Workplace Health & Safety, Reliability and Maintenance Engineering Program Manager
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Strives to be Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to work. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven safety professionals.
Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) is looking for a passionate, results-oriented WHS Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME) Program Manager to lead our WHS RME High-Risk Operations (HRO) program development and deployment supporting our (RME) across Mexico
The successful candidate will lead, support and provide technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice on WHS RME HRO program development and deployment across all Amazon Mexico businesses. Reporting to the LATAM WHS RME program manager and work collaboratively with Mexico WHS team, RME leadership, and partner with cross-functional teams delivering safe work practices and compliant workplaces consistent with Mexico and Amazon WHS standards.
This is a role with a multi-location scope across Mexico, providing technical support and drive implementation of WHS RME HRO programs that; encourage high engagement across all levels, drive risk reduction projects; deliver sustainable continuous performance improvements within a high-risk operation work environment.
You will demonstrate a passion and deep technical knowledge and expertise in workplace safety within a high-risk operation work environments and best practice safety standards, management system and local regulations.
This role requires travel approximately 40 % of time, based in Mexico.
Key job responsibilities
• Establish partnerships with RME leadership and work closely with country and site WHS teams.
• Support RME Leadership engage with technicians and contractors, encourage active involvement through defined expectations and ownership, bias-for-action escalating safety issues, using stop work authority, and support peer review WHS programs.
• You will think big, as well as roll up your sleeves as subject matter expert who will dive deep to identify systemic gaps, provide technical advice and deploy practical solutions.
• Work with stakeholders to continuously improve WHS RME HRO program; effective deployment of standards and procedures, risk management and mitigation actions, incident management, inspection, audit & program assurance, training & communication.
• Leverage LATAM WHS RME HRO programs to dive-deep into country risk profile and define risk mitigation actions along with RME leadership to drive risk reduction and program improvement.
• Invent and simplify new ways to raise awareness and capabilities of RME teams to reach deep understanding of the inherent RME high-risks operations to effectively mitigate risks.
• Support Contract Risk Management (CRM) program, ensuring effective program deployment at site and contractor compliance with regulatory and Amazon WHS policy requirements
A day in the life
You will be responsible for driving the Mexico WHS RME HRO program deployment and continuous improvement ensuring the safety and well-being of our technicians, associates and third-party partners. You will work across the Mexico Amazon business units to understand the RME operational risks and support the RME leadership teams identify, develop and deploy WHS RME High-risk mitigation actions and processes, identify new technology solutions, work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to continuously “raise the bar” and sustainable deliver results.
About the team
Amazon Strives to be Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to work Team Vision: Caring for the people who build and maintain our sites Team Mission: WHS RME High-Risk Operations will use its influence and technical capabilities to identify, evaluate and control safety risks to an acceptable level, and instil safety ownership in people to save lives and achieve world class safety performance.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree in safety or related engineering or science, from an accredited university
- 8+ years’ experience in WHS, ideally supporting high-risk operations.
- Fluent English and Spanish
- Experience in program implementation or managing contractors in the following programs: Fall Hazard Control, Electrical Safe Work, Hazardous Energy Control (LOTO), Conveyors & Machine Safeguarding, Confined Spaces, Hot Work and System Impairment, Fire Protection Systems, PIT / aerial lifts, Cranes, Hoisting & Rigging.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in a related field and have or working towards recognized safety certifications.
- Working knowledge of regional regulatory requirements and standards (ISO, etc.)
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability with experience in technical, standards, or program writing.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certified or equivalent
- Ability to adapt well to fast-paced.