Director, WHS Canada Customer Fulfillment , Workplace Health and Safety, NACF

Job title:

Director, WHS Canada Customer Fulfillment , Workplace Health and Safety, NACF

Company

Amazon

Job description

DESCRIPTIONThe North America Operations’ Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Team is looking for a Director to be a leader of leaders for the operational Business Units within Canada to drive safety initiatives and business partnerships. This leader will lead the successful implementation of a comprehensive safety strategy to enable and promote safe and efficient workplace practices for thousands of employees across 30+ Canadian locations for the North America Customer Fulfilment (NACF) Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Organization.Workplace health and safety subject matter expertise (SME) and knowledge of Canada and Provincial legislation and other standards are crucial. This leader needs to maintain agility and flexibility to ensure programs are put in place and adopted by Operations and WHS ensuring we are always doing what is right for the safety of our associates, contractors, and anyone coming onto our sites.Key job responsibilities

• Management of safety strategy, delivering solutions that address operational safety and health issues across Canada Customer Fulfillment (CACF).
• Ability to build trust and confidence with the Operations and World Wide WHS team and other stakeholders; influencing change through comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis.
• Create clear, concise, and consistent communications. This individual will help teach and train their Business Unit Senior Operations and Senior Regional WHS Leaders in safety leadership and Amazon WHS policies and assist their regional teams in incorporating WHS standards at their sites.
• Excellent knowledge of WHS programs to include safety and ergonomics with the ability to demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations.
• Responsible for leading a team of WHS Regional Managers. This individual must create and execute leadership development plans for their team. Their WHS team must have expectations communicated and receive frequent and appropriate feedback. This individual must ensure they are executing to the core competencies of an Amazon WHS professional and demonstrates the ability to judge and assess WHS talent and build appropriate bench strength for current and future business needs.
• Partner with leadership across all levels to provide direction, guidance and correction to teams and processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in EHS, business, engineering, or similar field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in safety, compliance, and/or regulatory affairs, including experience developing and implementing safety strategies and programs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor and/or graduate degree in the field of safety, engineering, leadership etc. with experience in the Canadian marketplace in WHS/EHS/HSE roles.
• Certified Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP).
• Experience hiring, developing and leading large diverse teams.
• Ability to travel 30-50% of the time.
• Experience with complex problem solving and analysis using statistical methods, financial modeling, and network optimization modeling.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office, data retrieval/mining skills using data warehouse systems.
• Ability to quickly earn and maintain trust.
• Ability to lead and manage a high-performance team and prior experience with people management skills, including communication, leadership delegation, motivation, training, and performance feedback.
• Proven strong project management and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working independently and often in an ambiguous environment.
• Proven ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders and stakeholders through logical reasoning, relevant data, and the presentation of alternative solutions Strategic thinker who can express their conviction, while staying flexible to new ideas or better solutions.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation, please notify your Recruiter.The base salary for this position ranges from $192,700/year up to $321,900/year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Expected salary

Location

Bolton, ON

Job date

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:45:12 GMT

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