WHS Officer

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DESCRIPTION:

The Site Safety Officer will be responsible for partnering with a site operations team in a Fulfillment Center to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations. By leveraging lean principles and kaizens, 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 Safety officer must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.

The Site Safety officer must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. This individual must instruct and train Operations Leaders in company safety policies and assist the operations site teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site. The Site Safety officer will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies.

The Site Safety officer will be required to possess excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrates this expertise when working with Operations.

The Site Safety officer will be responsible to lead a safety team members:
Safety Specialist, Safety Coordinators, Onsite first aid Associates. This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their Safety Associates on their team. They must communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to their safety teams and ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional.

Safety officer Responsibilities:
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to      all applicable Amazon Safety Policies.
- Measure sites' 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 justify 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 at other FCs.
- Audit recordkeeping practices and Global Safety      Database entries to ensure compliance to global safety standards and local      regulations.
- Audit the workplace organization and Associate      behaviours to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are      accurate and consistent.
- Manage and mentor Safety Associates in your assigned      FC.
- Spend time at the fulfilment centers and seek input from      Safety teams, Associates and leaders on safety program improvement      opportunities. Ensure open communication on status of progress and      resolution against these suggestions.
- 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 safety training.

Key job responsibilities
This is WHS officer role reporting to WHS Manager. You will support an assigned site(s), coordinate and assist in the implementation of Amazon WHS procedures and programs as directed by WHS leadership, in alignment with policy and site goals. You will partner with the site stakeholders to drive compliance with relevant Amazon WHS standards, procedures and applicable local laws. You will play vital role in coaching associates on new and existing WHS requirements, including their impact on the site.

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