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. This role will create and execute leadership development plans for the designated teams. The manager will partner with leadership to execute Living Spaces safety, risk, and environmental policies and ensure compliance with all applicable local and regional regulations.

They will communicate team expectations and provide frequent feedback, and ensure the team is executing the vision of the Living Spaces safety program. The home base can be either Pflugerville, TX or Grand Prairie, TX.

• Provide guidance and oversight to ensure compliance with 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 processes to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for team members.
• Establish 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 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 record‑keeping practices and incident entries to ensure compliance with 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 trainer qualifications), and effectiveness of all required safety training.
• Proven leadership and teamwork skills with a demonstrated ability to 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 a 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 a 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 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 combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Computer

Skills:

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 budget, as well as internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.

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