Senior Regional WHS Leader: Lean Safety & Growth

Amazon; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 141,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Senior Regional Workplace Health and Safety Manager to partner with regional operations, execute WHS policies, and ensure compliance with local, regional, and federal regulations. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives using lean principles and Kaizens to reduce risk and create a safe workplace for Amazon associates.

You will build and mentor a team of WHS professionals, develop leadership plans, and communicate organizational direction across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of increasing responsibilities in safety and/or environmental programs.
• 7+ years of increasing responsibilities in people and performance management.
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME of local/regional regulations and company WHS policy.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon WHS policies.
• Measure the regions and sites’ performance against published requirements in WHS policies.
• Ensure WHS recordkeeping and data integrity and provides Operations with accurate reporting and metrics to support business WHS initiatives.
• Deliver on-time and quality projects to Operations.
• Lead safety initiatives and Kaizens with Operations to reduce risk.

Skills

Safety management

People management

Lean principles

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Senior Regional Workplace Health and Safety Manager to partner with regional operations, execute WHS policies, and ensure compliance with local, regional, and federal regulations. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives using lean principles and Kaizens to reduce risk and create a safe workplace for Amazon associates.

You will build and mentor a team of WHS professionals, develop leadership plans, and communicate organizational direction across sites.