Workplace Health and Safety Specialist Intern East 2025

$42,411 - $51,854/Yr

Amazon - Lebanon, TN

Full-time - Intern

Remote - Lebanon, TN

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

About the position

At Amazon, we're committed to promoting a safe working environment and being the most safety-centric company for every team member. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of Amazon Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) practices. Your internship experience will involve a combination of safety-related projects and WHS organizational learning initiatives. Throughout the program, you will learn how to effectively implement safety improvements, identify compliance issues, and recognize opportunities for safety enhancements at your assigned site. Working alongside various safety leaders and stakeholders, you will contribute to creating and maintaining a safe workplace within our Network Distribution Centers. Upon completing your internship, you will be required to present a safety research paper and share the findings of your project with the leadership team. This will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of safety principles and showcase your valuable contributions to promoting a culture of safety within Amazon. This role will require 100% on-site attendance located within one of our Network Distribution Centers, and will not be a virtual - work from home position. At Amazon, we thrive in a dynamic and rapidly evolving work environment, and our approach to safety is no exception. Just like the organization itself, our Safety department operates with agility and adaptability. As WHS Interns, you will have the invaluable opportunity to cultivate your own agility, learning to swiftly adjust strategies, plans, and solutions to keep pace with ever-changing business demands. You will effortlessly learn how to collaborate and lead diverse functional teams and stakeholders across all levels of the organization. Our guiding principles include embracing open-mindedness, prioritizing customer satisfaction, fostering innovation, promoting empowerment, leveraging advanced technologies, and fostering a strong sense of camaraderie within our team. These principles are what drive our WHS team to deliver cutting-edge fulfillment solutions. To better understand our operations, let's break down the workflow into three major lanes: first mile, middle mile, and last mile. Fulfillment, in the context of Amazon, refers to the process of completing and delivering a customer's order from Amazon.com. It encompasses various stages such as picking, packing, shipping, and delivering the order, all with the aim of meeting or exceeding the customer's expectations. The first mile is where the product is stored and made ready for picking when an order is placed. The middle mile involves sorting and preparing the order for distribution, while the last mile focuses on delivering the product to the customer's doorstep. For this role, it is essential to have the flexibility to relocate during the summer, as candidate placements will be prioritized based on business requirements. While we take into consideration the placement preferences of candidates, our recruiters will make their best efforts to accommodate location requests. For qualified candidates, we provide relocation and housing assistance to support the transition to the designated work location. Our aim is to ensure that candidates have the necessary support to successfully settle into their new work environment. Based on your performance during the internship, you will have the opportunity to receive an offer for full-time employment upon graduation. The decision regarding full-time employment will be communicated to all WHS interns within weeks after the conclusion of their internship. This ensures a timely and efficient process for determining your potential for continued employment with the company.

Responsibilities

• Work with various Workplace Health and Safety Teams and other WHS interns on a safety related project
• Research, interpret and share data to support a safety related recommendation as part of your final project that will be presented to senior leadership
• Assist in designing, building, improving, and innovating order fulfillment safety programs, projects, initiatives, and other elements of the Workplaces Health & Safety organization across the three lanes (first mile, middle mile, and last mile) of Amazon's fulfillment infrastructure
• Learn about and work with other functional teams (Operations, RME (Reliability Maintenance & Engineering), Central Teams, Human Resources, Transportation Operations, and others) in the planning and execution of your assigned project
• Develop and expand your professional network by participating in WHS Intern activities and events

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree with an expected completion date between December 2025 and August 2026

Nice-to-haves

• Working towards a degree in Health Science, Safety Engineering, Health & Safety, Safety Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Interest in or previous experience in safety related employment
• Strong communication skills; ability to comfortably interact with and influence stakeholders
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Excel, Project, Vizio and Outlook
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability
• Proven technical guidance for large-scale safety projects
• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy
• Exposure to Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing efforts, transportation/logistics and/or fulfillment/distribution centers

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Housing assistance
• Full-time employment opportunity upon graduation