Manager, Safety & Risk

About the role

The Safety & Risk Manager will lead and develop safety points of contact and committees within a Distribution Center, Retail, Manufacturing, or Transportation setting. They will also create and execute leadership development plans for the designated teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance to all applicable Living Spaces safety policies
• Possess a thorough understanding of local/regional/domestic regulations and company policy
• Lead initiatives to reduce conditional and ergonomic risk in our processes to ensure a safe and healthful working environment for our team members
• Establishes high quality relationships with both site and business unit leadership
• Measure the network’s performance against published requirements in safety policies
• Identify a plan for the site to implement and fix all identified deficiencies
• Drive accountability for the plan
• Analyze safety metrics and review incident trends to justify the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the risk is highest
• Perform frequent site safety audits to identify all non-compliance equipment and/or processes at the site
• Implement solutions to eliminate exposure to these risks and prevent injury at other retail locations
• Audit recordkeeping practices and incident entries to ensure compliance to Living Spaces standards and local regulations
• Audit the workplace organization and team member behaviors to ensure that training, auditing, and scoring methods are accurate and consistent
• Ensure site leadership and team members are trained and knowledgeable of their responsibilities under each policy
• Prove leadership and teamwork skills with demonstrated ability to both work collaboratively and influence those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists
• Highly developed interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact with team members effectively, persuasively, and tactfully at all levels of the organization
• Must be able to work flexible shifts, which could include day, nights, and weekends

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B. S.) or equivalent from four-year college or university in science, Safety Engineering, Safety Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Health or a related field
• 5+ years of increasing responsibilities in safety and risk programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations
• Minimum 2 years of experience in logistics or distribution center environment
• Demonstrated expertise and working knowledge of safety rules and regulations including fall protection, industrial lift truck, warehouse operations and ergonomics
• In-depth knowledge of such systems as OSHA, environmental law and health and safety at work state and Federal legislation
• Prior experience with Worker’s Compensation case management
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment

Benefits

• Compensation: $89,475.00 - $119,300.00
• Overtime pay is available for eligible, non-exempt Team Members
• Reimbursement for expenses as required by applicable law and Company policy
• Retail, Guest Services and Distribution Center Team Members are eligible to receive team bonus based on meeting specific goals and KPI's
• Additional Available Benefits Upon Meeting Eligibility Requirements Include:
• Medical (full-time only)
• Dental (full-time only)
• Vision (full-time only)
• 401(k) with Company match (full and part-time)
• Vacation (full-time only or as otherwise required by applicable law)
• Paid Sick Leave (full and part-time)
• Flex or Health Spending Account (for eligible full-time only)
• Employee Assistance Program (full and part-time)
• Holiday pay (full-time only)
• Life insurance (full-time only)