
Senior Maintenance Manager
Required skills
- Maintenance Managers
- Area Maintenance Managers
- preventative maintenance
- site budgets
- capital spending plans
- continuous improvement
- equipment uptime
- operational efficiency
- safety protocols
- safe work practices
Role summary
Amazon's Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager to lead site-based maintenance operations and develop future leaders. This role involves overseeing Maintenance Managers and their teams, developing strategic maintenance programs, and driving operational excellence. Responsibilities include managing preventative maintenance, coordinating with operations, handling emergencies, strategic planning, financial management, and fostering a culture of safety and innovation for an organization of over 80 team members. The position requires extensive experience in managing large, complex facilities and senior leadership.
About the Role:
As a Senior Maintenance Manager, you will transform workplace environments by leading site-based maintenance operations and developing the next generation of maintenance leaders. In this critical role, you'll oversee Maintenance Managers and their teams, develop strategic maintenance programs, and drive operational excellence across your site. You will blend strategic planning, financial management, and leadership development while navigating between managing preventative maintenance programs, coordinating with operations teams, and responding to emergencies that require quick, decisive action. You'll balance proactive planning with real-time problem resolution while fostering a culture of safety, innovation, and continuous improvement across your entire organization of 80+ team members.
What Do We Offer?
Amazon offers competitive compensation packages including comprehensive healthcare benefits starting on Day 1, matching 401(k) program, and up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave. But wait, there's more: We provide lightweight fire-resistant daily wear and composite toe safety shoes for your safety!
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• You will provide leadership and mentorship to Maintenance Managers and Area Maintenance Managers, fostering professional growth, performance excellence, and developing bar-raising talent across your maintenance organization
• You will develop and maintain comprehensive preventative maintenance programs, manage site budgets and capital spending plans, and drive continuous improvement initiatives while maximizing equipment uptime and operational efficiency
• You will ensure rigorous adherence to safety protocols and procedures across all operational areas while partnering with site leadership to implement, audit, and enforce maintenance execution and safe work practices
• You will manage vendor relationships, coordinate external contractors, provide technical leadership on equipment end-of-life decisions using ROI analysis, and leverage Amazon's network size to maximize economies of scale
• You will travel domestically up to 15% of the time to support network-level initiatives and provide guidance across multiple sites
Basic Qualifications: - 10+ years of managing large complex facilities organizations experience
- 7+ years of senior management and leadership responsibilities experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Reliability Engineering, or 2+ years of Amazon RME (BB/3P) Full Time Exempt experience Preferred Qualifications: - Master's degree
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, LA, Baton Rouge - 145,500.00 - 196,800.00 USD annually
Sample Amazon interview questions
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Explain how you would use data analysis to identify areas of improvement within a warehouse environment.
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What strategies would you employ to maintain workplace safety standards among warehouse associates?
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How would you determine the most effective delivery routes for drivers, considering factors like traffic, weather, and package volume?
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Discuss your approach to maintaining quality control throughout the fulfillment process, from order placement to delivery.
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How would you go about training and onboarding new employees to efficiently perform their roles within a fast-paced warehouse setting?
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