WHS Specialist – Amazon – Mississauga, ON
Location: Mississauga, ON | Company: Amazon
Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services is hiring a full-time Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Specialist in Mississauga, ON. This role champions a safe, healthy, and compliant work environment by coordinating the Amazon Global WHS Program, delivering trainings, and coaching associates on safe work habits.
If you’re detail-oriented, data-driven, and passionate about injury prevention and compliance, this role offers the chance to make a measurable impact on safety culture while growing your career with a global leader.
About the Role: WHS Specialist
The WHS Specialist serves as a designated safety representative for the site, maintaining accurate daily/weekly/monthly metrics, conducting risk assessments (JHAs), and supporting compliance with corporate standards and Canadian OHS provincial laws. You’ll partner with operations leaders to identify hazards, recommend ergonomic and other risk mitigations, and drive continuous improvement.
You’ll deliver safety trainings, coach associates and managers on observed work practices, and support incident response and investigations. Success in this role requires strong communication, confidentiality, and the flexibility to work various shifts, including days, nights, and weekends based on business needs.
Benefits and Opportunities
- High-impact role improving safety, ergonomics, and compliance at scale.
- Career growth with extensive L&D resources and mentorship.
- Cross-functional exposure across Operations, HR, and Engineering.
- Opportunity to lead safety trainings and initiatives end to end.
Job Details
📌 Position: WHS Specialist (WHSS)
🏢 Company: Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC
📍 Location: Mississauga, ON (Canada)
💼 Category: Workplace Health & Safety
🆔 Job ID: 3104490
🗓️ Posting: Recent
⏰ Employment Type: Full-Time
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate daily/weekly/monthly WHS metrics for site and corporate reporting.
- Support compliance with Amazon WHS programs and Canadian OHS provincial laws.
- Conduct Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and assess risks for new equipment/processes.
- Recommend risk mitigations, including ergonomic solutions, and track follow-through.
- Deliver trainings, coach associates on safe work habits, and reinforce safety culture.
- Support incident response, investigations, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Work flexible shifts (days/nights/weekends) based on operational needs.
Qualifications
- Basic: 1+ year in WHS-related field; high school or equivalent; MS Word proficiency; demonstrated confidentiality in security/personnel matters; knowledge of Canadian OHS provincial laws.
- Preferred: Experience in emergency response and worker’s compensation case management.
- Strong communication, coaching, and data-driven problem-solving skills.
- Comfort operating in fast-paced, high-volume environments.
How to Apply
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Job Summary & Tips for Applying
Application Tip: Quantify your impact—e.g., reductions in TRIR, ergonomic risk scores, training completion rates, or audit findings closed.
Interview Advice: Prepare STAR examples on JHAs, ergonomic assessments, incident investigations, regulatory compliance, and influencing operations partners to implement controls.