Health & Safety Officer

Job description

📢 Job Opportunity: Health & Safety Officer, UAE AMZL WHS 📢

🏢 Position: Health & Safety Officer
📍 Location: Abu Dhabi / Dubai, UAE
💼 Department: Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)
🆔 Job ID: 2686556

🔍 Job Description:
Amazon is looking for a Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Officer to join our team. As we continue to grow year-on-year, we need to work smart to keep all our team members safe, fulfilled, motivated, and empowered. To help us achieve this, we’re seeking a driven WHS Officer with a Bias for Action to step in and help drive health and safety across our delivery stations in Abu Dhabi / Dubai. In this crucial WHS position, you’ll report to the Country WHS Manager.

🌟 Responsibilities:
- Lead site risk assessments for current and new activities.
- Establish site WHS training matrix.
- Lead implementation of site-specific WHS standards and guidelines.
- Lead implementation of site WHS objectives and programs.
- Promote a safe culture among employees by providing daily WHS content during shift briefings/standup meetings.
- Perform frequent site safety audits to identify non-compliance equipment and/or processes and work with the Operations team to implement solutions.
- Conduct daily and weekly WHS audits, such as GEMBA walks, area audits, vehicle and driver inspections.
- Attend to incidents and occupational injury cases on site.
- Guide and assist area managers on incident investigations, Gensuite write-ups, and communication of lessons learned.
- Assist Ops team in Gensuite follow-ups and CAPA creation. Audit record-keeping practices and ensure Gensuite entries align with global WHS standards and local regulations.
- Ensure PPE inventory at the site and coordinate with procurement for order placement.
- Ensure completion of basic fire fighting and first aid training.
- Complete daily Trailer Dock Release (TDR) inspections and communications.
- Monitor, close out, and support the Daily Action Tracking System.
- Participate in site management safety walks and provide insight into unsafe acts and conditions to management.
- Provide daily updates to the Country WHS Manager on objectives progress, incidents, AO's, ATS, network actions, etc.
- Prepare WHS committee meeting agenda, MOM write-ups, and ATS creation.
- Review and sign off on the Daily Permit to Work, working with the operational and facilities team.
- Lead WHS-related procurement and follow up on-site.
- Prepare risk assessments and emergency response plans.
- Manage preparation and completion of emergency drills, medi-evac drills, and preparing drill records.
- Establish, monitor, and support Heat Index.
- Provide support to site-specific requests, unplanned events, and activities.
- On-the-Road experience.
- Excellent with computers and data analysis.

🌟 About the Team:
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Amazon takes your personal data protection seriously and respects local data protection laws.

📑 Basic Qualifications:
- NEBOSH IGC
- Experience in WHS field
- Good communication skills in English
- Valid UAE driving license and own transport
- Works well within a team environment
- Driven and pushes for self-development and growth

📑 Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong communication, teamwork, analysis, judgment, and customer focus skills
- Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy
- Experience working within a team
- Ability to analyze accident data, new processes, and machinery for potential safety concerns and conduct job hazard and job safety analyses
- Experienced in emergency response and currently holds First Aid and CPR certificates
- Analyzing and manipulating data
- Passion for safety
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or Engineering/Science bachelor degree

📧 How to Apply:
If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, apply now to join our innovative team and help shape the future of Amazon’s Workplace Health and Safety. Send your resume and cover letter to [insert application link or email address here].