WHS Officer Workplace health and safety

About the Role

Amazon Saudi Arabia is seeking a WHS Officer, Workplace Health and Safety, to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves partnering with a site operations team in a delivery station to implement company safety policies and ensure compliance with all applicable local and regional regulations. The successful candidate will leverage lean principles and Kaizens to lead continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on reducing conditional and ergonomic risks to maintain a safe and healthy working environment for Associates.

Role Responsibilities

The WHS Officer will build trust with the Operations Team and drive change through comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing guidance and oversight to ensure site compliance with Amazon WHS standards, policies, and local regulations.
• Measuring site performance against safety requirements and developing action plans to address gaps.
• Delivering quality safety projects to Operations on schedule.
• Analyzing safety metrics and weekly/monthly incident trends to allocate resources effectively.
• Ensuring proper incident investigation and timely closure of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Conducting regular audits to identify unsafe equipment and processes, and implementing solutions to prevent injury.
• Auditing record-keeping to ensure Austin entries meet global WHS standards and local regulations.
• Auditing workplace organization and associate behaviors to ensure training, auditing, and scoring are accurate and consistent.
• Leading and mentoring Safety Associates, including during peak periods.
• Engaging with associates, safety teams, and leaders to gather improvement ideas and communicate progress.
• Ensuring leaders and associates are trained on their safety responsibilities, and auditing training quality, delivery, and effectiveness.
• Managing PPE inventory with procurement and ensuring PPE compliance.
• Implementing best practices, PIT and yard safety, the work permit system, and contractor safety management.
• Maintaining the site safety training calendar, including firefighting and first aid training.
• Partnering with the facility team to ensure preventive maintenance of fire protection and emergency equipment.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role requires strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to deliver clear, concise, and consistent messages. Applicants must have a thorough understanding of local/regional regulations and company policy.

Skills and Expertise

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent safety program knowledge, along with environmental and ergonomic expertise. This includes the ability to instruct and train Operations Leaders in Amazon WHS policies and assist site teams in incorporating safety standards. Identifying best practices and integrating them into standards will be crucial for continuous improvement.

Work Environment

This position is part of the site WHS team and reports to the site WHS manager. Flexibility to work in shifts is required. The role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.