Regional Maintenance Manager, IXD Regional – Amazon Store
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
- 10+ years of managing large complex facilities organizations experience
- 7+ years of senior management and leadership responsibilities experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 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%
- Strong communication, teambuilding, and influencing skills
- Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with high expectations
- Manufacturing or complex industry experience and has had maintenance report up to them.
- 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