Job Title: Workplace Health, Safety and Wellness Specialist
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Workplace Health, Safety and Wellness (WHS) Specialist. This role will play a critical part in supporting the WHS function and promoting a safe and healthy work environment.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about WHS, injury prevention, effective management of psychosocial risks, and engaged return to work processes. As a WHS Specialist, you will be responsible for developing strategies and providing technical subject matter expertise in the development of psychosocial risk and work design strategy across Amazon AU.
* Developing strategy and providing technical subject matter expertise in the development of psychosocial risk and work design strategy across Amazon AU
* Assisting the WHS Manager to ensure delivery of Health, Safety and Wellness performance in line with personal, team and functional goals and objectives, programs and projects
* Being a key driver in the development and implementation of programs specific to occupational health, wellness, injury prevention, injury management, and return to work
* Supporting the implementation of WHS and Wellness programs within site operations
* Supporting the site with key risk assessment activities including proactively analyzing tasks for potential psychosocial issues, and executing other Amazon injury prevention activities
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have a strong focus on psychosocial and mental health strategies, coordination of Return to Work requirements, and implementation of global health and wellness programs. They will also be responsible for:
* Participating in incident investigation process, especially those related to psychosocial-related or mental health injuries
* Supporting the business to ensure compliance to state and Australian WHS legislation
* Ensuring that WHS systems are kept accurate at all times with completed incident reports and all required supporting documentation, with metrics compiled on key data points to help the WHS Manager prepare/issue regular and ad hoc reports and metric documents
* Assisting the WHS Manager with the construction of incident prevention programs, contributing to operational requests to improve on-site Safety and positively impact accident trends, as well as facilitating incident investigation processes
* Participating in WHS Safety Audits and Inspection programs as required
* Coordinating, training, and coaching team members as required
Qualifications and Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need to have a Bachelor's degree or higher in Health and/or Safety, Psychology, Behavioural Health, Public Health, Health Science, or a related field. You will also need to have a minimum of 3 years' experience, ideally in an occupational setting, and knowledge of Workplace/Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
Benefits
This is a challenging yet rewarding role that offers opportunities for career growth and development. The successful candidate will be able to grow their career with Amazon as we continue to expand in Australia and globally.
What We Offer
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. We offer a dynamic and inclusive culture that empowers our employees to deliver the best results for our customers.
Acknowledgement of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation, Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.