Manager, Safety & Risk

Position Summary

The Safety & Risk Manager, will be responsible to lead and develop safety points of contact and committees within a Distribution Center, Retail, Manufacturing, or Transportation. Will create and execute leadership development plans for the designated teams. Partner with leadership to execute Living Spaces safety, risk, and environmental policies and ensure compliance to all applicable local and regional regulations. Will communicate team expectations and provide frequent feedback, and ensure the team is executing the vision of the Living Spaces safety program.

Home Base can be in either Pflugerville, TX or Grand Prairie, TX.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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

• Leads 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. Audit the quality, delivery (including qualifications of the trainer), and effectiveness of all required safety training

• Proven 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

Education/

Experience:

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. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Computer

Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have a basic knowledge of computer software, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Certificates and Licenses: Certified Safety Professional preferred

The hiring pay range provides a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage that Living Spaces expects to pay for the position upon hire. Pay will be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to: applicant’s education, relevant work experience, knowledge, applicable and relevant skills and abilities, market demand, Company…