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Key job responsibilities
We are looking for strong leaders who are passionate about safety and will help build a world class EHS organization and a strong EHS culture. The leader will be responsible for leading a team of safety mangers and partnering with operations teams in Fulfillment Centers to execute the company EHS policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations. By leveraging lean principles and kaizens, this individual will drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our Associates. The leader must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations Team and influence change through providing comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.
The EHS leader will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. He/She will be required to possess excellent safety program and relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations.
A day in the life
The EHS Manager is responsible for site execution of all applicable safety standards including those set through company policy, local and regional regulations, and Amazon best practices. He/She shall allocate resources, guide and influence leadership, and escalate according to risk. This document lays out these expectations for deliverables by the He/She and their team, where applicable, to ensure alignment between operations and safety. The He/She shall be knowledgeable of operations and shall be authorized and responsible to halt operations if a recognized risk poses an imminent threat to life, safety, or health.
The He/She develops and executes strategies for the site that ensures a work environment free from hazards and compliant with applicable rules and regulations, motivates Associates to choose safe behaviors, and fosters active engagement and dialogue between leaders and Associates. Some or all of these site-specific strategies will be outside of published safety standards and will depend on the effective leadership, knowledge and influence of the candidate . - Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, or equivalent- Knowledge of global environmental, health and safety regulations
- Do you have experience leading multiple direct reports or multiple sites?
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