About the Role
At Amazon, we are looking for talented and experienced individuals to help us operate safely and efficiently. As a Workplace, Health and Safety (WHS) Manager, your role is key to driving improvements on-site and at a regional level. You will help your colleagues maintain high standards while driving a culture of safety and inclusivity on your site.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage your team on-site, while collaborating with other teams across the company.
2. Use internal reporting tools to analyze data reports and root causes to provide leadership with safety-related decision-making information.
3. Provide guidance and arrangements for health and safety projects and policies.
4. Drive programs designed to improve the safety culture at Amazon.
A Day in the Life
This role is extremely varied, based at one of our sites, allowing you to directly contribute to many aspects of our safety culture. You will manage health and safety standards while improving functionality and efficiency. Additionally, you will manage your team and help them implement changes in response to employee feedback or seize opportunities for continuous process improvements. Your role is instrumental in keeping employees safe, managing their satisfaction, and supervising their well-being and productivity. You will step in and take ownership of health and safety to foster a culture that revolves around operating safely.
About the Team
Customer Fulfillment, or CF, is where it all started for Amazon. CF has scaled up from a humble team of booksellers to a sophisticated global team that handles more than 1.5 million orders every day. The team is the foundation of our business, and its efforts have helped us diversify across new regions and services. With the help of emerging technology, we are always looking for ways to offer a bigger, better product range delivered quickly and affordably.
The CF team are the first people in the chain that helps customers get products at the speed we are known for. We are based in Fulfillment Centers, which are at the heart of Amazon's fast-paced Operations network. Our centers are sometimes referred to as the 'First Mile' because it is where most Amazon packages start their journey. We help manage dynamic inventory and facilitate speedy deliveries round the clock. There are plenty of opportunities for every skill set in our Fulfillment Centers, as different people work with physical products or analyze data to help make smart decisions across the business.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Leeds, LEC, GBR
Basic Qualifications
* Education to a degree level and additional qualifications to an NVQ5/NEBOSH Diploma level.
* Relevant experience managing a team.
* Relevant experience complying with local Health and Safety legislation.
* Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we would love to hear from you.
* Experience with Lean, 5S, and Kaizen methodologies.
* Qualifications or experience in the field of sustainability.
* Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership.
* Chartered membership of a Human Resources industry body (e.g., IOSH) to support people management.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
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