# Area Manager , SMD1

Job Summary The L5 Area Manager leads a functional area within a Same-Day Delivery (SDD) fulfillment center, overseeing hourly associates across one or more operational paths (Pick, Pack, Stow, SLAM, or Ship Dock). This role owns shift-level performance for safety, quality, productivity, and delivery promise attainment, ensuring customer packages meet same-day and next-day Critical Pull Times (CPTs). The Area Manager balances labor planning, real-time volume management, and continuous improvement to deliver on Amazon's customer obsession in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. Key job responsibilities Key Responsibilities Area Responsibilities Safety Own safety culture for the area; conduct audits, lead Gemba walks, investigate incidents, and drive corrective actions to maintain zero-harm goals People Leadership Lead 50-100+ hourly associates; conduct coaching, deliver performance feedback, manage attendance, and develop Tier 1 leads and learning ambassadors Operational Execution Manage inbound/outbound flow to meet CPTs; adjust labor in real time based on volume curves, rate flags, and backlog levels Quality & DEA Monitor and reduce DPMO (Defects Per Million Opportunities); o

- **Id**: 3849678
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-area-manager-smd1>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Elkridge, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-12T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T21:59:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 26
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5260
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4612
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.888
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 28
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **Outlook** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 26

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T02:19:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 41
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.543
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 26
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:late, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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