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This role will be based in a new Vendor Flex operation based in Markham Vale, Chesterfield.
We’re expanding our team within Amazon Operations! If you’re interested in joining a business where you can have fun, achieve amazing results and put smiles on people’s faces, this could be the role for you.
As an Operations Specialist you will oversee the shift management in one of our first mile fulfilment centers, middle mile sortation centers or final mile delivery stations. Our Operations Specialists drive the pulse of our operations on the ground and play a key role in getting our customers’ orders out to them in every step of the chain.
This is a varied, challenging role and every day is different!
You will…
- Create and cultivate a safe working environment by identifying safety opportunities across your work area
- Manage and train our Associates to help deliver the best service for our customers
- Ensure that customer orders are fulfilled in line with quality and safety guidelines
- Continuously provide critical shift related information to frontline management and operators
- Adjust labor allocation throughout your shifts to meet and exceed plans and forecasts
- Engage with support functions and/or other departments to address common issues or needs in key areas of performance e.g. process area readiness, 5S, safety, training
- Help to solve logistics and supply chain challenges through data analysis, innovation and process optimization
Why Amazon? Since our beginnings in 1995, Amazon has been pushing the boundaries of possible further and further. Whether it’s exploring successful new business lines, pushing our technology and processes to get the very quickest delivery times for our customers or delivering record volumes, Amazon has achieved incredible feats in defining industries. Our journey to become the Earth’s most customer-centric company is one full of exciting innovation, pace and change. From the second an order is placed online to the seamless coordination of that order behind the scenes, we strive to stay agile, fluid and intentional in what we do. Our employees move this business forward and hiring great people allows us to continually set records. If you are engaging, innovative, supportive, a problem solver or a trail blazer we want to hear from you! Come and join us in building our future! Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT.
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Launch your career! We are hiring immediately for full time Warehouse workers! We will teach you about distribution and supply chain techniques valued by Fortune 250 companies around the globe. We are Wesco! We enable the connected world – you help turn on the lights.
What’s in it for you:
In addition to best in class benefits (insurance, PTO, 401K, etc.) we offer:
- A CAREER. Once you have mastered this role (typically 1 year), warehouse associates have the opportunity to move up to a lead role or other positions within Wesco
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
- National discounts on commonly used items (phone plans, Whirlpool appliances, etc.)
You matter at Wesco. We’re a global Fortune 250 distributor, but we’re also down to earth, people-first place to work. Our teams are made up of people who care about continuous improvement, not big egos.
Here is what you can expect:
- You will be on your feet most of the shift as a material handler, using computers, scan guns, forklifts and other types of motorized equipment
- Picking, packing, shipping, wire cutting, light assembly and general labor – ensuring the perfect quantity and material
What you need to apply:
- High School degree or equivalent
- 1-year warehouse operations experience preferred
- Basic computer skills preferred
- Stable work history
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
- Able to walk long distances repeatedly throughout the day
- Willingness to learn to operate typical warehouse machinery such as order pickers, forklifts, etc.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen
Who is this company with all these great things to offer?
We are Wesco. We enable the connected world. We are leading global distributor of Network & Security, Electrical and Utility Power Solutions. We are proud of our culture of ethics, honesty, diversity and growth. We reward initiative and original ideas. Wesco employs individuals around the world. We seek out and encourage diversity of thought and experience. Our differences strengthen our company and enrich our culture. It’s safe to say, you will be welcome here.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Apply Now!
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Wesco"), is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Wesco to not discriminate against any job applicant or employee based on age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or any other protected status. This policy includes but is not limited to the following: recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff, or termination.
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- Experience driving ethical/responsible sourcing within global supply chains and/or operations.
- Experience and proficiency in project/program management as it relates to human rights and labor practices.
- Expertise in regional and international labor standards (e.g., ILO).
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in worker interview or worker social dialogue.
- Experience influencing key stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Written and spoken English.
At Amazon, we work hard to ensure that every Amazon product or service our customers purchase is made or handled in a way that ensures respect for the rights of workers throughout our supply chain and operations. Our Sustainability/Social Responsibility team partners with internal businesses, suppliers, and service providers on a continuous improvement model, researching and identifying risks in places where we source and operate, and designing solutions to help understand and mitigate those risks.
The Program Manager of Social Responsibility will support the development and implementation of Amazon’s Worker Voice Program, with a focus on third-party World-Wide Operations. This work will help Amazon to amplify, listen and respond to worker’s needs and experiences.
Key job responsibilities
- Support in the development and implementation of Amazon’s Worker Voice Program.
- Work with cross-functional internal teams to drive supplier remediation on issues and advise on long-term supplier capacity building needs.
- Design and deploy gender-sensitive worker surveys in line with best practice.
- Provide feedback on scalable solutions to support supplier’s self-learning, self-monitoring, and self-improvement.
- Provide onsite and other support in monitoring Amazon’s Worker Voice Programs to ensure effective and consistent execution.
- Invent and simplify operational process to drive program efficiency.
- Produce data driven and evidence based internal reports to update on program impact.
- Participate in industry groups as needed.
- Participate in other SR team initiatives and programs as needed.
The Amazon Social Responsibility (SR) is committed to respecting the human rights of workers, communities, and customers throughout our business activities and relationships.
- Leveraging technology to amplify Worker Voice.
- Leading through influence.
- Communicating successfully across cultures, in writing and in person.
- Delivering results amidst resource constraints and ambiguity.
- Developing and improving policies and processes.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT.