Workplace Health & Safety Specialist (WHSS)

Job Description

Workplace Health and Safety Specialist, Early Career | Amazon

The Tone:
This is a full-time, in-person role at Amazon, located within its fulfillment network across the Western United States. Amazon operates a vast global network of operations, moving products from clicks to doorsteps, and is on a mission to become Earth’s safest place to work. This role is crucial for transforming workplace safety culture, directly protecting employees, and revolutionizing how safety is implemented across one of the world’s most complex operations. Your dedication will ensure employees return home safely to their families every day, making a visible, immediate, and meaningful impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Western US (Fulfillment Network)
• Pay: $27–$33 hourly
• Team: Operations team, reporting to a Safety Manager
• Mission: To transform Amazon’s workplace safety culture, ensuring employee wellbeing and operational efficiency.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Coordinate Global Safety Programs: Implement and manage all aspects of Amazon’s Global Safety Program across the site.
• Lead Audits and Investigations: Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly safety audits, identify compliance issues and risks, and facilitate incident investigation processes.
• Deliver Safety Training: Provide engaging safety training to associates and team members, promoting a proactive safety culture and ensuring adherence to safety tasks.
• Champion Associate Wellbeing: Serve as a trusted safety advisor and advocate, fostering a culture where safety is everyone’s priority through communication and coaching.
• Innovate Risk Mitigation: Conduct job hazard analyses, record safety incident information, and recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures, including ergonomics, to management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a bachelor’s or master’s degree; all degree requirements must be met before the first day.
• Experience: None specified for years, early career role. Interest in, or previous experience in safety-related employment is preferred.
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical skills, and demonstrated problem-solving ability.
• Bonus: Degree in a health and safety-related subject.