WHS Officer, WHS

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DESCRIPTION:
The site WHS officer will be responsible for partnering with a site operations team in a sort center to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance with 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 healthy working environment for our associates. The site WHS 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 WHS 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 WHS officer will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. The site WHS officer will be required to possess an excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental, and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrate this expertise when working with operations.
The site WHS officer will be responsible for leading a safety team of members: safety specialists, safety coordinators, and 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, give frequent and appropriate feedback to their safety teams, and ensure they are executing on the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional.
The site WHS officer will be responsible for partnering with a site operations team in a sort center to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance with 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 healthy working environment for our associates. The site WHS 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 WHS 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 WHS officer will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. The site WHS officer will be required to possess an excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental, and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrate this expertise when working with operations.
The site WHS officer will be responsible for leading a safety team of members: safety specialists, safety coordinators, and 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, give frequent and appropriate feedback to their safety teams, and ensure they are executing on the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
3+ years previous experience in Environment, Health & Safety or ME in Industrial Safety Engineering
· Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required.
· Experience in reputed private or government organizations
· Experience managing multiple direct reports.
· Must be flexible regarding shifts.
· Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
· Experience managing multiple direct reports
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
3+ years previous experience in Environment, Health & Safety or ME in Industrial Safety Engineering
· Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required.
· Experience in reputed private or government organizations
· Experience managing multiple direct reports.
· Must be flexible regarding shifts.
· Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
· Experience managing multiple direct reports

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