Process Assistants form an integral part of Amazon's Middle Mile operations, contributing significantly to the team's dynamic growth. Process Assistants are responsible for daily management of department duties including: allocating labor, leading meetings, assigning job duties, providing work direction and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Please note the shift pattern is variable, based on 4 days on and 3 days off including weekends.

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Track and report labor hours
- Occasionally, assist with production duties, train associates and verify SOP (standard operating procedure) compliance
- Ensure successful area performance through tracking and reporting metrics
- Independently assess all aspects of associate work performance and provide timely and detailed feedback
- Participate in Operational Excellence initiatives
- Maintain a full understanding of workflow and daily production goals
- Review and update SOP’s as required
- Ensure work areas remain clean and are properly equipped
- Identify and address safety hazards within the work area, and participate in safety initiatives
- Coach associates on ways to work safely at all times
- Ensure all job injuries are reported timely in accordance with established policies and procedures
- Provide leave coverage for Shift Managers

Basic qualifications

• Can lift up to 49 pounds, stand/walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and be able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach
• Previous experience leading teams
• Experience working within a similar field (manufacturing/distribution/warehousing/large retail)
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to coach, train and assist team members
• Availability to work 38 hours+/week, and overtime as required
• Experience working with computers and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Preferred qualifications

• Leadership experience directly managing others
• Comfortable in lifting up to 16 kilos, stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours, and be able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend and reach, all with or without reasonable accommodation
• Experience with performance metrics and lean process improvement

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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