DESCRIPTION Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
Based in Everett, Washington at our distribution warehouse facility, the Kuiper EHS Specialist will help support, develop, communicate, train, drive, manage, audit, improve, and measure Amazon's Kuiper EHS performance. This role will include developing and enhancing EHS compliance and risk management processes. Driving understanding, engagement to provide EHS performance improvement, for the Kuiper portfolio, influence business units leadership, and further integrate EHS into daily operations.
*This role is based in Everett, WA
Key job responsibilities
- Conduct investigations of working conditions in places of employment for the prevention of occupational disease and industrial health hazards.
- Promote EHS awareness throughout the organization through effective employee communications and participation.
- Provide serve as key point of contact for safety issues and environmental issues.
- Support regulated waste management including consolidation and inspections.
- Conduct compliance tasks including storm water sampling, waste inspections, chemical inventory, and life safety audits.
- Execute compliance with applicable laws, regulations and customer requirements.
- Support and conduct EHS audits, developing action plans to resolve findings, and implement countermeasures promptly and effectively.
- Perform risk assessments related to jobs performed (Job Hazard Analysis) for new processes and equipment.
- Maintain accurate daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to report to onsite management teams and corporate based reporting systems.
- Support management efforts to ensure compliance with all corporate program expectations and applicable federal and state laws
- Recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures to management, including ergonomics.
- Establish and manage the safety committee.
- Drive continual improvement efforts.
- Support stand-up meetings and inspections.
- Available to work flexible shifts including days, nights and/or weekends
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
A day in the life
Based in Everette, WA, the EHS Specialist role will execute Amazon Kuiper's EHS compliance programs and be supported under the supervision of the Kuiper EHS Manager. This role is accountable for supporting programs, tools and standards in line with Kuiper Global EHS policies. Responsibilities include training and communication in a manner that ensures compliance to regulatory and internal standards, as well as business needs. Key to this role is building and maintaining strong relationships with all levels of the organization from leadership to individual workers to support them in determining best in class methods to achieve compliance.
About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Everett, WA, USA | Kirkland, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree or higher in industrial hygiene, occupational health, environmental engineering, environmental science, or a related field or relevant experience
- 1+ years' experience in EHS support especially warehousing
- Knowledge of OSHA regulations specifically 29 CFR 1910
- Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel in a professional capacity
- Experience maintaining confidentiality in matter involving security and/or personnel issues in the workplace
- Able to lift up to 49 pounds
- Able to stand/walk for up to 10 hours
- Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
- Work 40 hours/week, and overtime as required
- Flexibility with daily work location as our warehouses are spread throughout the Puget Sound
