Workplace Safety Manager

Workplace Safety Manager

Are you passionate about leading safe, healthy workplaces where people can thrive? As our Workplace Safety Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in continuing our culture of safety and care across our organization. Reporting to the Senior Director of Asset Protection, you'll lead strategic initiatives that protect both associates and guests, drive continuous improvement, and influence decision-making. This is a high-impact opportunity for a collaborative leader who's ready to make a meaningful difference.

Department : Asset Protection

Reports to : Senior Director of Asset Protection

Reporting to the Senior Director of Asset Protection, this role is primarily responsible for promoting associate and guest safety by developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive workplace safety program aimed to reduce the risk of workplace injury / illness. The successful candidate will lead in the investigation of health and safety concerns and provide corrective and / or preventative measures; benchmark company and industry standards by developing strong reporting mechanisms and promote the company's safety culture by effectively affecting behavioral change.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Leadership

• Team building : Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members, demonstrates empathy, and communicates with energy and positivity to influence and inspire commitment and action.
• Team development : Creates a disciplined and focused approach around developing talent, succession planning, empowering team members to act in the best interest of the guest and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Team Leadership : Leads a dynamic team that works toward a common goal. Assigns work tasks and plans to meet department objectives. Provides direct leadership to the Senior Claims Specialist and Workplace Safety Specialist. Prepares and delivers direct reports' performance reviews.
• Oversees direction of Safety Leads and Powered Industrial Truck trainers roles and responsibilities
• Workplace Safety and Claims Management Strategy : Leads strategy and resource allocation of a dynamic team, supporting the areas of workplace safety and claims management.
• Long-range planning and project management : Leads development of the strategic plan and project creation and provides leadership and guidance throughout the life cycle of change initiatives.
• Compliance with regulations and standards : Ensuring compliance with applicable laws, and regulations related to asset protection and security. This includes staying up-to-date with changes in regulations and incorporating them into the organization's policies and procedures.
• Collaborating with stakeholders : Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including support leadership, store leadership, regulatory agencies, and share groups to ensure a comprehensive and effective workplace safety strategy. Partners with the Asset Protection Assistant Director to bridge a strong synergy between both Asset Protection and Workplace Safety and Claims Management departments.
• Data Analysis : Analyzing data and metrics to identify trends, patterns, and areas of concern. Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
• Training and education : Assisting in developing and delivering training programs to educate employees on all Workplace Safety procedures, protocols, and guidelines. This includes conducting training sessions, creating educational materials, and promoting a culture of Asset Protection / Workplace Safety.
• Continuous improvement : Evaluate and improve asset protection strategies and measures based on industry best practices, emerging threats, and lessons learned from incidents.
• Actively seeks continuous personal and professional development : Attends relevant conferences, webinars, lectures, and seminars to grow professional skills.
• Maintain high level of integrity : This role reviews documents including for co-workers in office, safety leads, department / store directors.

Workplace Safety

Oversee OSHA complaints, coordinating with store directors to ensure successful investigation, resolution, and response. Document all necessary items and draft response.

Risk Management

Facilitate property engineering visits through property insurance carrier - includes set up and responding to questions during audit to determine what is on after visit report.

Claims Management

Oversees and manages legal aspects through timely assignment of litigated cases to defense counsel, and on-going evaluation of legal process and expenses.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.