Amazon Jobs 2023 – HGV Training

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EU Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) is a high-powered dynamic team which is shaping the middle-mile planning and execution, and developing and applying innovative transportation management concepts to improve and enhance the Amazon Transportation network to ultimately drive the best customer experience in a reliable and cost-efficient manner, every time. EU Transportation Operations Management (TOM) is looking for an experienced Learning Manager with a proven track record of delivering high volume, multi-faceted training programs. The position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams across the Amazon business and third-party training providers to drive development and raise standards within Amazon middle mile operations.

About The Role

The learning manager role is focused on the operational execution of the learning pathways for our associates and managers. Developing our people is at the heart of what we do and is needed now more than ever as we are experiencing rapid growth and we plan to keep on growing.

This role will require travelling 50% of the time.

Key job responsibilities

• Organise and facilitate DVLA accredited Theory and Practical HGV Driver Examinations
• Work with third party training and licensing providers to schedule training and examination activities
• Developing training plans which minimise disruption to operations and ensure training is of high quality
• Auditing the quality of training/coaching and putting actions in place when necessary
• Planning and executing the training of the best instructors
• Ensuring positive and effective collaboration between the learning team and other stakeholders
• Analysing and interpreting metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Contributing to the development of EU wide training material or processes.

About The Team

Amazon is focused on ensuring its associates can work in a safe, quality focused environment. Our learning teams are responsible for delivering and providing onboarding, safety compliance, and process training to ensure that our people are set up for success.

TOM’s mission is to handle the yard and dock activities in Amazon sort and fulfillment centers across the EU. We are an entrepreneurial, result-focused, and highly collaborative team. As part of Amazon Transportation Services, our goal is to ensure that our customers’ orders are delivered in a high quality and cost-efficient manner. To meet this goal, we are looking for people with an established delivery record and operations experience to develop and implement innovative transportation management concepts in our transportation chain.

Basic Qualifications

• Current valid DVSA accredited Delegated Driving Examiner Qualification (HGV)
• Vaild Cat C+E UK Driving Licence and current DCPC
• Bachelor’s degree
• Collaborative approach
• High standard of verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Previous experience of delivering training and coaching employees
• Actively seeks opportunities to positively impact beyond the area of responsibility
• Enjoys working in fast-paced environments and to tight deadlines
• Scientific approach to assessing the effectiveness of training interventions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of delivering training and coaching within a Transportation Environment
• Ability and initiative to understand the business needs, analyse issues and drive solutions
• Capacity to bring clarity to complex situations
• Evidence of applying lean manufacturing concepts or the ability to learn them
• Other European languages are a plus

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Company – Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Job ID: A2121038