Sr. WHS Reliability, Maintenance and Engineering Program Manager, AR West

$104,100 - $185,000/Yr

Amazon - Bellevue, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bellevue, WA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Sr. Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Reliability, Maintenance and Engineering (RME) Program Manager will support and partner with the North America Reliability & Maintenance Engineering regions or programs. This role involves collaborating with technical subject matter experts to enhance WHS standards and procedures, managing RME-related WHS programs, and overseeing safety processes. The position requires strong stakeholder engagement and a focus on continuous improvement in safety practices across the network.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to drive Safety Ownership and customer obsession.
• Establish incident investigation, escalation, and reporting structures for timely notifications and root cause analysis.
• Address or escalate field and leadership concerns to relevant stakeholders.
• Communicate network alerts and actions effectively, ensuring sites can seek clarifications and track completion.
• Review incidents to determine the need for WHS Alerts or RME Safety Network Actions and guide content development through WHS Communications.
• Collaborate with equipment OEMs and engineering teams on incidents requiring design or retrofit solutions.
• Become a subject matter expert in Amazon's Contract Risk Management program and ensure compliance with WHS policies.
• Continuously improve NA WHS program requirements related to RME.
• Support RME Leadership in enhancing technician engagement and ownership of safety issues.
• Utilize Safety Climate Network results to identify gaps in RME culture and drive improvements in safety culture.
• Maintain the RME Portal for safety communications.
• Support WHS governance and compliance organizations in evaluating regulatory misses for corrective action.
• Stay updated on changing regulations and internal WHS performance to adjust policies as needed.

Requirements

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy and communicating results to senior leadership
• Bachelor's Degree in Safety, Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 5+ years' work experience in Safety, Engineering, Reliability, or related field.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Masters Degree in Safety, Safety Engineering, Engineering, or related field
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan