Engineer , Material Handling Equipment Engineering, Amazon Logistics, JP MHE Engineering

Job description

The Japan Amazon Logistics (AMZL) team is looking to hire an experienced, innovative, hands-on, and customer-obsessed Engineer for the Material Handling Equipment Engineering team to lead the team responsible for defining specifications and monitoring performance of the Material Handling Equipment in our Japanese Delivery Station Network to build a world class last mile operation.

This role requires an experienced Engineer with experience to lead a technical team with responsibility for automation, engineering, planning and analysis of the Material Handling Equipment in AMZL Delivery Stations. This individual will own the team that partners with Process Engineering teams, Operations leaders, Facilities and Engineering teams to effectively operate deploy Material Handling Equipment across Amazon's last mile network.

This role will be based in Tokyo, Japan and involves frequent domestic travel. You will also partner with European and Worldwide counterparts to support parallel development projects.

More Information (Japanese Only)

・Department: Last Mile(AMZL)

・Job: Engineer

・Location: Tokyo Office

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At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

Lead Material Handling Equipment automation projects

Update equipment specifications based on various factors; labor, cost, safety, performance, etc. working with Process Engineering and Operations partners

Support field engineering teams in deploying the specified equipment at sites across Japan

Monitor performance of the installed equipment in JP by measuring success criteria for meeting metrics for safety, productivity and quality

Support lessons learnt program for to understand improvements needed for specifications iterations

Work with Worldwide teams to understand development plans in other regions and opportunities for bringing new ideas to Japan

Support development and implementation of Service and Maintenance concepts for AMZL Field teams