Workplace Health and Safety Manager in Hinckley

At Amazon, we need 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'll help your colleagues maintain high standards, all while driving a culture of safety and inclusivity on your site.

Key job responsibilities:

• Manage your team on-site, whilst regularly collaborating with other teams across the company.
• Use internal reporting tools to analyse data reports and root causes that provide leadership with the information they need to make safety related decisions.
• Provide guidance and arrangements for health and safety projects and policies.
• Drive programmes designed to improve the safety culture in Amazon.

A day in the life:

This is an extremely varied role 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. You'll also manage your team and help them implement changes in response to employee feedback or seize opportunities to continuously make process improvements. Your role is instrumental in keeping employees safe, managing their satisfaction, and supervising their wellbeing and productivity. You'll step in and take ownership of health and safety to foster a culture that revolves around operating safely.

About the team:

Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) plays a crucial role in keeping our people mentally and physically well at work. Our team works with managers, associates and local governments across our sites, making sure we're complying with Amazon's policies and legal regulations, and that our workplaces are safe. There is a range of opportunities within the team, from Health and Safety Technicians to Programme Managers. No matter what your role is, you'll play a part in developing, implementing and upholding our high safety and wellbeing standards. You could work on a variety of projects alongside colleagues from across the business, ranging from equipment and process inspections to assessing processes, building and equipment design.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A degree, or equivalent level of qualification in-line with the European Qualifications Framework (EFQ), in the Occupational Safety field.
• Alternatively, a NEBOSH Diploma or an IOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety is required.
• Relevant experience managing a team.
• Relevant experience complying with local Health and Safety legislation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders, C-level executives and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Lean, 5S and Kaizen methodologies.
• Qualifications or experience in the field of sustainability.

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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.

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