WHS officer

• ‎3+ years of growing responsibilities in safety and/or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations.


• Engineering or Diploma with NEBOSH certification with ‎2+ years Amazon work experience (or)


• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, ergonomics or a related field required


• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an
  operational environment.


• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy.


• Good communicator - English & local language


• Must be flexible regarding shifts, include nights and/or weekends

Job summary
The Site WHS 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. 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
healthful working environment for our Associates. A successful Site 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 Site 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 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 safety landscape. The Site WHS officer
will possess excellent safety program knowledge as well as environmental and
ergonomic knowledge and be able demonstrate this expertise when working with
Operations.
The Site WHS officer will be a part of site WHS team and reports to site WHS
manager. The WHS officer should be flexible to work in shifts.
Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company
policy.
* Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS standards/Policies.
* 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.
* Deliver on-time and quality projects to Operations.
* 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 safety risk is highest.
* Ensure proper Incident Investigation and closure of Corrective action and preventive action.
* Perform frequent site safety audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site. Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury at other FCs.
* Audit record-keeping practices and ensure Gensuite 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 facility during peak.
* Spend time at the fulfillment centers and seek input from Safety teams, Associates and leaders on safety program improvement opportunities. Ensure open communication on status of progress and resolution against these suggestions.
* 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.
* Ensure the PPE's inventory at site and coordinate with procurement will place order accordingly.
* Ensure site PPE compliance.
* You have to implement the best practices at site.
* Implement PIT (powered industrial truck) safety and yard safety system
* Ensure standard Work Permit System usage at site.
* Implement and ensure safe contractor management at site.
* Ensure basic safety training calendar for associates and imparting trainings as per the same.
* Work along with facility team and ensure preventive maintenance of all Fire protection and emergency equipment's
* Ensure basic Fire Fighting training and first aid training requirements.
* You will ensure close tracker on site risk assessment findings and make Site lead aware about the requirements.
* You will perform frequent site safety audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site. Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury.
* You will audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
* You will spend time at the fulfillment centers and seek input from Safety teams, Associates and leaders on safety program improvement opportunities. Ensure open communication on status of progress and resolution against these suggestions.
* You will 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.
* You will ensure the WHS reviews at site.

• NEBOSH qualification * Strong communication, teamwork, analysis, judgment and customer focus skills


• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, ergonomics or a related field required


• Ability to analyze accident data, new processes, and machinery for potential safety concerns and conduct job hazard and job safety analyses


• Experienced in emergency response and currently holds First aid and CPR certificates