Regional WHS Manager

Amazon; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Amazon, is seeking a Regional WHS Manager to enhance workplace health and safety across operational teams. This role will involve leading a team, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and promoting continual improvement initiatives to secure a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of responsibilities in EHS and/or environmental programs.
• Experience in people and performance management.
• Experience implementing lean principles in operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of WHS professionals.
• Ensure compliance to Amazon WHS policies.
• Analyze WHS metrics and review incident trends.

Skills

EHS management

people management

lean principles

analytical skills

Job description

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Description

One focus area of the Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) mission is to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager to join our team. The Regional WHS Manager will be responsible for partnering with an Operations Team in their region to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local, regional and federal regulations. This individual 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. The Regional WHS Manager must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and WHS data analysis.

Description

One focus area of the Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) mission is to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager to join our team. The Regional WHS Manager will be responsible for partnering with an Operations Team in their region to execute company WHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local, regional and federal regulations. This individual 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. The Regional WHS Manager must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and WHS data analysis.

Responsibilities

The Regional WHS Manager will be responsible to lead and develop a team of WHS professionals. This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their teams. They must communicate team expectations and provide frequent feedback, and ensure the team is executing to the core competencies of an Amazon WHS professional. Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS Policies.

Possess a thorough understanding of local / regional / domestic regulations and company policy

Leads initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our associates

Establishes high quality relationships with both site and regional leadership

Measure region’s performance against published requirements in WHS policies. For all deficiencies, identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies. Drive accountability for the plan

Analyze WHS metrics and review incident trends to justify 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 to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury at other Delivery Stations.

Audit recordkeeping practices and WHS Information System entries to ensure compliance to 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

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 WHS training.

Must be able to work flexible shifts, which could include day, nights, and weekends.

For those that do not have an adult First Aid, CPR, AED certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, must obtain within 3 weeks of start date.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS and / or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations
• 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in people and performance management
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Distribution Center or Manufacturing WHS experience with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 250 people
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
• Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization.
• Certified Safety Professional
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site leaders.
• Ability to develop and implement department goals and strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability.

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.

The base salary for this position ranges from $106,000 / year up to $177,000 / year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Company - Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC

Job ID : A2994128

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Manufacturing and Other

Software Development

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