WHS Officer

Job Summary

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. 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. This individual must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. They 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. They 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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Ahmedabad, GJ, IND

Key Responsibilities

Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes
Partner with site operations team to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations
Provide comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis to influence change
Instruct and train Operations Leaders in company safety policies and assist the operations site teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site
Identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies
Lead a safety team members: Safety Specialist, Safety Coordinators, Onsite first aid Associates
Create and execute leadership development plans for their Safety Associates on their team
Communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to their safety teams

Requirements

3+ years previous experience in Environment, Health & Safety or ME in Industrial Safety Engineering
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field 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

Distribution Center or Manufacturing Safety experience with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 200 people preferred
Master's degree preferred
Experience in a fast paced, changing/growing organization
Government Certified Safety Professional preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site leaders
Ability to develop and implement department goals and strategies
Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability
Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy

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