Senior Regional EHS Manager, SSD-FC

At Amazon, we prioritize health, safety, and well‑being above all else. To support this priority, we are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Regional Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager to join our team. In this position, you will partner with a regional operations team to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local, regional and federal regulations.

By leveraging lean principles and kaizens, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk and ensure a safe and healthful working environment for Amazon’s Associates.

In this role, you must build trust and confidence with cross‑functional operations teams, influence change through comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. You will instruct and train operations leadership and site WHS professionals in company EHS policies and assist regional teams in incorporating our safety standards at their sites. Your experience in safety programs and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge in an operations environment will be crucial.

You will develop a team of safety managers and safety professionals within your designated region. Your team's success will depend on creating and executing leadership development plans and providing frequent and appropriate feedback, ensuring they execute core competencies of an Amazon WHS professional. As a senior leader in the WHS organization, you will also judge and assess safety talent to select appropriate bench strength for current and future business needs.

• Act as SME of local/regional regulations and company WHS policy.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Policies.
• Measure the regions and sites’ performance against published requirements in WHS policies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies.
• Ensure WHS recordkeeping, data integrity and provide Operations with accurate reporting and metrics to support business WHS initiatives.
• Deliver timely and quality projects to Operations.
• Analyze WHS metrics and review incident weekly and monthly incident trends to discover trends and justify allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
• Analyze Global Safety Peer Review results and develop and implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury at other FCs.
• Audit recordkeeping practices and Global WHS Database entries to ensure compliance with global WHS standards and local regulations.
• Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
• and mentor the FC WHS Manager and WHS Associates in your assigned FCs.
• Spend time at the fulfillment centers and seek input from WHS teams, Associates and leaders on WHS program improvement opportunities; ensure open communication on status of progress and resolution against these suggestions.
• Lead soft tissue injury reduction efforts by performing targeted Kaizens in partnership with Operations teams based on the risks identified in each task (force, repetition, and awkward postures).
• Ensure site leadership and Associates are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy; audit the quality, delivery (including trainer qualifications), and effectiveness of all required WHS training.
• Review effectiveness of deployed WHS tools and revise to ensure continual improvement.
• Partner with corporate and other regional field WHS personnel to leverage global WHS and environmental best practices into NA network standards.

• Lift up to 49 pounds and frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach.
• Stand/walk for up to 12 hours during shifts.
• Work in an environment where the noise level varies.
• Work in an environment that is subject to variable temperatures and weather (delivery stations include outside loading departments).
• Continuously climb and descend stairs (applies to sites with stairs).
• Maintain effective care delivery in emergencies and assist…