Peter Barley
About Peter Barley
Peter Barley serves as the On The Road Regional Safety Manager at Amazon Logistics, where he focuses on reducing health and safety risks and improving management arrangements. With a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he has extensive experience in facilities engineering and employee wellbeing within the logistics sector.
Current Role at Amazon Logistics
Peter Barley serves as the On The Road Regional Safety Manager at Amazon Logistics since 2021. In this role, he plans and strategizes work systems aimed at reducing Health and Safety risks. He recommends suitable adaptations to machinery and processes to enhance safety standards. Barley supervises employee wellbeing and productivity at Fulfilment Centres, ensuring robust Health and Safety management is maintained.
Previous Experience at Amazon UK
Prior to his current position, Peter Barley worked at Amazon UK as the Facilities Engineering Manager from 2014 to 2021. During his tenure in Doncaster, he was responsible for overseeing engineering operations and ensuring the effective management of facilities. His experience in this role contributed to his expertise in Health and Safety management within a large-scale logistics environment.
Education and Expertise
Peter Barley studied at Baysgarth and pursued a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from 1984 to 1991. This educational background provided him with a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his current role to improve safety systems and processes.
Health and Safety Management
In his current role, Peter Barley manages Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) across all UK SnL sites. He focuses on people management, metrics, productivity targets, and process improvements. Barley drives behavioral culture change programs across a large, complex, multi-shift operation, ensuring compliance with Amazon’s global safety policies and local legislative requirements.
Collaboration on Health and Safety Projects
Peter Barley collaborates on Health and Safety projects across all UK-based Operations sites. He provides authoritative guidance to stakeholders, continuously reviewing and auditing Health and Safety management arrangements to improve them where appropriate. His efforts contribute to the overall enhancement of safety practices within the organization.