Safety Supervisor Job in Richmond Recruiting by Wayfair

We are Wayfair; we deliver a best-in-class customer experience in the furniture and home space. We are driven, determined and relentless about taking care of our people in a fast paced environment in a rapidly growing eCommerce company. The Global Safety & Security (GLOSS) team is a multifunctional team, providing risk mitigation support to Wayfair’s diverse teams.

GLOSS is responsible for protecting team members and company assets. We support OHS and environmental compliance, intelligence collection and security protection initiatives. GLOSS members collaborate with multiple business partners at all levels on process improvements while evolving our organizational culture through an inclusive approach to health, safety, environment and security. GLOSS is growing! We are currently looking for a Safety & Security Supervisor for our Fulfillment Centre in the Greater Vancouver Area.

The Safety and Security Site Supervisor will be responsible for providing leadership on all safety, and asset protection related standards, systems, processes. Well versed in regional OHS and environmental legislation, the successful candidate will support site leadership in driving our safety and security program initiatives across the site. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing site leadership with options, recommendations, and best practices as a subject matter expert in safety and security. This role reports into the Canadian Global Supply Chain Safety & Security Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with operations to ensure the implementation and adherence of all aspects of our Injury and Illness Prevention Plan for assigned location.
• Partner with the Global Safety and Security Business Support and Compliance Teams to support operations in executing Global Safety and Security initiatives.
• Escalate requested changes and best practices to the Safety Compliance Team for review and standardization.
• Anticipate, identify, evaluate hazardous conditions, and build practices to aid in all critical incident planning, preparation, and responses.
• Conduct inspections of facilities to identify corrective actions and risk mitigation steps for potential hazards, security risks, and regulatory compliance concerns.
• Partner cross-functionally with all levels of site management in assigned location to mitigate risk and resolve safety and security related issues.
• Partner with site leadership in developing action plans to improve safety/security culture in assigned location and promote employee engagement in safety/security programs.
• Partner with operations and key stakeholders, to ensure all new hires receive safety orientation, and verify annual training requirements for existing employees.
• Assist in the implementation and execution of safety and security accountability programs.
• Maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agencies, industry security and life safety professionals, vendors, and suppliers.
• Prepare and submit incident reports in compliance with company and insurance carrier requirements. Support any related investigations.
• Provide daily guidance to the third-party guard service. Ensure guards are following documented post orders. Work to ensure there are no gaps in guard coverage.
• Conduct physical security, camera system and access control checks to ensure compliance. 

What You’ll Need

• 2+ years in a dedicated, progressive Safety role with tangible exposure to asset protection techniques, or similar experience required. Bachelor’s Degree not required but preferred.
• Lean Six-Sigma experience desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements that govern worker health and safety, physical assessment and ergonomic skills, and case management skills.
• Knowledge of municipal, provincial, and federal occupational health, safety and environmental regulations and laws.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of safety and security concepts, best practices, policies, programs, and procedures. Preferably in a distribution environment.
• Working knowledge of conveyor safety, fork truck safety, hand tool safety and ergonomics.
• Working knowledge of workers compensation case management.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, strong organizational and time management skills.
• Flexibility to support multiple buildings across multiple shifts that are dynamic and have changing business needs.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, with demonstrated experience in hypothesis-driven learning, turning data into actionable insights.
• Superior communication skills with the ability to navigate a complex organization and generate buy-in for ideas and plans.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a bias for action and ability to deal with extreme ambiguity and rapidly changing environments.
• Strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism, including an ability to maintain confide
• Must be able to stand and or walk in a variety of weather and terrain conditions for shifts up to 10 hours.
• Must be able to lift and hold 15 pounds.
• Be able to work effectively in a warehouse environment with hot and cold conditions, equipment traffic, and possible loud noises. 
• Ability to travel within your assigned area of responsibility. Occasional (10%) overnight travel is required.   
• This is an onsite role with 40 hours that vary across multiple shifts as the needs of the business change to operational requirements.