Safety
10 miles per hour, a figure which you are not allowed to exceed.
What is the maximum speed in the Car Park?
Something that every associate should be doing to ensure an item is not damaged or defective.
What is a "Six Sided Check"?
This process is all about transferring inventory from totes/pallets into Pods.
What is Stow?
This man founded Amazon in his garage in 1994.
Who is Jeff Bezos?
Measured in hours, associates can use this when they need to take a break, but they must give 24 hours notice!
What are Holidays/Vacation hours
These two pieces of PPE are essential for any associate working in the Dock areas.
What are Hi-Vis and Safety Boots?
This is a potentially dangerous class of item that our FC is not allowed to process.
What is HAZMAT?
This process is all about taking items out of Pods for customer orders.
What is Pick?
This support department are able to help associates with holidays, pay queries, grievances etc.
Who are HR/PxT?
Associates must have this on display at all times! You must not give this to anyone else!
What is a badge?
These painted or taped blue lines guide associates in where they are safe to walk.
What are Pedestrian Walkways?
This indicates an item which can be sent without being placed in an Amazon Box.
What is SIOC/SIOB?
This process is a customer order's last stop before leaving the building.
What is Shipping?
This team is responsible for organizing Cross Training and New Hire On-boarding, among other things.
Who are Learning and Development?
This is 30 minutes to put your feet up, maybe have some food!
What is break?
Trained Associates may use this only if all exits are blocked during a Fire Evacuation
What is a Fire Extinguisher?
A picker can use this Andon when they are unable to find an item in a bin.
What is "Missing Item"?
This process combines 3 different processes into one, allowing faster processing of customer orders.
What is Pick to Rebin?
These associates have special training and wear unique PPE in order to access the Robotics Floor, clearing Amnesty and dealing with faulted Drive Units.
Who are AFMs?
Associates must not forget to do this at the correct time on every shift! They have 5 minutes either way.
What is clocking out?
Every associate has this, and they can exercise it when they feel a situation is dangerous.
What is "Stop Work Authority"?
This acronym is a process that Stowers can follow to ensure correct Bin Etiquette.
What is ROBOTSSS?
This process involves counting items in bin locations.
What is ICQA?
These people are the superheroes responsible for keeping the machinery in the FC in working order. They are expected to respond quickly to any mechanical trouble.
Who are RME?
Nearly every associate has this. It tells us when we should be in the building. During some times of the year, you may find extra being added.
What are shifts/shift patterns?