Senior Safety Auditor

The Walt Disney Company•Anaheim, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

About the Role & Team "We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!" Are you passionate about safety and driven to set new standards in excellence? Join Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, where your expertise will help shape magic every day! As a Senior Safety Auditor, you’ll leverage your deep knowledge of Disney’s iconic experiences to elevate our safety-critical processes—ensuring the well-being of both our guests and cast members. Dive into our operations, using your technical skills and investigative mindset to analyze real-world data, conduct hands-on assessments, and engage with team members at all levels. Your keen eye will compare field observations with regulations and industry best practices, empowering you to spotlight what truly matters for safety and prioritize meaningful improvements. If you thrive in dynamic environments, love uncovering the stories behind the numbers, and are ready to make an impact where it counts, this is your opportunity to help us push the boundaries of magic and care at Disney! You will report to the Manager – Worldwide Safety Assurance. This is a Full-Time role located in Anaheim, CA.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in maintenance operations as a Technician, Planner, Working Supervisor, and Service Manager equivalent roles. This can be in attractions, transportation, entertainment, or other Lines of Business.
Experience driving processes and accomplishing project goals.
Expert knowledge of Maximo, Business Objects, EDMS, SAP.
Familiarity in Safety Culture, SharePoint, MS Teams and Smartsheet use and maintenance.
Experience leading safety projects with a history of increasing responsibility.
Minimum of 5 years of experience with Disney preferably with parks and resorts.
History of working in a technical environment related to the engineering and equipment maintenance fields.
History of indirect personnel leadership including the ability to resolve technical content conflicts.
Demonstrated a strong process-oriented mindset with exceptional attention to detail, ensuring all tasks are executed precisely and consistently according to established standards.
Experience and understanding of Disney and industry safety-related standards, regulations, policies, and practices.
Recognition and adaptation to group dynamics, ability to moderate within varying circumstances (i.e. ability to “read the room” and adapt).
Proven ability to communicate within all levels of our organization, including executive management.
Excellent presentation skills and the ability to translate technical details for a non-technical executive audience.
Experience gaining consensus and leading improvements in a positive and collaborative manner.
Familiarity with Disney internal data systems including AMVS, Maximo, APEX, Splunk, HoTSOS, TrainMe, CRFs, or CyberDocs.
Demonstrates the physical capability and resilience required for the role, including standing for extended periods (8+ hours), walking several miles each day, and working in various weather conditions.
Comfortable wearing personal protective equipment, climbing steps, ladders, and scaffolds, as well as working in confined or dark spaces as needed to ensure operational excellence and safety.
You will work a flexible schedule, (rarely, but potentially including weekends, holidays and evenings)
Available to travel, with the possibility of international travel

Nice To Haves

Experience in maintenance / operations auditing e.g. Tier-II, Tier-III
Experience establishing and/or monitoring the health of safety critical processes and requirements.
Understanding of different cultures and methods among other Disney lines of businesses such as Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, Maintenance and Engineering Services.
Core understanding of the Performance Alignment Model and auditing.
Proficiency with Smartsheet’s reporting and dashboard capabilities.
In-depth knowledge of Walt Disney World Resort policies and procedures, including union contract guidelines.
Associate’s Degree or higher equivalent experience (Engineering, Safety and Health, Industrial Maintenance, Construction Management - preferred)
Bachelor’s Degree-Preferred
Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) – preferred

Responsibilities

Data gathering and analysis from Disney data systems such as Maximo, HotSOS, SAP, and EDMS, to audit collected data against published processes.
In-field reviews of the processes of backstage and operational business activities to validate practices performed per published processes.
Developing expertise in multiple Lines of Business to achieve an understanding of their operating practices.
Build relationships with leaders at all levels to gain their trust and assure the audit findings, observations, and understandings developed are accurate to the operations in review.
Drive stakeholder agreement on any items from the audit processes to help develop actionable plans for mitigation.
Management and Executive project report-outs including driving follow-up requirements to completion.
Leading of indirect reporting Cast Members and Stakeholder personnel who are active in reviews being performed.
Maintain collaboration and timely communication with leaders, peers, and partners.
Have familiarity with attractions, transportation systems, entertainment, and/or cruise line businesses.

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