WHS Officer

Job description The Site WHS officer must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. This individual must instruct and train Operations Leaders in company safety policies and assist the operations site teams in incorporating our safety standards at their site. The Site WHS officer will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. The Site WHS officer will be required to possess excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrates this expertise when working with Operations. The Site WHS officer will be responsible to lead a safety team members: Safety Specialist, Safety Coordinators, Onsite first aid Associates. This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their Safety Associates on their team. They must communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to their safety teams and ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional. Workplace Health and Safety key credentials 3+ years previous experience in Environment, Health Safety or ME in Industrial Safety Engineering Bachelor s degree in engineering or a related field required. Experience in reputed private or government organisations Experience managing multiple direct reports. Must be flexible regarding shifts. Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment. Experience managing multiple direct reports Sort Center or Manufacturing Safety experience with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at a site of at least 200 people preferred. Master s degree preferred Experience in a fast paced, changing/growing organization Government Certified Safety Professional preferred Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site leaders. Ability to develop and implement department goals and strategies. Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability. Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy read more Key Skills Analytical skillsData analysisLeadership developmentIndustrial safetyComplianceProcess improvementSafety engineeringenvironment health safetyContinuous improvementOperations