About The Position

At Amazon, we are committed to being Earth's Safest Place to Work. To get there, we are looking for an exceptionally talented and empathetic leader for the position of an onsite EHS Specialist in a permanent position. A possible relocation will be supported if certain criteria are met. As a Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist, you will lead the EHS department at the respective Lab/R&D locations. You will work closely with the local management and report directly to the AR EHS Global Lab Safety Manager.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
  • Experience in an environmental Health & Safety (EHS) related field
  • Experience using strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge and experience with foundational machinery safety standards such as ISO 12100, R15.06, ISO 10218, ISO 13849, NFPA79, etc.
  • Experience leading safety engineering programs in R&D, manufacturing, or production environment
  • Deep knowledge and experience of safety risk assessment, functional safety analysis and electrical safety

Nice To Haves

  • Master's degree in Health and Safety or a related field
  • Knowledge of Kaizen and Lean methodology techniques
  • Deep knowledge and extensive experience of driving safety systematically into R&D labs and/or production systems

Responsibilities

  • Owning EHS compliance for a robotics research and development lab
  • Conducting risk assessments and influencing implementation of risk reduction measures
  • Advising employees and management on the subject of occupational health and safety and environmental regulations
  • Advising and influencing designs around machinery safety requirements and standards
  • Familiarity and compliance with ISO 13849
  • Implementing legal and Amazon internal requirements in occupational health safety and environmental regulations
  • Working with various support functions (HR, Engineering, Facilities)
  • Ensuring compliance with Massachusetts Occupational Safety and Health laws and guidelines as well as company guidelines and completing the necessary formalities to comply with them
  • Evaluating accidents and statistics and developing prevention programs to avoid accidents
  • Creating a safe work culture and promoting commitment to occupational health and safety measures of management and teams
  • Close cooperation with the local fire brigade, the occupational health and safety authorities and any professional associations and maintaining these relationships

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Sign-on payments
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
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