The Regional WHS Manager will lead Amazon FC WHS operations across multiple INFC sites in the South region in India. We are looking for leaders who are passionate about safety and will help build a world class WHS organization and a strong WHS 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 WHS 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 WHS leader will be required to identify best practices and incorporate these best practices into our standards to continuously improve company safety policies. He will be required to possess excellent safety program and relevant environmental and ergonomic knowledge and demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations. The Regional WHS Manager will be responsible to lead a team of safety managers and safety teams at different INFC site locations in their assigned region. This individual must help execute leadership development plans for their Safety team. They must communicate safety team expectations and give frequent and appropriate feedback to the safety managers/ teams and ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon safety professional.

Key job responsibilities
• Measure and communicate the site's performance against published requirements in safety policies.
• Ensure site leadership is trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy.
• Ensure site leadership is provided with current and regular safety information that enables them to discuss safety with their peers, associates, and contracted workforce.
• Spend time on the floor, yard, and dock seeking input from associates, contracted workforce, and leaders on safety improvement opportunities.
Possess a thorough understanding of local and regional regulations and company policy, including Motor Vehicle and Transport Safety regulations applicable to transportation and operations.
• Inform leadership when they are required to resolve a safety concern or suggestion.
• Lead proactive hazard identification (including road safety, vehicle safety, loading/unloading operations, and yard management), communicate results, and track open items to resolution.
• Ensure a timely, thorough, and accurate response to uncontrolled risks once they are discovered.
• Plan and carry out peer audits to ensure compliance with the organization's safety policies.
• Analyse incident data (including road incidents, vehicle telematics data, and on-site incidents) to identify trends and justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.
• Escalate risks that present an imminent danger to life or health, or where the solution is either insufficient to protect associates and contracted workforce from harm or is delayed in being fully implemented.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience leading multiple direct reports or multiple sites

Preferred qualifications

- Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment

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Regional WHS Manager

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