ELM Operations Engineer, ELM Program Launch

ELM Operations Engineer, ELM Program Launch

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This role focuses on launching and ensuring operational readiness for new Amazon facilities and assets, working closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver a seamless, efficient building experience from the RME perspective. The engineer manages tactical launch activities, tracks progress, identifies risks, coordinates resources, and supports post‑launch reviews to continuously improve future launch outcomes.

• Execute site‑level launch delivery: manage tactical launch activities for assigned sites from RME requirements through commissioning and post‑launch validation, following established quality standards and playbooks.
• Maintain and drive project trackers: own site‑level launch trackers end‑to‑end, ensuring every milestone, owner, and commitment date is accurate, visible, and actioned on time.
• Provide status updates and elevate risks: deliver clear, data‑driven updates on site‑level milestones to your manager and stakeholders, proactively flagging risks and blockers before they impact timelines.
• Coordinate cross‑functional activities: work with Field RME, Operations Engineering, Construction, L&D, and vendor partners to keep site launches on track and remove barriers.
• Track and report on launch readiness metrics: monitor IOQ status, staffing, training completion, spare parts delivery, and equipment commissioning for assigned sites, ensuring data accuracy in reporting tools.
• Support post‑launch reviews: participate in post‑launch assessments, document lessons learned, and implement corrective actions at the site level to improve future launch outcomes.

• Lift and move totes up to 49 pounds.
• Regular bending, lifting, stretching, and reaching both below the waist and above the head.
• Walk in the building and around areas with great frequency; facilities are over a quarter mile in length.
• Stand/walk for up to 10‑12 hours.
• Access all areas of building, including ascending and descending ladders, stairs, and gangways safely and without limitation.

• 5+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of maintenance or engineering experience.
• 3+ years of refrigeration industry experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Experience in material handling equipment (MHE) or automation environments, or experience in reliability/maintenance environments.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams across engineering, operations, and field execution through launch readiness and go‑live phases.

• 1+ years of commercial CO2 refrigeration applications experience.
• Refrigeration Trade School certificate.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level.
• Knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs for commercial refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of performance metrics such as OEE, downtime, throughput, or quality.
• Experience working with and managing third‑party vendors.
• Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Experience in Amazon RME (Reliability Maintenance Engineering) or fulfillment operations, or experience in similar environments.
• Experience with retrofits, launches, or automation deployments.
• Experience building launch readiness frameworks, standard work, playbooks, and scalable deployment mechanisms across multiple concurrent sites.

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans), 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and a range of employee assistance programs. For more information, see the benefits portal.

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