Senior Site EHS Manager

Senior Site Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager

Amazon North America Customer Fulfillment

The Senior Site Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager will be responsible for partnering with site level operations team for their assigned site in order to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations. By leveraging lean principles and Kaizen events, this Senior Safety Manager 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 Senior Site EHS Manager 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 Senior Site WHS Manager must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. This Senior Safety Manger must instruct and train operations managers and site WHS professionals in company EHS policies and assist the regional teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site. The Senior Site WHS Manager will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. Must possess excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrates this expertise when working with operations.

The Senior Site WHS Manager will be responsible to develop a team of safety managers and safety professionals at a site. This Senior Safety Manger must create and execute leadership development plans for their team. This Senior Safety Manger must communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to the safety teams and ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional. This Senior Safety Manger must also demonstrate the ability to judge and assess safety talent and select appropriate bench strength to current and future business needs.

Senior Site WHS Manager Responsibilities:

• Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company policy.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon Safety Policies.
• Measure the FC performance against published requirements in safety policies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies.
• Ensure safety record keeping and data integrity and provides Operations with accurate reporting and metrics to support business safety initiatives.
• Deliver on-time and quality projects to Operations. Deliver quality projects on time to Operations.
• Deep Dive 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.
• Deep Dive trends and propose action plans to Sr. Leadership on site.
• Audit record keeping practices and Global Safety Database entries to ensure compliance to global safety standards and local regulations.
• Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
• Manage and mentor the FC Safety Manager and Safety Associates in your assigned FC.
• Engage the Injury Prevention Specialists (IPS) and Site Leadership to drive long-term strategic actions to achieve incident reduction.
• Lead soft tissue injury reduction efforts with IPS by performing targeted Kaizen events in partnership with the 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 qualifications of the trainer), and effectiveness of all required safety training.
• Review for effectiveness the deployed safety tools and revise to ensure continual improvement.
• Partner with corporate and other regional field safety personnel to leverage global safety and environmental best practices into NA network standards.

Additional Job Elements include:

-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 emergency response at the site

Those that do not have an adult First Aid, CPR, AED certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross must obtain within 3 weeks of start date.

Basic Qualifications

• CPR/First Aid Certification, or willingness to obtain it within 3 weeks of start
• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of increasing responsibilities in safety and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations, or relevant experience applicable to the role
• 7+ years of increasing responsibilities in people and performance management
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including nights and weekends, as required to support direct reports and site needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or above
• Certified Safety Professional preferred
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic organization
• Interest in long-term career development through assignments in multiple business units across the nation
• Prior experience in a management development training program
• Track record of effectively managing a safety operation comprising both salaried and hourly staff

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Stockton - 149,600.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually