Senior Safety Specialist, Work Health

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Amazon Full time
Senior Safety Specialist, Work Health & Safety

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Description

We're looking for a talented Senior Safety Specialist to join our team. You'll be passionate about partnering with the Middle mile team to ensure WHS risks are managed. We will expect you to continue to drive our Amazon WHS culture with the site leaders, raise high standards with contractors, and be instrumental in embedding Amazon WHS policies and processes and ensure compliance to all applicable local legislative obligations. By leveraging lean principles, you will lead continuous improvement to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for our Associates.

A successful Senior Safety specialist 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.

This senior safety specialist 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 the operations site teams 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 the occupational health and safety landscape.

You will possess excellent safety program knowledge and be able demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations.

You will comfortable in working within a global company, and able to leverage from different parts of the world to support you in be successful in your role.

Key job responsibilities

  • Partner with Engineering WHS on CRM to provide updates on CRM advancement
  • Partner with Ops Leaders to improve day-to-day safety.
  • Manage 3PL at a country level with the support of the dedicated person in Projects team.
  • Providing advice and guidance on health & safety matters to all stakeholders within designated area of responsibility.
  • Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Policies and Global Standards. Develop country level WHS procedures and processes to meet Amazon Global Standards
  • Completion of risk assessments related to WHS hazards for contractors operations
  • 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.
  • Analyze safety metrics and review incident weekly and monthly incident trends to discover trends to rationalize the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the WHS risk is highest.
  • Perform frequent site WHS audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site. Implement solutions.
  • Audit record-keeping practices and Global Safety Database (Austin) entries to be aligned with global safety standards and local regulations.
  • Ensure site leadership and Associates are trained and knowledgeable of their WHS responsibilities under each policy.

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 3+ years of increasing responsibilities in WHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations experience
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications and the use of pivot tables and the development of charts and graphics

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in Distribution Centre or Manufacturing EHS with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees
  • Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment

Acknowledgement Of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE Statement

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Company - Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd

Job ID: A3007139Seniority level
  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionManufacturing and Other
  • IndustriesSoftware Development

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