Area Manager II
Shakopee, MNJob$70–91K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
Amazon’s Area Manager leads an hourly workforce during shifts, supporting team engagement and managing safety, quality, attendance, productivity, and customer delivery promises. The role collaborates with support teams to develop plans that meet business objectives. Work may involve lifting, frequent movement, extended standing and walking, variable noise and weather, and climbing stairs at applicable sites.
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Description
Our WW Operations network delivers millions of packages and smiles to Amazon customers every day. We are looking for motivated, customer-focused individuals who want to join our team as an Area Manager. In this role, you will lead a team of hourly workforce and will be responsible for engaging your team during their shifts to maintain the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, and performance. You will also play a key role in maintaining our customer expectations to ensure customer orders are delivered at the right time, to the right location.
Our Operation’s workflow has three major components: First mile - where the product is housed and ready for order; Middle mile - where the order is hauled to your area; and Last mile - when the product is delivered to the customer’s door. Please note that all workflows have slight building variations, but one thing is constant: our vision and dedication to the customer.
Key job responsibilities
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Support, mentor, and motivate your hourly workforce
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Manage safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery promises
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Collaborate with all support teams including Safety, Engineering, Loss Prevention, Quality Assurance, Human Resources to develop plans to meet business objectives
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Lift up to 49 pounds and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach
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Stand/walk for up to 12 hours during shifts
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Work in an environment where the noise level varies and can be loud
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Work in an environment that is subject to variable temperatures and weather (delivery stations include outside loading departments)
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Continuously climb and descend stairs (applies to sites with stairs)
Our fulfillment network launches new Operations sites every year, providing various opportunities for your professional growth. We hire Area Managers based on location preference and the business’ current openings.
Basic Qualifications
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2+ years of employee and performance management experience
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
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Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
Preferred Qualifications
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1+ years of performance metrics, process improvement or lean techniques experience
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Experience managing a team of 20+ employees
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Experience with process improvements (Lean process, Kaizen, and/or Six Sigma)
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Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills
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A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain/Logistics, or a related field.
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Industry experience in: retail, F&B, military, manufacturing, automotive, biotech, electronics, energy, instrumentation, machinery, defense/aerospace, medical, cosmetics, production or distribution environments.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, MN, Shakopee - 70,000.00 - 90,900.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 8,189 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–91K/yr
- Minnesota median$82–109K/yr114 salary ranges
- US median$82–115K/yr4,767 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $80K, is 17% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($97K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 139 open Operations Manager jobs in Minnesota and 8,189 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,179 postings).
- Education
- 1,618 of the 8,189 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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