Sr Manager Safety & Compliance

Target • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Working within Target’s Risk Management organization, the Sr Manager Safety & Compliance helps balance proactive protection and real-time risk mitigation across operations. The role ensures program compliance with regulations, reduces injury risk, and supports a safety culture. It provides safety expertise to cross-functional teams to develop safe processes, engineering solutions, and ergonomic solutions for stores and supply chain initiatives.

The position establishes measures to assess impact and performance, communicates with all levels of management, and ensures safety is incorporated into store and supply chain processes. It maintains safety subject matter expertise and credentials, engages industry resources as appropriate, and provides compliance support to store and supply chain teams. The role represents Target Corporation in OSHA-related events, responds to safety citations, and participates in informal conferences to negotiate with regulatory agencies regarding enforcement actions. It also advises other departments on safety-related regulatory compliance and works with Compliance partners, including Industrial Hygiene, Environmental, and the Field Compliance Team, to address team member health exposure issues related to safety enforcement. The role partners cross-functionally to ensure compliance, develop standards, and incorporate safety elements into training and best practices.

This is a hybrid/flex role based at Target HQ in Minnesota. The role is performed onsite Tuesday through Thursday and virtually as the role, team, and tasks require. Work duties may not be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in engineering or safety, or equivalent experience.
• Direct or indirect proven safety leadership.
• Certification in Safety (CSP) or related professional certification(s).
• Ability to influence and direct partners and leadership.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven knowledge and use of Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety program compliance with regulations, reduce injury risk, and support a safety culture.
• Provide safety expertise to cross-functional teams developing safe processes, engineering solutions, and ergonomic solutions for store and supply chain initiatives.
• Establish measures to assess impacts and performance, communicate results to all levels of management, and ensure safety is incorporated into store and supply chain processes.
• Maintain safety subject matter expertise and credentials, and engage industry resources as appropriate.
• Provide compliance support to store and supply chain teams.
• Represent Target Corporation in OSHA-related events.
• Respond to safety-related citations and participate in informal conferences to negotiate with regulatory agencies involved in enforcement actions against Target Corporation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for other departments on safety-related regulatory compliance issues.
• Work with Compliance partners, including Industrial Hygiene, Environmental, and the Field Compliance Team, to address team member health exposure issues related to safety enforcement activities.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure compliance, develop standards, and incorporate safety elements into training processes and best practices.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, among other health benefits.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager