Site Leader, Amazon Manufacturing Services
Amazon· Fulfillment & Operations Management
Hybrid (Greenwood, IN)$161.7k - $218.3kfull-timePosted yesterday
About the role
Senior plant leadership role hired to deliver operational buildout and production launch for a new greenfield advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana. Responsible for standing up site operations, building the production workforce and leadership team, owning the plant P&L, and serving as primary operations stakeholder for manufacturing technology systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead the operational buildout of a greenfield advanced manufacturing facility from commissioning through steady-state production
- Own day-to-day plant operations across multiple shifts
- Own the plant P&L including labor (direct and indirect), consumables, maintenance, and equipment costs
- Drive production throughput, efficiency, and on-time delivery performance
- Achieve and maintain zero-incident safety targets across all shifts and operations
- Own production quality outcomes in coordination with quality leadership
- Stand up the entire site operations organization from scratch, including hiring, onboarding, and developing shift leaders, supervisors, and production staff
- Establish operational cadence, standard work, and performance management systems
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational discipline, and safety
- Serve as the primary operations stakeholder for manufacturing technology decisions including ERP, MES, finite capacity scheduling, eQMS, transportation management, and reporting solutions
- Partner with engineering teams to select, commission, and scale production technology in a greenfield environment
- Drive adoption of digital manufacturing tools across the operation
- Engage directly with manufacturing engineering, technology, and deployment teams to support production planning and execution
- Coordinate with engineering and IT resources based at the facility
- Provide operational input to sourcing strategy and logistics planning
- Collaborate with senior leadership on capacity strategy and long-range production planning
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in engineering, management, or technology, or Master's degree or above in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration
- 9+ years of manufacturing or manufacturing engineering experience
- Experience managing plant operations with 200 or more employees across multiple shifts
- Experience in automotive, light industrial equipment manufacturing, or contract manufacturing environments
- Demonstrated experience operating with manufacturing technology systems, including ERP, MES, and quality management systems
- Experience owning a plant-level P&L or operating budget, including direct labor, consumables, maintenance, and equipment costs
- Experience standing up, commissioning, or scaling a manufacturing operation
Skills
Required:Leadership and team buildingP&L managementManufacturing technology systems
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee assistance program (EAP), Mental Health Support
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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