Safety Design and Engineering Manager

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm based in London is searching for a Safety Design and Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will ensure high safety standards across fulfillment centers and delivery stations. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, leading safety reviews, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have experience in machinery inspection, NEBOSH certification, and strong communication skills. This full-time position is a prominent step in contributing to health and safety standards within a major organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role involving machinery inspection.
• In-depth understanding of the EU Machine Directive 2006/42/EC.
• Demonstrable record of managing machinery safety inspections.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessments for legacy and new launch sites.
• Lead safety technical reviews and risk assessments.
• Manage support requests and prioritize processes.

Skills

Machinery inspection

Robotics knowledge

Material handling equipment knowledge

Project management

Cross-functional team interaction

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

CMSE certification

TUV Certified Functional Safety Engineer

Job description

Safety Design and Engineering Manager AMSCI • London, England, UK

At Amazon we work to be the most customer‑centric company on earth. To achieve this we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. If you’d like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online this is your chance to make history.

One focus area of Amazon’s Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) mission is to provide tools, resources and environments that support safe, efficient and healthy behaviours and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and well‑being. To support this focus area Amazon is seeking WHS Safety Design and Engineering Managers to play a critical role to ensure high standards of safety are built into systems and processes across new and legacy fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations across Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Amazon facilities by performing risk assessments for legacy and new launch sites.
• Be the strong WHS technical voice during project development to ensure compliance with Amazon standards and regulatory requirements; lead safety technical reviews and risk assessments for all new equipment systems.
• Manage intake of support requests and prioritise the process to suit operational requirements; engage and manage the involvement of the inspection team with projects.
• Provide functional links with critical functional teams including Engineering Reliability, Maintenance Engineering, Procurement, New Build, Safety and Real Estate teams.
• Conduct site WHS assessments to ensure all applicable requirements are considered into installation; create punch‑list items using Amazon tools and effectively review corrective measures with relevant teams to reduce all risk to an acceptable level.
• Keep inspection program data up to date and validate geographically specific real‑estate standards or worldwide building design standards are incorporated into construction/remodeling of a site.
• Support the development of solutions that meet Amazon high standards for safety, risk reduction, customer satisfaction, efficiency, scalability, simplicity and operational excellence.
• Support delivery of central Health and Safety proactive objectives; Escalate significant concerns and lessons learned identified during inspections and subsequent site visits.
• Provide input to change projects, build‑outs and development projects and act as a technical advisor for the EU WHS team; plan and arrange own travel applying frugality and efficiency of time on sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role of machinery inspection, robotics and material handling equipment (MHE) knowledge.
• In‑depth understanding of the EU Machine Directive 2006/42/EC and its relevant harmonised standards; comprehension and practical application of risk assessments.
• Demonstrable record of managing machinery safety inspections across large multi‑site businesses; credibility and ability to engage and influence other functional leaders and their teams to build buy‑in to EU Health and Safety strategies and change processes.
• Experience interacting with cross‑functional teams and managing projects with minimal supervision; solid oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and other computer‑based tools to support system engineering and briefing/proposal development activities.
• Formal training certification in machinery safety (e.g., CMSE), NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent; TUV Certified Functional Safety Engineer.
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment; experience working for a Notified or Approved body for machinery safety.
• Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent preferably gained in a low margin high volume environment with warehousing and logistics beneficial.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity 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. Amazon does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status.