Injury Prevention Specialist, Workplace Health and Safety

Amazon; Greenwood (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is looking for an experienced Injury Prevention Specialist to enhance workplace safety in a dynamic fulfillment center. You will play a crucial role in proactively analyzing tasks for ergonomic risks, implementing injury prevention strategies, and engaging with employees to promote health and safety. Your expertise will help create a safer work environment, minimizing the risk of injuries through education and proactive interventions. If you are passionate about workplace health and safety and want to make a real impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer with a Bachelor's Degree.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital recordkeeping required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze tasks for ergonomic risks and lead injury prevention activities.
• Engage with associates and operational leaders to improve safety.

Skills

Ergonomic Analysis

Injury Prevention

Job Coaching

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Certified Athletic Trainer

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Injury Prevention Specialist, Workplace Health and Safety

Job ID: 2962412 | Amazon.com Services LLC

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 Injury Prevention Specialist to join our team. In this position, you will be a part of the onsite Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Team and will lead both injury prevention and proactive activities. This position will work in an Amazon Fulfillment Center and report directly to the Site WHS Manager.

The Injury Prevention Specialist (IPS) will be expected to proactively analyze tasks for potential ergonomic risk factors, perform biomechanical assessments and lead injury prevention activities. The IPS will champion proactive safety, job coaching, ergonomic training, and one-on-one engagements with Associates. The goal of the IPS is to improve technique prior to the onset of soreness or injury. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Minimize the risk of ergonomic injury to employees through awareness, education and early intervention.
2. Dive deep and learn each job function within the FC and understand the body ergonomic and physical demands of each task.
3. Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process, evaluating potential poor ergonomic conditions through change management processes.
4. Evaluate trends and provide analysis of all soft tissues injuries and develop actions plans to mitigate risk.
5. Frequent engagements with both associates and operational leaders.
6. Support site leadership in implementation and management of Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Job Rotation policies.
7. Partner with onsite medical team to implement treatment plans for first aid cases based on injury type.
8. Will be required to maintain all first aid credentials.

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

Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the Board of Certification (BOC) or equivalent State Certification.
Must have a valid card evidencing successful completion of a First Aid, CPR, and AED course from the American Heart Associate or American Red Cross.
Bachelor's Degree.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital recordkeeping.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in an occupational or industrial setting.
Experience with an industrial wellness program.
Experience working with a cross functional team.

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