SAFETY OPERATIONS MANAGER-DC

Dollar General•North Little Rock, AR

About The Position

The Safety Operations Manager provides safety expertise and applies lean principles and the hierarchy of controls to protect team members. The role develops and delivers safe processes through engineering and ergonomic solutions in partnership with key stakeholders, assesses performance, communicates with all levels of management, and integrates safety into supply chain processes. The manager escalates and reports critical issues, compliance gaps, and emerging risks to the Director of Safety; identifies building-level trends and risks; and supports operations in corrective measures. The role also advances safety culture by instructing and training safety and operational leaders, follows direction from the Director of Safety on continuous-improvement assessments and action plans, and is responsible for completing assigned building action plans. Responsibilities include monitoring incident metrics and investigations, ensuring effective root-cause analysis and corrective measures, implementing and monitoring safety programs, using continuous-improvement tools, and conducting floor walks and compliance audits. The position also supports OSHA compliance and citation-abatement plans; manages facility sanitation and pest-control programs; and works with compliance partners to address team-member health-exposure issues.

Requirements

Thorough working knowledge of Dollar General, Federal, and State OSHA regulations.
Industry expertise and proven leadership skills.
Proven problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Continuous-improvement experience.
Four-year degree or equivalent of 3–5 years of safety experience.

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification desired.

Responsibilities

Review metrics and incident details daily or weekly; monitor, train, and ensure accurate root-cause analysis and corrective measures; coach and review assigned building HICP, HOC/II, and root-cause analysis.
Ensure safety programs and rollouts are implemented, monitor execution and compliance, and assist with specialized safety program development and implementation.
Use continuous-improvement tools as appropriate to identify safety solutions for unique processes.
Perform floor walks to interact with team members and audit safety-program compliance and execution.
Solicit feedback and identify industry benchmarking opportunities for tools, processes, systems, and equipment that reduce injury risk.
Maintain working knowledge of Federal and State OSHA regulations and ensure safety processes comply with regulations.
Support development and follow-up of abatement plans resulting from safety-related citations.
Ensure facility and equipment are clean and sanitary by developing and implementing sanitation policies and procedures, supervising sanitation workers, inspecting facilities, managing waste disposal and recycling programs, coordinating sanitation needs across departments, maintaining sanitation records, monitoring inventory, ordering supplies, and ensuring the sanitation team is trained and equipped.
Oversee facility pest control and prevention, including developing and implementing pest-management plans, working with a third-party pest-control service, inspecting grounds for infestation, selecting control methods, and monitoring their effectiveness.
Work with industrial hygiene, environmental, and field compliance partners to address team-member health-exposure issues related to safety enforcement activities.
Complete assigned building action plans and communicate critical issues, compliance gaps, and emerging risks to the Director of Safety.