Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager, Project Kuiper

Job description

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 our Northridge, California location, the Kuiper EHS Manager will develop, communicate, train, drive, manage, audit, improve, and measure Amazon’s Kuiper EHS performance at Amazon Kuiper research, development, and production facilities throughout California.

This individual contributor role will include developing and enhancing EHS compliance and risk management processes.

As well as driving understanding, engagement to provide EHS performance improvement, for the Kuiper portfolio, influence business units leadership, and further integrate EHS into daily operations.

Key job responsibilities
- Conducts investigations of working conditions in places of employment for the prevention of occupational disease and industrial health hazards, with specific references to chemicals, noise, lasers, and other potential worker health hazards.
- Collaborate with colleagues across multiple disciplines within the company to assure effective program implementation and cohesiveness.
- Promote the successful integration of safety and health risk management into key business operations, processes, and audits.
- Perform data analytics on company and industry EHS information to drive improvement initiatives.
- Promote EHS awareness throughout the organization through effective employee communications, participation, and programming.
- Prepare and execute sampling plans to include determination of appropriate analytic methods, equipment selection, calibration, laboratory analysis, and results interpretations.
- Provide technical assistance and support and serve as key point of contact for safety issues and environmental issues.
- Manage environmental permits, proper waste disposal, and EHS reporting in accordance with permit and local requirements.
- Conduct compliance tasks including storm water sampling, waste inspections, chemical inventory, and life safety audits, as needed.
- Ensure full 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.
- Provide leadership on Kuiper EHS issues, assist senior leaders in understanding business impacts of EHS issues, thereby enabling prudent allocation of resources and decision-making.
- Develop and implement EHS training programs that will engage all levels of Kuiper teams on EHS responsibilities, compliance requirements and cultural progression.
- Provide safety guidance for developing production processes, equipment, and design.
- Remain up-to-date and conversant with relevant laws, regulations and other statutory requirements that affect EHS.

Export Control Requirements
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 our Northridge, California location, the Kuiper EHS Manager will develop the Kuiper EHS program for Research and Production of all California sites.

They will be supported under the supervision of the Kuiper EHS leader.

You will support Kuiper’s personnel in the development, testing, and manufacture of space hardware, which will include developing new programs to strengthen our programs EHS compliance and risk management processes at Amazon Kuiper research, development, and production facilities throughout California.

This individual contributor role is accountable for supporting development and implementation of environmental, health and safety 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.

Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math, business or equivalent
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience with lab safety, security and quality practices
- Experience in regulatory compliance management with government agencies
- Experience in risk management and internal audit including: performing risk assessments and audits, designing controls, managing enterprise control frameworks, and prioritizing risk
- Experience working to appropriate health & safety standards and regulations
- Experience problem solving and root cause analysis
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- 7+ years of occupational health & safety experience
- Experience developing and implementing job hazard analysis (JHAs)
Preferred Qualifications
- laser safety officer (LSO)
- certified safety professional (CSP)
- experience with radiation safety
- Monitoring compliance with Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and state-specific environmental regulations
- Preparing and submitting regulatory reports including TRI, air emissions inventories, and discharge monitoring reports
- Manage environmental permits including NPDES, air quality, and stormwater permits

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $125,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,300/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .

This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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