2026 Safety Specialist Intern, Workplace , Health & Safety

2026 Safety Specialist Intern, Workplace , Health & Safety

Job ID: | Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd

Amazon is looking for ambitious, curious and versatile candidates to join our unique world as interns. An Amazon Australia internship will provide you with an unforgettable experience in a fast-paced, dynamic and international environment; it will boost your resume and will provide a superb introduction to our activities.

With every order made and parcel delivered, customer demand at Amazon is growing. To meet this demand, and keep our world-class service running smoothly, we're growing our WHS team across Australia and offering a 3‑month internship to a Safety Specialist Intern.

As a Safety Specialist Intern, you will be a passionate advocate for creating and delivering safe yet efficient working environments. You will have excellent analytical, organisational and interpersonal skills, be an effective communicator, have a high sense of (internal) customer service and be able to work with cross‑functional teams including Senior Management.

As an Intern you can expect to:

• Define your goals, exceed them, and set new ones
• Think ahead and put long‑term value over short‑term wins
• Be the best version of yourself - to continuously evolve and improve
• Become excellent at making fast decisions, taking calculated risks and fearlessly chasing excellence
• Make the impossible, possible

As an intern you can also expect:

• Competitive pay
• Impactful project and internship/role deliverables
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns
• Internship events such as speaker series, intern panels, Leadership Principles sessions, Amazon writing skills sessions
• Mentorship and career development

If you're successful during your internship, you could be considered for a graduate role after finishing your university studies.

Key job responsibilities

• Familiarise and help with the organisation and WHS processes for the operations site
• Assist the site WHS Manager and the site WHS teams in delivering safety processes and operations
• Support safety process systems through participation in planned audits, inspections and injury prevention processes
• Support day‑to‑day operational WHS requirements on site including participation in daily deep dive meetings, weekly operational WHS meetings, site inspections and audits, incident investigations, risk assessments, procedural implementation, compliance assessments
• Analyse accident data and develop standards to ensure prevention of accidents
• Help to develop safety procedures and implement training programmes to meet the needs of Managers and Associates in regards to critical safety issues
• Reporting out on WHS requirements and trends, this can include delivery of WHS related induction or training sessions

A day in the life

Your project will require you to work as part of the WHS team alongside the site operations team on one of the following:

• Risk reduction project.
• Ergonomic and MSD injury reduction project.
• WHS data and benchmarking project.
• WHS health and wellness project.

(Choice of projects in consultation with your Hiring Manager)

Basic qualifications

• Currently in the penultimate year of your university degree/qualification in Occupational/Workplace Health & Safety, Engineering, Psychology, Physiotherapy or a similar discipline
• Excellent analytical skills, preferably with proficiency in Excel (e.g. macros, pivot tables, complex formulas)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem‑solving mindset with proactive issue resolution
• Ability to demonstrate curiosity and pro‑activity, which will allow you to gain greater autonomy in the course of the internship
• Important: Internship duration is for 3 months from December 2026 – February 2027. You will need to be available full‑time with working rights for those dates to be eligible.

Preferred qualifications

• Ability to work successfully in a fast‑moving environment, and to meet tight deadlines and prioritise workload even when faced with conflicting priorities
• Previous work experience – a summer job, internship; if it's an experience in a related field or business, even better

Acknowledgement of country

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Equal Employment Opportunity statement

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