Posted: 30 July
Offer description
Transportation Operations Role
Are you ready to play a key role in our transportation network and help us deliver world-class service to our customers? The AU Transportation Operations team is seeking a highly skilled Transportation Specialist to join the team in preparation for the launch of our brand new fulfillment center in Cranbourne.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a vital member of Amazon Transportation Services, overseeing team members performing trailer moves, coordinating yard activities, conducting yard audits, conducting yard inductions, overseeing driver inductions, and supporting Amazon's transportation network wherever applicable.
Please note that this role will require flexibility to work different shifts both days and nights.
* Creating, sending daily End of Shift reports with load details, delay reasons, and action items for delays.
* Communicating with the Outbound dock team and NOC for delay reasons when drivers arrive late and depart late.
* Coordinating with multiple carriers and their contacts for site-related escalations on carrier pickups and delivery issues, including weather-related disruptions to yard activities.
* Establishing and communicating daily load plans to NOC, internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders.
* Daily monitoring with FC operations departments, transportation peers, and carriers to ensure all trailers arrive and depart on time.
* Consolidating data from multiple sources to generate daily, weekly, monthly reports to support business needs and identify patterns for proactive mitigation.
* Engaging carrier drivers and delivery drivers in the yard to maintain organization, safety, and minimize delays.
* Experience working in a fast-paced logistics or operations environment.
* High school diploma or equivalent.
* Ability to lift up to 20 kilos, stand/walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach.
* Work 38 hours/week and overtime as required.
* Flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
As a Transportation Specialist at Amazon, you'll be part of a dynamic team that values teamwork, integrity, and innovation. You'll have opportunities to develop your skills, work with cutting-edge technology, and contribute to delivering exceptional customer experiences.
We acknowledge 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.
