Amazon
Sr. Operations Manager
$135K–$183K
Bakersfield, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted May 20, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years direct management experience; bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads an Inbound or Outbound fulfillment operation, managing leaders and driving budget performance, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
What you'll do
- Own operational performance, budget, and people development across a functional area.
- Manage, coach, and develop Operations and Area Managers.
- Drive Lean initiatives, process improvements, and safety, quality, and performance standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of equivalent experience.
- 7+ years direct management experience, including a salaried workforce, in a manufacturing, production or distribution environment.
- Experience with performance metrics, process improvement and Lean techniques.
- Experience with the full staffing lifecycle, including interviewing, hiring, performance management, promotions and termination; ability to work flexible hours, including overnight, weekends and holidays.
Nice to have
- Experience with a contingent workforce during peak seasons.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations or related field; MBA preferred.
Pay
USD 135,000.00 - 182,700.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Amazon Robotics (AR), autonomous mobile robots, computer vision, depth sensing, machine learning
AI focus
The facility uses autonomous mobile robots, computer vision, depth sensing, and machine learning; the role leads operations at that facility.
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