Whs Specialist

**DESCRIPTION**:
At Amazon we believe that every day is still day one; a day to take a first step; a day to look forwards to new challenges; and today is that day for you. It’s your day to be part of something great; a day to make your ideas come to life; and your day to join a company that redefines itself every day. That’s the energy and passion behind Amazon.

The role is based at BWU1 in Moorebank, NSW, but will support other sites in Australia and will cover a Monday-Friday day shift pattern.

Key job responsibilities

Assist the WHS Manager to ensure delivery of Health, Safety and Wellness performance in line with personal, team and functional goals and objectives, programs and projects

Be a key driver in the development and implementation of programs specific to occupational health, wellness, injury prevention, injury management, and return to work

Supporting the implementation of WHS and Wellness programs within site operations

Supporting the site with key risk assessment activities including proactively analyze tasks for potential physical health issues, and execute other Amazon injury prevention activities

Participate in incident investigation process, especially those related to MSD or physical health injuries

Supporting the business to ensure compliance to state and Australian WHS legislation

Ensuring that WHS systems are kept accurate at all time with completed incident reports and all required supporting documentation, with metrics compiled on key data points to help the WHS Manager prepare/issue regular and ad hoc reports and metric documents

Assisting the WHS Manager with the construction of incident prevention programs, contributing to operational requests to improve on site Safety and positively impact accident trends as well as facilitating incident investigation processes

Participating in WHS Safety Audits and Inspection programs as required

Coordinating, training and coaching team members as required

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor's degree or higher in Health and/or Safety, psychology, behavioural health, public health, health science or a related field
- Minimum 3 years’ experience, ideally in an occupational setting
- Knowledge of Workplace/Occupational Health and Safety legislation

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Experience in worker's compensation case management
- Return to Work Coordinator or equivalent qualification(s)
- Strong communication, teamwork, analysis, judgment, and customer focus skills
- Ability to analyze accident data, new processes, and equipment for potential concerns and conduct job hazard and job analysis
- Experience in return to work management
- Experience with occupational health and wellness programs

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.