Health & Safety Manager, Data Center Health and Safety , Data Center Health and Safety

Job Overview

Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and be part of supporting the largest cloud computing infrastructure team as a Health and Safety Manager. As the Health and Safety Manager you will own the Health and Safety function of your respective area. You will be responsible for improving the health and safety of our data centers, advancing safety culture, and protecting our employees. Each day you will work with our data center engineers, the people who make the cloud go. They are working with electrical switching equipment, large scale air handling mechanical systems, and critical IT gear. You will work closely with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance, corporate counsel, and human resources to further the global health safety program. You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve health and safety goals and improve our already strong safety culture. As AWS increases data capacity you will partner with construction managers to ensure risks are identified and mitigated prior to live operations. You will work in a fast‑paced environment where our operations are rapidly changing, advocating safe changes in the face of new infrastructure, new tools, and new products/processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement safety standards, policies and best practices.
• Provision and Management of Training: Induction, Refresher Training as required, develop and deliver training/presentations to support achievement of H&S objectives. Ensure all H&S training requirements are fulfilled.
• Collaborate with vendors (General Contractors, sub-contractors, Emergency Services) as they relate to operations and construction.
• Ensure compliance and implementation of global safety programs and local regulatory legislation.
• Develop and review safety plans for on‑site emergencies, special events and other unique safety situations.
• Perform safety data analysis and create bench marking.
• Ensure safety record keeping and provide accurate reporting and metrics to support business safety initiatives.
• Consult and work with compliance teams on safety regulations interpretations and investigations.
• Develop and implement solutions to eliminate exposure to risks and prevent injury.
• Adapt to fast‑paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, strategy and deadlines.
• Able to work as part of a team and provide safety support to regions outside of local cluster when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Occupational Safety Specialist in accordance with the Swiss Law Art. 11(d) VUV.
• Occupational engineers or safety professionals who meet the requirements of Ordinance of 25 November 1996 on the Qualification of Occupational Safety Specialists.
• Persons in their capacity as safety specialists who have successfully passed the federal exam for occupational safety and health specialists, in accordance with Examination Ordinance of 7 August 2017 on the professional examination for occupational safety and health specialists.
• Minimum 5+ years of field experience in Safety.
• Fluent English and German language skills required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A good knowledge of the MSST directive and local H&S regulation.
• Considerable knowledge of local safety and health regulatory laws and practices and workplace safety.
• Experience / knowledge of implementing safety programs, processes, and procedural documentation.
• Data centre, manufacturing, construction, or similar industry safety experience with mix of full‑time employees and third‑party contractors.

About the Team

We’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

Additional Information

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