Description

　　One focus area of the Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) mission is to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager to join our team. In this position, you will serve as the site’s designated first aid provider in the warehouse, coordinating and implementing the Amazon Global Program. The Site WHS Manager will be responsible for partnering with an Operations Team at the site level to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local, regional and federal regulations. This individual will lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our associates. The Site WHS Manager must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and WHS data analysis.

　　The Site WHS Manager will be responsible to lead and develop a team of WHS professionals. This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their teams. They must communicate team expectations and provide frequent feedback, and ensure the team is executing to the core competencies of an Amazon WHS professional. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

　　Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Policies.

　　Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional/domestic regulations and company policy

　　Leads initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our associates

　　Establishes high quality relationships with both site and regional leadership

　　Measure site’s performance against published requirements in EHS policies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies. Drive accountability for the plan

　　Analyze WHS metrics and review incident trends to justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the WHS risk is highest.

　　Perform frequent site WHS audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site. Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury at other FC’s

　　Audit recordkeeping practices and WHS Information System entries to ensure compliance to global WHS standards and local regulations

　　Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent

　　Ensure site leadership and Associates are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy. Audit the quality, delivery (including qualifications of the trainer), and effectiveness of all required WHS training.

　　Must be able to work flexible shifts which could include day, nights, and weekends.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Las Vegas, NV, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree

　　5+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations

　　5+ years of increasing responsibilities in people and performance management

　　Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Distribution Center or Manufacturing EHS experience with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 250 people

　　Master’s degree

　　Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.

　　Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization

　　Certified Safety Professional

　　Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site leaders.

　　Ability to develop and implement department goals and strategies

　　Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.