Sr. Regional WHS Manager, WHS Ops Tech Solutions
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Passionate about Safety? Join our dynamic team as a Regional Safety Manager and make a real impact on the global operations that power the world's largest e-commerce company!
In this exciting role, you'll be a key partner to senior regional leaders, working closely with them to ensure world-class safety standards for our IT team members across Amazon's worldwide network. Through regular site visits, you'll stay closely connected to the daily realities faced by our frontline technicians, using those insights to create impactful regional and global safety programs.
You will be empowered to own and drive safety programs from inception through implementation.
You will also own safety related projects and own the actions needed to deliver them.
Also supporting OTS daily safety routines, you will lead rigorous investigations to uncover root causes, develop actions, and share learnings globally. You'll also spearhead engaging safety campaigns to embed a culture of safety awareness and ownership across the business.
Collaborating cross-functionally, you'll scale successful safety initiatives and improvement projects, cementing Amazon's reputation as an industry leader. If you're an ambitious safety professional hungry to drive change on a global scale, this is an unparalleled opportunity to make your mark.
Relocation to corporate office location BNA12, WAS19, or SEA94 is required.
Bring your safety expertise, boundless energy, and collaborative spirit - together, we'll reinvent what's possible! Apply now.
This role requires travel 25% of the time.
Key job responsibilities
A successful candidate will be able to own and drive safety programs from inception through implementation.
The candidate will own safety related projects and own the actions needed to deliver them including narrative paper writing for executive leadership audiences.
Ability to solve complex problems that IT employees face. Including work at heights, hazardous energy, and battery safety.
Serve as a trusted safety partner to senior regional leaders across North America, aligning on strategic priorities and tracking progress against goals
Conduct regular site visits to distribution centers, sortation facilities, and delivery stations to personally observe safety practices, gather feedback from frontline teams, and identify opportunities for improvement
Utilize insights from site visits to develop and update regional safety standards, protocols, and training materials that drive consistent, best-in-class safety performance
Lead comprehensive incident investigations, rapidly identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence - share learnings globally to scale impact
Design and execute engaging safety engagement campaigns and events to foster a culture of shared ownership and accountability
Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in Operations, Engineering, HR, and beyond to scale successful safety initiatives and embed sustainable improvements
Monitor safety metrics, analyze trends, and present recommendations to senior leadership on priorities and investment areas
A day in the life
A typical day for our Amazon Safety Manager is anything but typical! You might start with a series of check-in calls, connecting with regional operational leaders across North America to discuss emerging issues, share best practices, and align on priorities. Then, you hop on a global project call, collaborating with teammates from around the world to finalize a new safety training. In the afternoon, you conduct a thorough incident investigation, reviewing footage, interviewing witnesses, and mapping out root causes. You could spend time partnering with field leaders to develop action plans, or working on a project to solve a complex problem.
Whether on the road or in meetings, your passion for keeping Amazon's global workforce safe guides every moment.
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
The global OTS WHS team partners closely with Amazon's IT function, working backwards from frontline technicians and end users to identify safety improvement opportunities. We collaborate cross-functionally to create policies, drive standardization, and enhance hardware - all with the goal of continuously improving procedural safety across the organization. By remaining closely connected to the daily realities of our workforce, we can develop targeted solutions that protect our people and empower them to work safely. It's a dynamic, solutions-oriented group where we leverage our technical expertise and business acumen to make a real impact.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- 5+ years managing safety programs or teams.
- Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Engineering, or IT related field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- 2+ years of developing program strategies and plans, diving execution, and influencing senior stakeholders experience
- Safety experience supporting Data Centers or IT functions.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.