WHS Specialist📣 إعلان

About Amazon and the Role

Amazon operates as a prominent e-commerce platform in the Arab world, attracting over 41 million monthly visits and offering a catalogue of more than million unique products across 35 categories. Established in 2005, the company has grown to over 4,000 employees with significant operations in the UAE, Egypt, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, alongside product and engineering centers in Jordan and India. Amazon is seeking a dedicated WHS Specialist to join its team in Riyadh.

The WHS Specialist Opportunity

This full-time position is integral to the logistics environment, focusing on the supervision of Health and Safety standards within a delivery station. The WHS Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring employee wellbeing and productivity, while also working towards the continuous improvement of operational functionality and efficiency across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Health and Safety initiatives and employee satisfaction within the designated delivery station, including supervising employee wellbeing and productivity.
• Collaborate effectively on Health and Safety projects across various Operations sites.
• Provide guidance on Health & Safety matters to all stakeholders, especially those relating to the designated area of responsibility.
• Review and audit arrangements for Health & Safety management, continuously improving these arrangements where appropriate.
• Plan and implement work systems focused on reducing Health and Safety risks, such as recommending suitable adaptations to machinery and processes.
• Ensure robust reporting regimes are in place for Health and Safety statistics.
• Develop written Health & Safety documentation, including procedures, tools, and training, in both English and the local language.
• Provide management with information and statistics related to the area of responsibility.
• Support business change through effective change management processes within the delivery station’s flexible environment.
• Direct behavioral culture change programs across large, complex, multi-shift operations.
• Implement and review Amazon’s global safety policies, ensuring that local legislative requirements are also met.
• Ensure contractor management safety processes are implemented.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a workplace health & safety (WHS) related field.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification.
• NEBOSH or IOSH certified.
• Kawader certified Level 2.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in emergency response.
• Experience in worker's compensation case management.

Work Location

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.