WHS Officer, WHS
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About the Role
Amazon is seeking a Workplace, Health and Safety (WHS) Officer to partner with site operations, execute safety policies, and ensure compliance with local regulations. The role involves risk assessments, safety audits, incident investigations, and training.
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Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Standards/Policies
- Measure site performance against published requirements in safety policies and identify plans to fix deficiencies
- Analyze safety metrics and review weekly and monthly incident trends to allocate resources
- Ensure proper Incident Investigation and closure of corrective and preventive actions
- Perform frequent site safety audits to identify non compliant equipment and processes
- Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to risks and prevent injury
- Audit record keeping practices and ensure entries align with global WHS standards and local regulations
- Lead and mentor safety associates in assigned facilities
- Ensure site leadership and associates are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy
- Ensure PPE inventory and compliance, coordinate with procurement teams
- Work with facility teams to ensure preventive maintenance of fire protection and emergency equipment
- Ensure basic Fire Fighting training and first aid training requirements
Requirements
- NEBOSH or IOSH certified
- Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal
- 2+ years of increasing responsibilities in WHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations
- Experience in emergency response
- Experience using lean process improvement, six sigma methodologies
- Experience working in fast paced environments
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Description
- Amazon is looking for a Workplace, Health and Safety (WHS) Officer to add to the team.
- The WHS Officer will be responsible for partnering with the Site Operations team to execute company safety policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations.
- By leveraging lean principles and kaizens, you 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.
- A successful WHS Officer will demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations team and inspire change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.
- The WHS Officer must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing.
- You will instruct and train Operations leaders in Amazon WHS policies and assist key site stakeholders in incorporating our safety standards at their site.
- You will work to identify best practices and incorporate these standard methodologies into our standards to continuously improve our strive towards safety excellence.
- WHS Officer will possess excellent safety program knowledge as well as environmental and ergonomic understanding and be able demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations.
- The WHS Officer will be a part of WHS team and reporting to site WHS manager.
- The WHS Officer should be flexible to work in shifts including days and nights.
- They should also possess a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company policy.
Key job responsibilities
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Standards/Policies.
- Measure site 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 weekly and monthly incident trends to rationalize the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
- Ensure proper Incident Investigation and closure of corrective and preventive actions.
- Perform frequent site safety audits to identify all non compliant equipment and/or processes at the site.
- Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury.
- Audit record keeping practices and ensure Austin entries to be aligned with 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.
- Lead and mentor safety associates in your assigned facilities.
- 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.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
- NEBOSH or IOSH certified.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of increasing responsibilities in WHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations experience
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan, or experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience in emergency response
- Experience using lean process improvement, six sigma methodologies, or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency within processes, forecasting, planning, optimization, or logistics
- Experience working in fast paced environments, and managing workload even during times of stress, or escalated activity
Company
- Afaq Warehouse Branch
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