Join Amazon’s mission to become Earth’s safest place to work! At Amazon, we’ve
set the ambitious goal to become the benchmark of safety excellence across all
industries in which we operate. We’re seeking a dedicated Workplace Health &
Safety (WHS) Manager to help drive this mission forward. As our next WHS
Manager, you'll be more than a safety professional – you'll be a catalyst for
change, leading a comprehensive safety program that touches thousands of lives.
Working at the intersection of operations and safety, you'll shape the future of
workplace health while delivering real-time solutions that protect our most
valuable asset: our people.
In this role, you'll serve as the site's safety facilitator, orchestrating our
Global WHS Program with precision and passion. You'll partner with Operations
leadership to weave safety into the fabric of our daily operations, using
data-driven insights to create innovative solutions that reduce risk and enhance
productivity. Your ability to build trust, influence change, and drive results
will be crucial as you lead comprehensive risk assessments and transform safety
data into actionable strategies.
Leadership is at the heart of this role. You'll build and develop a
high-performing team of WHS professionals, fostering a culture of continuous
improvement and excellence.
Key job responsibilities
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, 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.
A day in the life
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.
Basic Qualifications: - 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS or
environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations
experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience leading multiple direct reports or multiple sites Preferred
Qualifications: - Experience implementing lean principles and process
improvement in an operational environment
- Experience in a distribution center or manufacturing EHS with mix of exempt
and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 250 people
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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
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information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please
contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary for this position ranges from $106,000/year up to $177,000/year.
Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related
knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company.
Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of
compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in
addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
