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Description
Amazon seeks an experienced Safety Manager to join our Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) team in pursuit of our vision to become Earth's safest workplace. The successful candidate will serve as a key member of the WHS Program Management team, leading network-level safety risk mitigation, injury prevention, and proactive safety initiatives across our facilities. Reporting to the Sr. WHS Regional Manager, this role encompasses collaboration with site WHS managers, operations management, engineering teams, and global WHS teams. The Safety Manager will be responsible for identifying potential risks, with particular emphasis on ergonomic considerations, and developing comprehensive solutions before incidents occur. This position requires extensive experience in manufacturing/logistics safety, demonstrated expertise in risk assessment, and proven ability to drive safety improvements through cross-functional partnerships. The role demands strong analytical capabilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to implement best practices while creating safe work environments. Working directly within Amazon facilities, the Safety Manager will play an integral role in advancing our commitment to workplace safety excellence across all business units. This position represents a unique opportunity to contribute to Amazon's ambitious goal of setting the benchmark for safety excellence across all industries in which we operate.

アマゾンは、地球上で最も安全な職場になるというビジョンの実現に向けて、経験豊富な安全管理マネージャーを募集しています。職場の健康安全(WHS)チームの主要メンバーとして、ネットワークレベルでの安全リスク軽減、怪我の予防、および積極的な安全対策を主導していただきます。上級WHS地域マネージャーに報告を行い、現場のWHSマネージャー、運営管理者、エンジニアリングチーム、およびグローバルWHSチームと密接に連携します。この職務では、人間工学的リスクを含む潜在的なリスクの特定、包括的な解決策の策定、さらに事故が発生する前の予防的対策の実施が求められます。製造業・物流分野における豊富な安全管理経験、リスクアセスメントの専門知識、および部門を超えた協力関係を通じて安全性向上を推進できる実績が必要です。また、分析力、戦略的思考力、そして安全な作業環境を創出しながらベストプラクティスを実施する能力も求められます。アマゾンの施設内で直接業務を行い、すべての事業部門における職場の安全性向上に重要な役割を果たしていただきます。この職位は、アマゾンが事業を展開するすべての業界において安全性の基準を確立するという野心的な目標の達成に貢献する貴重な機会です。

Key job responsibilities

Sr. Program Manager will be accountable for comprehensive risk assessment across all business units (BUs), including hazard identification, risk level evaluation, and collaborative action plan development and implementation with relevant BUs for risk elimination or mitigation. The role demands leadership in driving injury prevention through systematic risk assessment and incident trend analysis, developing and implementing solutions at both site-specific and network levels.

Essential to this position is ensuring compliance and conformance with local health and safety regulations and Workplace Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) requirements. This includes identifying operational gaps, supporting sites in developing corrective actions, and overseeing their implementation. Given Amazon's increasingly complex operations and expanding impact areas, the position requires in-depth knowledge of fire prevention law and Industrial Health and Safety regulations, facilitating effective communication with regulatory authorities.

The Safety Manager will develop strategic annual operation plans incorporating incident trends and identified risks, establishing clear timelines, budget allocations, resource requirements, and return on investment analyses where applicable. Regular reporting of achievements through business reviews on weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, along with effective communication of results to all stakeholders, is a crucial component of this role. This position plays a vital role in Amazon's continuous improvement of safety performance and risk reduction initiatives.

シニアプログラムマネージャーは、全事業部門(BU)にわたる包括的なリスクアセスメントに責任を持ち、危険性の特定、リスクレベルの評価、および関連部門との協働による是正計画の策定と実施を行います。体系的なリスク評価とインシデント傾向分析を通じて傷害防止を推進するリーダーシップが求められます。この職位において重要なのは、要求される安全衛生規制および職場安全衛生マネジメントシステム(WHSMS)要件への適合と順守を確保することです。これには、運用上のギャップの特定、是正措置の策定支援、その実施の監督が含まれます。Amazonの業務が複雑化し影響範囲が拡大する中、消防法および労働安全衛生規制に関する深い知識を持ち、規制当局との効果的なコミュニケーションを図ることが求められます。安全管理者は、インシデント傾向や特定されたリスクを考慮した戦略的な年間運用計画を策定します。これには明確なタイムライン、予算配分、必要なリソース、該当する場合は投資対効果の分析が含まれます。週次、月次、四半期ごとのビジネスレビューを通じた定期的な実績報告と、全ステークホルダーへの効果的な結果伝達が、この役割の重要な要素となります。この職位は、Amazonの安全性能の継続的な向上とリスク低減の取り組みにおいて重要な役割を果たします。

A day in the life

Work Distribution and Travel Requirements

Base Location Work: 50%

• Strategic planning development
• Data analysis and evaluation
• Report preparation
• Remote meetings

Site Visit Operations: 50%

• On-site assessments
• Field evaluations
• Direct communication with site teams
• Safety measure implementation verification

Global Team Collaboration

• Regular engagement with Worldwide WHS team
• Support for global safety initiative deployment
• Best practice sharing

Travel Requirements

• Domestic and international travel based on program requirements
• Site visits for field verification
• Potential international travel as needed

This work distribution may be subject to change based on business conditions, and ratios may be temporarily adjusted during emergencies or special project implementations.

業務分担および出張要件

Base Location業務:50%

• 戦略的計画の立案
• データ分析および評価
• レポート作成
• リモートミーティング

サイト訪問業務:50%

• 現場アセスメント
• 実地評価
• 現場チームとの直接的なコミュニケーション
• 安全対策の実施状況確認

グローバルチームとの連携

• Worldwide WHSチームとの定期的な協働
• グローバル安全施策の展開支援
• ベストプラクティスの共有

出張関連

• プログラム要件に応じた国内外への出張
• 事業所訪問による現場確認
• 必要に応じた海外出張の可能性あり

本業務分担は事業状況により変更の可能性があり、緊急時や特別なプロジェクト実施時には一時的に比率が変更となる場合があります。

About The Team
Japan's WHS (Workplace Health & Safety) team currently comprises over 100 safety and health management professionals who are dedicated to establishing safety management systems and continuously reducing workplace incidents across Amazon-operated and partner-operated facilities.

The WHS organizational structure is aligned with Amazon's business units, implementing hierarchical safety initiatives at both Regional and Site levels.

Within this structure, the Program team holds the following key responsibilities:

• Global Implementation
• Collaboration with World Wide WHS team
• Domestic implementation of global safety programs
• Partnership with international counterparts
• Strategy Development & Implementation
• Design of customized safety and health measures tailored to Japanese operations
• Implementation and deployment of safety initiatives
• Continuous improvement of occupational safety and health environment
• Education & Development
• Enhancement of WHS team's professional capabilities
• Strengthening operational teams' safety management competencies
• Implementation of systematic safety and health training programs

Through these activities, the Program team aims to provide a safer and healthier work environment for all individuals working at Amazon, while maintaining compliance with both global standards and local regulations.

The team plays a crucial role in bridging global safety initiatives with local operational requirements, ensuring that safety programs are both effective and culturally appropriate for the Japanese work environment. This involves continuous collaboration with worldwide safety teams while developing and implementing Japan-specific safety solutions.

日本のWHS(Workplace Health & Safety)チームは、現在100名を超える安全衛生管理担当者を擁し、Amazon直営および協力会社運営の各事業所における安全衛生管理体制の確立と労働災害の継続的削減に取り組んでいます。

WHS組織体制は、Amazonのビジネスユニットに対応した機能別構成となっており、地域統括(Regional)レベルおよび事業所(Site)レベルにおいて、階層的な安全衛生活動を展開しています。

その中でProgram teamは、以下の重要な役割を担っています:

• グローバル展開
• World Wide WHSチームとの連携
• グローバルセーフティプログラムの国内展開
• 各国カウンターパートとの協働
• 施策立案・展開
• 日本のオペレーション特性を考慮した独自の安全衛生対策の企画
• 安全衛生施策の導入・展開
• 全従事者の労働安全衛生環境の継続的改善
• 教育・育成
• WHSチームの専門性向上
• オペレーション部門の安全管理能力の強化
• 体系的な安全衛生教育プログラムの実施

これらの活動を通じ、Amazonで働くすべての従事者に対して、より安全で健全な労働環境を提供することを目指しています。

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experiences of safety risk assessments, and development and implementation of mitigation plans.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience in creating fully automated solutions
• Hazardous Materials Engineer Class A 消防危険物取扱者 甲種
• Class 1 Safety and Health Manager 第一種安全衛生管理者
• Occupational Safety and Health Consultant 労働安全衛生コンサルタント
• ISO 45001 Internal Auditor ISO45001内部監査員資格
• Toxic and Deleterious Substances Manager 毒物、劇物管理者資格

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