110 Amazon jobs in Kent

Amazon Prime is hiring drivers for our delivery operations. Drivers must be comfortable operating in a fast paced environment where they will be expected to quickly and efficiently deliver packages. Will be delivering using company vans (Ford Transit), no personal vehicles are allowed. Starting salary is $15/hr and you will have a 3 or 4 day work week.

Become part of the dedicated team that gets orders ready for people relying on Amazon’s service. From flexible part-time roles to full-time set schedules with health care benefits, Amazon has a variety of jobs available in our warehouses. FULFILLMENT CENTERS (CUSTOMER RETURNS) - Work inside an Amazon warehouse, receiving and processing customer returns. In this fast-paced, active role, you will play an important part in protecting customer trust by evaluating the condition of returned items to determine if they can be resold. These are part-time opportunities with a consistent schedule of 25-35 hours per week.

Become part of the dedicated team that gets orders ready for people relying on Amazon’s service. From flexible part-time roles to full-time set schedules with health care benefits, Amazon has a variety of jobs available in our warehouses. FULFILLMENT CENTERS (CUSTOMER RETURNS) - Work inside an Amazon warehouse, receiving and processing customer returns. In this fast-paced, active role, you will play an important part in protecting customer trust by evaluating the condition of returned items to determine if they can be resold. These are part-time opportunities with a consistent schedule of 25-35 hours per week.

Description
Senior Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Leadership Roles - Openings across the US and CAN
Amazon North America Customer Fulfillment
The Senior Site Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager will be responsible for partnering with site level operations team for their assigned site in order to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations. By leveraging lean principles and Kaizen events, this Senior Safety Manager will lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our associates. The Senior Site EHS Manager must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the operations team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.
The Senior Site WHS Manager must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. This Senior Safety Manger must instruct and train operations managers and site WHS professionals in company EHS policies and assist the regional teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site. The Senior Site WHS Manager will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. Must possess excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrates this expertise when working with operations.
The Senior Site WHS Manager will be responsible to develop a team of safety managers and safety professionals at a site. This Senior Safety Manger must create and execute leadership development plans for their team. This Senior Safety Manger must communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to the safety teams and ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional. This Senior Safety Manger must also demonstrate the ability to judge and assess safety talent and select appropriate bench strength to current and future business needs.
Senior Site WHS Manager Responsibilities:
Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company policy.
Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon Safety Policies.
Measure the FC performance against published requirements in safety policies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies.
Ensure safety record keeping and data integrity and provides Operations with accurate reporting and metrics to support business safety initiatives.
Deliver on-time and quality projects to Operations. Deliver quality projects on time to Operations.
Deep Dive safety metrics and review incident weekly and monthly incident trends to discover trends to justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
Deep Dive trends and propose action plans to Sr. Leadership on site.
Audit record keeping practices and Global Safety Database entries to ensure compliance to global safety standards and local regulations.
Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
Manage and mentor the FC Safety Manager and Safety Associates in your assigned FC.
Engage the Injury Prevention Specialists (IPS) and Site Leadership to drive long-term strategic actions to achieve incident reduction.
Lead soft tissue injury reduction efforts with IPS by performing targeted Kaizen events in partnership with the Operations teams based on the risks identified in each task (force, repetition, and awkward postures).
Ensure site leadership and associates are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy. Audit the quality, delivery (including qualifications of the trainer), and effectiveness of all required safety training.
Review for effectiveness the deployed safety tools and revise to ensure continual improvement.
Partner with corporate and other regional field safety personnel to leverage global safety and environmental best practices into NA network standards.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years' of increasing responsibilities in safety and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations.
Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
Experience managing change in multiple site environment and managing multiple direct reports.
BS/BA in Safety, Environmental, Ergonomics or a related field required
Written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with Directors and VPs
Develop and implement department goals and strategies based on broader organization goals.
Analytical and problem solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree preferred
Certified Safety Professional preferred
Experience in a fast-paced, changing/growing organization
Handle changing priorities and use good judgment in stressful situation
Interest in long-term career development through assignments in multiple FCs across the nation
Prior experience in a management development training programs
Track record of effectively managing an operation comprising both salaried and hourly staff
Develop others into higher levels of responsibility in an organization
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $222,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Description
AMZL Site Leaders are responsible for all budgetary, people development and operations objectives for 3-5 Amazon Logistics Delivery Stations (DS). Additional responsibilities include managing and lead teams of Senior Operations, Operations, Area and Shift Managers, coaching and mentoring the team to ensure performance objectives are met, building positive employee relations and building leadership bench strength within each DS.
Key job responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall safety, quality, performance, customer experience and people development for all delivery station operations.
- Drives vision for station team and creation of quality initiatives, process change initiatives and other lean initiatives to enable their functional area and ultimately each DS to meet and exceed business plan
- Problem-solves for closing gaps between performance and goals
- Will set and clarify requirements and expectations for Senior Operations, Operations, Area and Shift Managers. Measures performance, provides feedback, and holds Senior Ops and Ops Managers accountable for their performance and the performance of their departments
- Manages an environment concerning the delivery of Amazon orders direct to our customers, subject to ever rising volume and complexity, operating on a 24/7 basis
- Manages day-to-day relationships with multiple Delivery Service Providers (DSPs)
- Presents operational metrics regularly to the senior leadership team
- Hires and develops top talent. Creates and implements a talent plan for each site including talent acquisition, performance and career management, learning and development, succession planning, and employee engagement
- Leverages the Senior Ops, Ops, Area and Shift Managers by sourcing and nurturing ideas, and rolling them into the creation of improvement plans for the functional area
- Cultivates strong culture and engagement throughout all levels of the delivery station teams
- Takes proactive steps to ensure that best practices are shared across all departments, shifts and among the network.
- Works with key business partners such as Transport & Sortation, DSP Management, Finance, Loss Prevention, IT, HR, ACES and Engineering to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiatives in their area, as well as providing needed support and resources for other staff initiatives
Basic Qualifications
- Completed Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or 2+ years' Amazon work experience
- 7+ years' direct management experience, including a salaried, hourly and agency workforce, in a logistics, fulfillment, last-mile manufacturing, engineering, production or distribution environment
- Demonstrated track record of delivering performance and financial based results in high pressure environments
- Experience with performance metrics and process improvement and lean techniques
- Experience with the full lifecycle staffing, including interviewing, hiring, performance management, promotions and terminations
- Strong analytical capability; track record of digging into data and finding solutions for a variety of operational problems
- Excellent communication skills (including local language and English, written and verbal)
- Experience managing third party resources on a regional/national scale
- Experience managing contingent workforce in a business with peak seasons
- Candidates must be flexible to work a variety of hours as business demands, including overnight, weekends and holidays
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Operations or related field and MBA preferred
- Experience in a startup environment
- Ability to handle changing priorities and use good judgment in stressful situations · Interest in long-term career development
Amazon offers competitive packages including comprehensive healthcare, 401(k), restricted stock units, growth potential and a challenging and exciting work environment
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $200,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.