Workplace Health and Safety Officer, Workplace health and safety, WHS
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Description The Site WHS Officer will be responsible for partnering with a site operations team in a delivery station to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations.
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Description
- The Site WHS Officer will be responsible for partnering with a site operations team in a delivery station to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations.
- By leveraging lean principles and kaizens, you 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.
- A successful Site WHS Officer will demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and inspire change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.
- The Site WHS Officer must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing.
- You will instruct and train Operations Leaders in Amazon WHS policies and assist the operations site teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site.
- You will work to identify best practices and incorporate these standard methodologies into our standards to continuously improve the safety landscape.
- Site WHS officer will possess excellent safety program knowledge as well as environmental and ergonomic knowledge and be able demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations.
- The Site WHS officer will be a part of site WHS team and reports to site WHS manager.
- The WHS officer should be flexible to work in shifts.
- Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company policy.
- Key job responsibilities
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS standards/Policies.
- Measure site performance against published requirements in safety policies. For all deficiencies, - identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies.
- Deliver on-time and quality projects to Operations.
- Analyze safety metrics and review incident weekly and monthly incident trends to discover trends to rationalize the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
- Perform frequent site safety audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site.
- Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury.
- Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
- Lead and mentor Safety Associates in your assigned facility during peak.
- Ensure the PPE’s inventory at site and coordinate with procurement will place order accordingly and PPE compliance.
- Implement PIT safety and yard safety system.
- Ensure PTW System usage at site.
- Implement and ensure safe contractor management at site.
- Work along with facility team and ensure preventive maintenance of all Fire protection and emergency equipment’s
Basic Qualifications
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- 2+ years of workplace health & safety (WHS) related field experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- NEBOSH or IOSH certified.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-3 years of growing responsibilities in safety and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations.
- Ability to analyze accident data, new processes, and machinery for potential safety concerns and conduct job hazard and job safety analyses
- Experienced in emergency response and currently holds First aid and CPR certificates.
- Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
- Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy.
- 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.
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