Safety, Health

WHS Safety Apprentice – Launch Your Career in Workplace Safety with Amazon
Are you ready to make safety your mission?
Join us as a Safety Apprentice and gain the skills, experience, and confidence to champion safety excellence at Amazon.
At Amazon, safety isn’t just a priority - it’s a fundamental part of everything we do. Our operations span from state-of-the-art robotics facilities to innovative delivery stations, creating a diverse and dynamic environment for safety professionals.
What makes safety at Amazon unique is our scale and innovation. Your decisions and improvements could positively impact the wellbeing of thousands of colleagues across multiple sites. We’re not just following safety standards - we’re helping to set them for the entire industry.
Whether it’s implementing new technologies, responding to operational challenges, or developing proactive safety solutions, you’ll be at the forefront of workplace safety in one of the world’s most advanced operational environments.
As a Safety Apprentice, you’ll gain first-hand experience identifying risks, improving processes, and supporting a culture of safety - all while working alongside experienced safety professionals.
You’ll build a deep understanding of how every process, task, and machine works and think creatively about how to make operations safer.
During Your Apprenticeship, You’ll Learn How To
Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and safety audits
Analyse safety data and report on key metrics
Understand health, safety, and compliance regulations in a fast-moving operational environment
Design and implement proactive safety improvements
Respond quickly and effectively to emerging safety challenges
You’ll gain the skills and knowledge to progress within the safety field and make a real difference in protecting people and the environment.
A desire to improve workplace wellbeing
Collaborating with robotics teams to ensure safe human–machine interaction
Developing innovative solutions for material-handling safety
Using the latest safety technology and monitoring systems
Data & Continuous Improvement
Using data analytics to identify trends and prevent incidents
Measuring key safety metrics and driving data-led decisions
Leading safety campaigns that reach thousands of employees
Engaging with leadership teams to drive safety culture
Working with engineering teams on facility design improvements
Participating in emergency response planning and crisis management
Contributing to global safety initiatives that shape Amazon’s future
Carrying out daily safety inspections and supporting risk assessments across operational areas
Collecting, analysing, and reporting safety data to help identify trends and opportunities for improvement
Assisting with safety briefings, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns to promote safe working practices
Collaborating with operations teams to ensure safety procedures are followed and understood
Helping to review and maintain compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
Monitoring the implementation of safety improvements and recording progress in documentation or tracking systems
Using digital tools and software to manage safety audits, reports, and training records
Participating in projects aimed at enhancing safety culture, sustainability, and wellbeing on site
You are a UK national, or a non UK national with the right to work in the UK, or an EU national and have settled status in the UK, and have lived in the UK or an EEA, or British overseas territory for 3 years or more prior to commencing the apprenticeship (September 2026)
You will be 18 years old or older before entering an Amazon building (September 2026)
Have the right to live and work in England (if you are on a visa, this needs to enable you to legally work and reside in England for the entire duration of the programme until May 2028)
Including Maths and English
Previous Qualifications: Candidates must not be on another Department for Education funded training program, including another apprenticeship. Candidates cannot hold a qualification at the same or higher level which is in a similar subject area to the apprenticeship. The apprenticeship must be in a completely different subject area or offer clear career progression. PLEASE NOTE: This position is an 20-month fixed-term contract.
This Apprenticeship assumes the candidate has little or no knowledge/experience of the occupation
Basic knowledge of office computer applications
Commitment to promoting a positive safety culture
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