainable solutions.
• Scoping large ambiguous projects, managing to project timelines, and communicating to senior management on status, risks, and process/product changes.
• Cross-team coordination, project management, and executive presentation skills are essential.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more details, visit here.