Safety Specialist

Amazon; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company is seeking a Safety Specialist to ensure a safe work environment. The role involves monitoring safety KPIs, conducting audits, and setting up health and safety programs. Ideal candidates will have a degree related to safety and the NEBOSH General Certificate. This position is based in Northampton, UK, offering a chance to make a real impact on workplace safety.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field like Production, Manufacturing, Safety.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent required.
• Understanding of UK Health and Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor site performance against KPIs.
• Set up workplace health and safety programs.
• Analyze safety metrics and incident trends.
• Conduct audits for health and safety compliance.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English

Understanding of UK Environment, Health and Safety legislation

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in Production, Manufacturing, Safety, Environment, or Engineering

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma or IOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety

Job description

Job ID: 3068955 | Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Keeping our people safe and well at work is a top priority at Amazon. Our Safety Specialists play an integral part in making this happen. In this role, you’ll put the vital steps in place to make sure everyone at your location works in a safe and healthy environment. This is a hands-on opportunity to make a difference to people every day. By proactively keeping them safe, you’ll also empower them to feel confident in their roles and motivated to do their best work.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor site performance against set KPIs and create plans to improve processes
• Set up workplace health and safety programmes and arrange training sessions
• Analyse safety metrics and incident trends to help colleagues plan appropriate resources for areas with the highest risk
• Carry out audits to make sure your site is compliant with relevant health and safety laws and implement solutions where you identify risks

A day in the life

You’ll be based on location at one of our sites, which could be one of our fulfilment centres, sortation centres or delivery stations. Being on site means that you can keep a close eye on the processes. As well as helping us stay on top of health and safety compliance, you’ll spot potential issues and identify opportunities for improvement. That means working closely with people across the business to get to know the risks they experience and gathering data to identify smarter and safer ways that we can work. You’ll also set up training and other programmes to help everyone follow new safety processes and reach new standards.

Basic Qualifications

• A degree, or equivalent level of qualification in-line with the European Qualifications Framework (EFQ), in Production, Manufacturing, Safety, Environment, or traditional Engineering field
• The NEBOSH General Certificate
• Alternatively, a NEBOSH Diploma or an IOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety is required
• Understanding of UK Environment, Health and Safety legislation
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English
• If you do not currently hold the NEBOSH Diploma, Amazon may require you to complete this qualification as part of our internal upskilling program in order to aid your career development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of Lean, 5S, or Kaizen methodologies
• Experience of planning or managing environmentally conscious initiatives

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