Environmental Health Safety Specialist

About the role

Amazon is seeking a Health and Safety professional with a background in Athletic Training (ATC) to support the company's injury prevention program. The position involves working in an Amazon Fulfillment Center and reporting to the Site Safety Manager.

Responsibilities

• Proactively analyze tasks for potential ergonomic and safety issues
• Perform biomechanical and ergonomic assessments
• Provide first aid care to injured employees
• Execute other Amazon injury prevention activities
• Provide conservative care to injured associates
• Educate associates on effective task performance to minimize body part irritation
• Observe ergonomic practices and educate associates to improve technique
• Attend and participate at “start-up” meetings to lead daily stretching routines
• Evaluate trends in soft tissue injuries and develop action items
• Provide daily activity logs to the safety team and senior leadership team
• Provide analysis of all onsite incidents on a monthly basis
• Develop recommendations to reduce injury risk and severity
• Provide accommodation recommendations related to job placement based on medical provider restrictions
• Understand and learn each department and job function within the warehouse
• Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process
• Frequent “floor time” to interact with associates and managers, providing coaching on observed at-risk work habits
• Attend and speak at daily “start-up” meetings

Requirements

• Provide triage, first aid, and/or referral to outside medical providers, if indicated
• Maintain records of first aid care provided to associates
• Minimize the risk of injury of employees through awareness, education, and intervention
• Attend and participate at “start-up” meetings to lead daily stretching routines
• Understand and learn each department and communicate proper techniques to prevent soft tissue injuries
• Evaluate trends in soft tissue injuries and develop action items to address injury trends
• Provide daily activity logs to the safety team and senior leadership team
• Provide analysis of all onsite incidents on a monthly basis including recommendations on how to reduce the risk and severity of injuries within the warehouse
• Understand and learn each department and job function within the warehouse to fully understand the body mechanics involved in every task
• Be actively involved with improvements to the standard work process
• Frequent “floor time” to interact with both associates and managers, providing coaching on observed at-risk work habits
• Attend and speak at daily “start-up” meetings

Skills

• Must be a Certified Athletic Trainer, by either the National Athletic Trainers' Association or equivalent State Certification
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree
• Must have a valid card evidencing successful completion of a CPR course at the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider level (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross)
• Must have proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Prior experience in an occupational setting is preferred
• Experience in teaching First Aid, CPR, AED training is preferred
• Experience with an industrial wellness program is preferred
• Experience working with Worker’s Compensation is preferred
• Experience leading or managing a team is preferred