Field Safety and Compliance Manager

<p><i>The Opportunity</i></p><p>In this role, you will provide support, leadership, and direction in the implementation and monitoring of safety and health programs in the Company’s retail store operations.  This role provides hands-on oversight and interaction with the Company’s retail store operations, to include safety and health and sanitation requirements.  This role will be responsible for overseeing retail store operations in specified geographic areas of the country.</p><p></p><p><i>Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:</i></p><ul><li>In a field support role, engage in on-site training; auditing; site assessments; store support of safety and health initiatives.</li><li><span>Evaluate store environments against OSHA and industry-specific health and safety requirements and guidelines.  Work to improve Associate health and safety processes in retail store environments.  Enforce compliance with OSHA and Company standards.</span></li><li>Partner with retail store operations in conducting training and auditing programs concerning environmental, health and safety.</li><li>Partners with pricing and other compliance depts to support the leadership team and retail locations.</li><li><span>Provide leadership to store operations field leaders on regulatory processes and procedures for assigned areas.  Seek and analyze situations or conditions with potential regulatory implications.</span></li><li>Provide data and guidance to ZVP’s on weekly calls and support as needed.</li><li>Document EH&S issues and follow prescribed processes and protocol to identify solutions in retail store operations.</li><li>Demonstrate depth and breadth of knowledge in hazard recognition, evaluation, and control, and serve as safety subject matter expert to field leadership.</li><li>Provide support on store requests for safety and health assistance and responses to regulatory visits or internal audit findings.</li><li>Represent the Company by interfacing with government regulatory agencies and work to resolve regulatory issues and risk mitigation of future issues.  Ensure stores follow-up on environmental, health and safety compliance opportunities.</li><li>Serve as a contact for government and outside entities such as OSHA and the Food and Drug Administration.</li><li>Provide additional support to field leadership, the SSC team and legal and compliance on as needed basis.</li><li>Report to Director, Environmental, Health and Safety Field Compliance (Store Operations) on field compliance with Company safety and health policies, deploy training and resources as needed.</li></ul><p></p><p><i>Minimum <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">Requirements/Qualifications:</span></i></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Safety, Law, Human Resources, or Environmental.</li><li>5 years’ experience in Safety, Human Resources, Asset Protection, or Environmental.</li><li><span>Knowledge of OSHA standards, guidelines; and EH&S processes; regulatory inspection processes.</span></li><li>Strong people skills; the ability to quickly develop relationships and communicate with multiple internal and external business partners.</li><li>Strong training and auditing background.</li><li>Strong presentation skills.</li><li>Analytical thinking and problem solving; able to creatively solve problems, innovative approaches where required <span>with ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.</span></li><li>Knowledge of regulatory standards and industry best practices related to health and safety compliance.</li><li>Detail-oriented and coordination of multiple priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.</li><li>Ability to work flexible schedule.</li><li>Travel approximately 50%-70%.</li></ul><p></p><p><i>Preferred Qualifications:</i></p><ul><li>OSHA 30 Certification</li><li>Professional certifications, such as GSP, ASP, CSP and/or ARM preferred</li></ul><p></p><p></p><p>Family Dollar is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We are committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providing <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">reasonable accommodations</span> to qualified individuals with disabilities. </p><p> </p>Full time<p> </p>Port Isabel, Texas<p> </p>Environmental Health & Safety<p>  </p>Family Dollar