Safety Specialist, Amazon Manufacturing Services

An AMS Safety Professional supports health and safety activities within assigned areas, teams, shifts, and buildings including assembly, manufacturing, and machine shop environments. The role executes established safety programs, conducts defined audits and hazard assessments, supports industrial hygiene activities, and reinforces compliance with applicable OSHA, state, local, and Amazon requirements. This position works within established procedures and mechanisms, documents findings, implements defined corrective actions, and escalates complex, ambiguous, or out-of-scope issues to the appropriate manager or senior safety professional.

Key job responsibilities
This role executes established safety programs and standard work across assigned manufacturing areas while maintaining a strong presence on the production floor. Responsibilities include conducting routine safety audits, inspections, hazard assessments, and workplace observations; supporting industrial hygiene monitoring for noise, dust, VOCs, and other exposures; and identifying, documenting, and tracking workplace hazards and corrective actions.

The role supports incident and near-miss investigations through fact gathering, root-cause analysis, documentation, and corrective-action tracking. It partners closely with operations and employees to reinforce established safe work practices, including machine safeguarding, lockout/tagout, chemical handling, ergonomics, and PPE requirements. Additional responsibilities include supporting PPE programs, delivering established safety training and toolbox talks, and maintaining accurate safety records and reporting.

Through regular employee engagement and coaching, this role reinforces safe behaviors and regulatory compliance, identifies opportunities for continuous improvement, supports implementation of approved solutions, and escalates hazards, regulatory concerns, or program gaps that fall outside established procedures or assigned authority.

A day in the life
A typical day for an AMS Safety Professional begins on the manufacturing floor, engaging with employees and leaders, observing work, and identifying potential hazards. The Safety Professional conducts scheduled inspections and audits, verifies corrective actions, and supports established programs such as machine safety, lockout/tagout, chemical safety, ergonomics, PPE, and industrial hygiene.

Throughout the day, they may respond to safety concerns, support incident or near-miss investigations, conduct toolbox talks or training, and coach employees on safe work practices. Time is also dedicated to documenting findings, updating safety systems, and tracking assigned actions to completion.

They will work closely with operations while operating within established procedures and standards. Complex or ambiguous issues are escalated to a manager or senior safety professional, allowing the Safety Professional to remain focused on strong floor engagement, consistent execution, and timely hazard resolution.

About the team
The AMS Safety Team is committed to creating a workplace where every employee feels supported, protected, and empowered to work safely. Our safety professionals maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor, partnering directly with employees and leaders to identify hazards, resolve concerns, and continuously improve our workplace. Safety at AMS is more than compliance—it is how we demonstrate that we genuinely care for our people. Through proactive engagement, coaching, technical expertise, and consistent execution, our team works every day to ensure employees can perform their jobs safely and return home to their families at the end of every shift.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience with MS Office, MS Excel, and data retrieval languages
- 3+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental, or equivalent
- Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience relevant experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, or warehouse environment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 80,200.00 - 97,400.00 USD annually