Workplace Health and Safety Coordinator

Job description

We currently have a vacancy for a Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Coordinator to join the Amazon Australia Team. This position is within the Fulfillment Center (FC), reporting into the WHS Manager. It requires working with WHS, OPS and other teams to deliver high standards of safety within our FC. The suitable applicant will be trained in both the standard work and tools used within the WHS function. You will be a strong communicator with a strong bias for action, and a team player who values can function as a role model and engage associates in a professional manner within the FC.

This is an hourly paid role working from Sunday to Wednesday from 7:30AM to 5:30PM and may rotate shift depending on business need.

Key job responsibilities

-Identify and inform management of compliance issues, safety risks and improvement opportunities through the conduct of daily, weekly, and monthly inspections

-Facilitate incident investigation process

-Maintain required paperwork to comply with Amazon and local regulations

-Enter Safety incident information in internal database in a timely manner

-Perform safety observations & audits

-Coach others (Area Managers etc.) to complete their safety responsibilities (Audits, Follow Safety Rules, Inspections etc.)

-May have additional responsibility for fire prevention, hazardous waste management, or other safety related activities depending on the business unit and location

-Participate in process improvement activities and manage actions to completion