Safety Manager

About the role

A Safety Manager at CarParts.com is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing workplace health and safety programs. This includes conducting risk assessments, providing employee training, investigating incidents, and fostering a strong safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety awareness and cultivate distribution center safety culture.
• Works cooperatively and harmoniously with distribution center management, supervisors, leads, co-workers, and support departments.
• Understand and ensure regulatory compliance with all state and federal regulatory laws and regulations.
• Completes assigned safety projects and tasks independently and work well within a team environment.
• Conduct safety training (new hire, refresher, job specific, powered industrial truck) sessions for associates and contractors.
• Inspect working conditions to ensure all areas and activities are compliant with health and safety guidelines.
• Create and manage comprehensive health and safety plans, procedures, and emergency response plans.
• Conduct regular hazard identification, risk assessments, and audits of facilities, machinery, and processes.
• Ensure adherence to all federal, state, and local safety laws (e.g., OSHA) and industry standards.
• Develop and deliver safety training, including new hire orientations, to promote a safety-first mindset.
• Compile data, track safety KPIs (like incident rates), and submit required reports to management and regulatory agencies.
• Champion safety initiatives, motivate employees, and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Serve as the point of contact for safety with internal teams (HR, Operations) and external entities (clients, contractors, regulators).
• Coordinate accident investigations, safety review meetings, and safety committee meetings as needed.
• Suggests revisions to operational process methods and employee activity that does not meet health and safety expectations.
• Addresses any workplace-related health and safety issues and accidents.
• Collaborates closely with distribution center leadership to monitor compliance and identify health and safety issues.
• Daily monitoring reports and impacts in i-warehouse software (site specific).
• Keep work areas safe, organized, and clean according to general warehousing/office practices and OSHA requirements daily.
• Conduct health and safety audits on operational compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in post-injury and incident investigations and evaluations.
• Inspects lift safety equipment such as fire exits, emergency lights, fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, emergency eye washes, and other safety equipment.
• Coordinates safety training for associates with Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), classroom, and floor practical certifications.
• Performs security functions, such as monitor associates when entering the building, issue badges and other security functions as needed.
• Lead and drive participation on the DC safety committee on all shifts.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills
• Prior Environmental, Health and Safety Experience in distribution center environments
• Exhibits knowledge of appropriate emergency response protocols
• Exhibits strong organizational skills
• Possess solid problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent attendance and willingness to be part of a team - performing whatever duties are necessary
• MS Office Proficient: Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel (Intermediate to Advanced)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills necessary
• Ability to multitask and possess research skills
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, ability to work under pressure, and be a fast learner
• Flexibility to work and support DC shift schedules as required
• Independent worker with ability to manage own workload with minimal supervision or direction
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality and discretion
• Experience: Prior safety and warehouse experience to include ability to operate powered industrial trucks required
• Experience with Safety Management Systems such as KPA/Novara Flex preferred
• Machines, Tools, Equipment (Office and Industrial), Software: Warehouse management system terminal, calculator, fax machine, copier, and telephone
• Microsoft office with intermediate Excel focus

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 10 Hour or 30 Hour Certifications
• Bachelors / associate degree in a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired