Amazon Jobs – Wellness WHS Specialist

Job Description:

One focus area of the Amazon Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) mission is to provide tools, resources, and environments that support safe, efficient, healthy behaviors and encourage employees to proactively manage their health and wellbeing. To support this focus area, Amazon is seeking an experienced and innovative Wellness WHS Specialist to join our team. In this position, will serve as a designated safety representative of your assigned fulfillment center (FC), coordinating and implementing all areas of the Amazon Global WHS Program as directed by the WHS Leadership Team. You will influence behavior and inspire commitment on the part of all personnel in complying with Amazon safety standards and maintaining a safe work environment. This will include conducting training and coaching associates on observed work habits in support of this effort.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate health and safety needs to all levels of the organization
• Available to work flexible shifts which could include days, nights and/or weekends
• Provide (or facilitate access to) immediate aid for associates, visitors, vendors, or guests that need assistance, or medical attention
• Enter Safety Incident Information in metrics database in a timely manner
• Participate in incident investigation process, especially those related to MSDs injuries
• Identify and inform management of compliance issues, safety risks, and improvement opportunities through the conduct of daily, weekly & monthly audits
• Ability to produce ergonomic risk assessment reports, provide suggestions on control measures, and have the ability to drive change
• Calm demeanor in emergency situations
• Evaluate trends in soft tissue injuries and develop action items to address injury trends
• Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process and maintain required paperwork to comply with Amazon standards
• Minimize the risk of injury of employees through awareness, education and intervention  Attend and participate at “start-up” meetings to lead daily stretching routines
• Train and assist others (Area Managers, Safety Team Members, etc.) in completing their Safety responsibilities (Audits, Follow Safety Rules, etc.)
• Understand and learn each department and job function within the warehouse to fully understand the body mechanics involved in every task
• Frequent “floor time” to interact with both associates and managers, providing coaching on observed at-risk work habits

Job Requirements:

• Interest in WHS or safety
• Experience in an Injury Prevention Specialist, Athletic Trainer, or related role
• Knowledge of WSIB/WorkSafe BC and/or OSHA regulations, specifically 29 CFR 1910
• Strong communication, teamwork, analysis, judgement, and customer focus skills
• Experience maintaining confidentiality in matters involving security and/or personnel issues in the work place
• Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in athletic training, ergonomic, kinesiology, or related field
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel in a professional capacity
• Ability to analyze accident data, new processes, and possible solutions for potential safety concerns, conduct job hazard, and job safety analyses

Job Details:

Company: Amazon

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Brampton, ON, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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