Workplace Safety Manager

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You’ll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job title:

Workplace Safety Manager

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. Assign 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,…