Senior Site Safety & Compliance Leader

Amazon; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Suffolk, VA seeks a Senior Site Workplace Health and Safety Manager to partner with site operations, execute WHS policies and ensure regulatory compliance at the local and regional level. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce ergonomic risks and create a safe, healthful environment for associates.

You will build and mentor a team of safety professionals, communicate clearly across cross‑functional teams, and influence leadership with data‑driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years 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.
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME of local/regional regulations and company WHS policy.
• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Amazon Safety Policies.
• Measure site performance against published requirements in safety policies.
• Ensure safety record keeping and data integrity and provides Operations with accurate reporting and metrics to support business safety initiatives.
• Deliver on‑time and quality projects to Operations.
• Deep Dive safety metrics and review incident weekly and monthly incident trends to justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
• Audit record keeping practices and Global Safety Database entries to ensure compliance to global safety standards and local regulations.
• Audit the workplace organization and Associate behaviors to ensure that training, auditing and scoring methods are accurate and consistent.
• Manage and mentor the Safety Managers and Safety Associates in your assigned site.
• Engage the Injury Prevention Specialists (IPS) and Site Leadership to drive long‑term strategic actions to achieve incident reduction.
• Perform targeted Kaizen events in partnership with the Operations teams based on the risks identified in each task (force, repetition, and awkward postures).
• 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 safety training.
• Review for effectiveness the deployed safety tools and revise to ensure continual improvement.
• Partner with corporate and other regional field safety personnel to leverage global safety and environmental best practices into NA network standards.

Skills

Leadership

Safety management

Lean principles

Kaizen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Suffolk, VA seeks a Senior Site Workplace Health and Safety Manager to partner with site operations, execute WHS policies and ensure regulatory compliance at the local and regional level. You will lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce ergonomic risks and create a safe, healthful environment for associates.

You will build and mentor a team of safety professionals, communicate clearly across cross‑functional teams, and influence leadership with data‑driven